DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court has sent the case of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley to the state Court of Appeals to consider whether he received ineffective assistance from his lawyer before being sentenced to life in prison without parole, and other issues.

The Thursday order was filed more than one year after a ...Read more

DETROIT — A military jet may have hit a bird before a fiery crash on Thursday near Traverse City that forced evacuations, according to media reports.

Another pilot who was flying along with the F-16 that crashed told air traffic controllers the aircraft may have hit a bird, according to a radio transmission to the airport's tower obtained by ...Read more

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. founder Warren Buffett is stepping down as the company’s chairman to be replaced by his son Howard, effectively ending roughly six decades at the helm of the conglomerate.

The billionaire will become chairman emeritus of the company, effective immediately, according to a statement Friday. The elder Buffett will remain...Read more

BALTIMORE — A former Baltimore County middle school teacher was sentenced Friday to nine years with all but three years suspended after pleading guilty in August to nine fourth-degree sex offense charges involving her student.

Sydnie Haywood, 34, was indicted last year in Baltimore County and Baltimore City after she was accused of having a ...Read more

Brent held steady amid shifting concerns about Middle East supply, with Saudi Arabia pausing some sales to Europe though traders and analysts say buffers still hold for now.

The global benchmark hovered near $105 a barrel after losing more than 3% over the two previous sessions. Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – For the second time in as many days, ICE agent Christian Castro appeared in a courtroom for charges related to the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during Operation Metro Surge.

Castro, 52, pleaded not guilty Friday during a mostly procedural appearance in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. The proceedings were held one day ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the formation of a panel to come up with safety regulations for the state's artificial intelligence companies, including the development of a possible "kill switch" for AI programs that go rogue.

Newsom issued an executive order to convene "a group of world-leading experts" to provide a "guide...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A public message from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk distancing the university from a law school 9/11 symposium that included a lawyer for the alleged "mastermind" of the attack has ignited an intensifying outcry among UC faculty and hundreds of academics nationwide over what they see as a high-level infringement on academic freedom...Read more

MIAMI — Bus riders face cuts in late-night service and the county’s elected sheriff fell short on the extra dollars she wanted to hire more deputies as Miami-Dade commissioners narrowly passed a $14.3 billion budget for 2027 in the early morning hours Friday.

The final spending plan smoothed over some of the contentious edges of the ...Read more

Central Florida astronaut Luke Delaney is getting closer to his first spaceflight as he and his three Crew-13 crewmates entered quarantine Thursday night targeting a Space Coast launch in early October.

Delaney, 47, who grew up in Volusia County and attended both DeLand and Deltona high schools, was chosen as a member of the 2021 class of ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A former Baltimore County middle school teacher was sentenced Friday to nine years with all but three years suspended after pleading guilty in August to nine fourth-degree sex offense charges involving her student.

Sydnie Haywood, 34, was indicted last year in Baltimore County and Baltimore City after she was accused of having a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The workplace misconduct investigation into St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her was completed this week by an external law firm, though the findings have not yet been publicly released.

St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, who initiated the sexual harassment inquiry as a named complainant in late March, received a letter from the city’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The last thing the Senate does before the midterms could be a bill on college athletics. It’s been on the to-do list for a while, but as senators think about their closing message ahead of the election, not everyone is sure it’s the best call.

Many Republicans blame Democrats for not playing ball on anything else, pointing to...Read more

Oil dropped for a third day, with traders looking to the next round of diplomacy that’ll shape the U.S.-Iran war as supply concerns eased.

Brent fell below $103 a barrel after losing more than 3% over the two previous sessions, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $101. Saudi Arabia has moved to restore the damaged East-West pipeline to ...Read more