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A group of West Michigan advocates for people with disabilities traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with lawmakers and share their concerns about proposed cuts and changes to Medicaid.

The US facilitates a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda to end decades of conflict, with hopes to access critical minerals.

The owner of GS Fireworks, David Jewel, says prices will really depend on where you shop and whether the retailer timed its purchases from suppliers before the tariffs went into effect.

McDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Ottawa Hills neighborhood in East Grand Rapids will be celebrating its 31st annual garden tour on Saturday. Guests to this free event, which begins at 9 a.m ...

LOME, Togo (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in several parts of Togo’s capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from cr… ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized his former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin as “about the worst, the one who misrepresents the most intentionally what the president says” in a ...