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An Ypsilanti man with a history of mental illness was killed early Sunday after police say he entered Interstate 94 on foot and was struck by a vehicle.

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The Ann Arbor internal medicine practitioner who died in an automobile crash on I-94 Saturday was a highly decorated doctor and educator known among his University of Michigan colleagues as a "physician's physician" for his devotion to both the craft and teaching of medicine. Dr. Steven E. Gradwohl was 51.

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In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department....

BOSTON (AP) -- With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty....

When the hockey league where Joseph T. Lovell played adjusted its membership classification to 60 and over to reflect its aging rosters, some of the upstart players apparently didn't get the memo that checking was no longer allowed.

"They'd have to tell them to quit it because they didn't need anybody breaking a hip," Lovell's niece, Kristin Pedersen, said Sunday.

Lovell, the owner of commercial cleaning service Tidy Tom, and who was better known to friends and associates as J. Thomas Lovell, died Saturday at his home in Chelsea after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 67.

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Continue reading Moments from Ypsilanti High School's final prom...

Update at 5:10 p.m.

Continue reading Michigan softball advances to super regional with 3-1 win over California...

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs....

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so....

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison....

Celebrate spring on the patio at Carson’s Wunder Bier Fest dinner at Carson's American Bistro while Chef Beth Crawford demonstrates her grilling skills. Each course will be paired with fine craft beers.

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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement....

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought....

The woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend following an argument at an Ypsilanti apartment will return to court in two weeks for a pretrial hearing.

Donna Turner

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations....

An employee of the Racquet Club of Ann Arbor suffered chemical burns to his hands and arms after trying to stanch a leak from a chlorine storage tank at the athletic club Friday, the Ann Arbor Fire Department said.

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