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Going from assistant to top job remains a tough climb for Black coaches in major men's conferences
Bruiser Flint remembers being a Massachusetts assistant coach building a resume that would one day have him running his own program. He had twice interviewed elsewhere before his moment arrived with mentor John Calipari bolting for the NBA, vacating the big chair for the Minutemen. ...
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning...
Family member arraigned in fatal shooting of Michigan congressman's brother
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A family member in a hospital recovering from a vehicle crash was arraigned Thursday on murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a Michigan congressman's brother. Timothy J. Kildee is accused of killing his father, Timothy E. Kildee, at a Flint-area...
Brother of Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee killed by family member, sheriff says
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The brother of a Michigan congressman was shot and killed early Tuesday by a family member after a confrontation at the victim's home, authorities said. Tim Kildee was shot in Vienna Township, north of Flint, after getting into a “yelling match”...
Federal judge finds Flint, Michigan, in contempt over lead water pipe crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has found the city of Flint in contempt for failing to comply with a court order that spelled out the steps it needed to take to finish replacing old lead pipes following the Michigan city’s lead-contaminated water scandal. U.S. District Judge...
Cade Cunningham's 22 points, 8 assists help Pistons top Hornets 114-97 to take 3-game season series
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 12 of his 22 points in the first quarter to help Detroit build a double-digit lead and he finished with eight assists in a 114-97 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, the Pistons' largest margin of victory this season. Cunningham...
A tornado outbreak in February? In the Great Lakes? Storms leave a trail of destruction
Severe storms that appear to have spawned a rare February tornado outbreak sent sleeping Midwesterners scrambling for safety and left a trail of damage and power outages across four Great Lakes states, including the Chicago suburbs, ending a spell of summerlike, sometimes record temperatures. ...
Flint council member known for outbursts and activism in city water crisis dies
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died. City officials made the announcement late Saturday, without listing a cause of death. Mays was 65. ...
After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week became the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns, just days after the new measure took effect as part of a sweeping reform of gun regulations...
Flint man becomes first person charged under Michigan's new gun storage law
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man was charged Tuesday under the state's new law requiring safe storage of guns after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver the day after the law took effect. The 44-year-old Flint man became the first person to be...
