A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a ...

A man whose loaded, unlocked shotgun was used in the accidental death of his 5-year-old grandson was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for violating Michigan’s new gun storage law.

Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to age 100 — ...

A suburban Detroit house owned by the University of Michigan president and the sidewalk were spray-painted Monday with the words “intifada” and “coward” on the first anniversary of the attack on ...

ALPENA — People who support or oppose the proposed extension of 3rd Avenue in Alpena out to Tamarack Road had a chance to ...

Turning Point’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican leaders— Donald Trump has blessed their conservative organization to help lead his ...

The Thunder Bay Curling Club is hosting a Learn to Curl event on Saturday at Northern Lights Arena. Time slots are available at 10 a.m. Plan on a two-hour block of time. Wear warm, comfortable clothes ...

Alpena High School’s junior varsity boys soccer team finished its season with a 4-0 shutout win against Cadillac. Goalie Josh Short recorded his fifth shutout of the season behind a defensive effort ...

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control ...

Three candidates, including two incumbents, are vying for two seats on the Alpena Community College Board of Trustees for six-year terms to start on Jan. 1. Incumbents John Briggs and Joe Gentry are ...

The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans. The justices did not detail their ...

The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many ...