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AP Race Call: Republican Bill Huizenga wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan's 4th Congressional District

Nov. 06, 2024 01:53 AM EST

Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Huizenga was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. He defeated Democrat Jessica Swartz to represent the safely Republican district in southwest Michigan, which includes the city of Kalamazoo. He chairs the...

'Take our lives seriously,' Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

Oct. 26, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described...

From cold towels to early dismissal, people are finding ways to cope with a 2nd day of heat wave

Aug. 27, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool and indoors. Darrell Taylor, 61, has no air-conditioning in his apartment in Chicago, where it reached a...