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Rx Kids aid program now covers entire UP

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University’s Rx Kids assistance program, which provides cash for mothers and babies, became available Monday to families in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties, its largest geographic expansion yet, state officials said. Families who are expecting — ...

As conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States pounded Iran on Monday in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets inside Gulf ...

Report: Michigan still pays more for nursing homes than most of US

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michiganders paid more than ever for nursing home care last year — and a lot more than residents in most other states, according to new data ...

Supreme Court declines to hear Michigan voter rolls case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, challenging the state’s process for canceling the voter registration for dead individuals. The case was brought by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative law firm that ...

Iran pounded even as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leaders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country's ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...

Crystal Falls painter enjoys working in all four seasons

CRYSTAL FALLS — Michael O’Grady, owner of Northwoods Painting Services LLC in Crystal Falls, just wants to be his own boss and paint people’s houses really well. He likes taking something “that could potentially be a nasty situation and transforming it so they can use the space again ...