Michigan House of Representatives chamber in Lansing.

MichMash: Michigan lawmakers want to regulate AI

October 25, 2023

The Michigan House of Representatives is looking to regulate artificial intelligence ahead of the 2024 elections. State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou...

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Striking union members and supporters march in Detroit to rally for a new contract on Oct. 19, 2023.

Detroit Evening Report: Striking casino workers march on Detroit City Hall

October 24, 2023

Striking casino workers gathered in the Coleman A Young Municipal Center Tuesday morning to voice their concerns to Detroit City...

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Palestinian women stand next to the body of a person killed in the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Detroit Today: Understanding fear, tribalism amid the Israel-Hamas war

October 24, 2023

Watching violence play out in the Middle East over the last few weeks has intensified fears within both Jewish and...

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Men pray during Friday prayers, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at the Islamic Center of East Lansing in East Lansing, Mich.

Detroit Today: New legislation attempts to prevent vandalism on religious spaces

October 24, 2023

Legislation to enhance penalties for vandalism against places of worship, schools, and other cultural institutions received a hearing this week...

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United Auto Workers picket outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly plant, Oct. 23, 2023.

UAW expands strike to General Motors SUV assembly plant in Texas

October 24, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off...

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Biker and Michigan resident Johnny Van Patten shared his personal journey from the one-percenter lifestyle to becoming ‘Christ-centered in recovery,’ as a member of the Broken Chains motorcycle club.

Motorcycle missionary: Faith helps local biker break chains of his past

October 24, 2023

In the latest episode of CuriosiD, WDET recently explored the history of Black motorcycle clubs in Detroit. But bikers say they...

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Detroit Police Chief James White held a press conference on Monday, Oct. 23, to provide updates on the Samantha Woll homicide case.

Detroit Evening Report: Police ‘confident’ Samantha Woll murder not a hate crime

October 23, 2023

Family, friends and some of Michigan's top elected officials paid their respects on Sunday to Samantha Woll, president of the...

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Michigan State Capitol building.

Detroit Today: Michigan bill aims to regulate artificial intelligence in political campaigns

October 23, 2023

Emerging technologies are making it easier to generate media – audio, video and images – that appear almost indistinguishable from...

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UAW union members hold up picket signs while on strike.

Autoworkers add key Stellantis pickup truck plant to strikes, shutting down big profit center

October 23, 2023

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory...

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Oakland County will use federal money to erase medical debts

October 23, 2023

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area county said it will use $2 million in federal aid to erase the medical...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Detroit police say Samantha Woll’s murder doesn’t appear to be a hate crime

October 23, 2023

Family and friends mourned the loss of Samantha Woll, the head of a Detroit synagogue board, on Sunday as police...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed outside her home

October 21, 2023

Many in metro Detroit are still reeling after news that Samantha Woll, the president of a Detroit synagogue and a...

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