The Detroit News Lansing — A purported video of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer irreverently joking about "Shark Week" and mouthing an expletive was spreading Monday night on the internet.Whitmer spoke at the convention at about 10 p.m. Monday. , which describes itself as a video-first political media brand, posted a short clip of Whitmer having an apparent light-hearted moment before going live on television.It was unclear how the video was obtained by The Recount, a year-old venture started by journalists John Battelle and John Heilemann, the site's executive editor and a political analyst for NBC...…The Detroit News Lansing — A purported video of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer irreverently joking about "Shark Week" and mouthing an expletive was spreading Monday night on the internet.Whitmer spoke at the convention at about 10 p.m. Monday. , which describes itself as a video-first political media brand, posted a short clip of Whitmer having an apparent light-hearted moment before going live on television.It was unclear how the video was obtained by The Recount, a year-old venture started by journalists John Battelle and John Heilemann, the site's executive editor and a political analyst for NBC...WW…

The Detroit News Revised Title IX policies went into effect Friday at Michigan's two largest universities, changing how incidents of sexual misconduct will be investigated.Michigan State University and the University of Michigan implemented the changes in compliance with updated federal regulations.At the University of Michigan, which is dealing with complaints of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct by the late sports doctor Robert Anderson and former Provost Martin Philbert, the school's new interim policy on sexual and gender-based misconduct includes "common definitions" for...…The Detroit News Revised Title IX policies went into effect Friday at Michigan's two largest universities, changing how incidents of sexual misconduct will be investigated.Michigan State University and the University of Michigan implemented the changes in compliance with updated federal regulations.At the University of Michigan, which is dealing with complaints of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct by the late sports doctor Robert Anderson and former Provost Martin Philbert, the school's new interim policy on sexual and gender-based misconduct includes "common definitions" for...WW…

Chris duMond, Special to The Detroit News Kalamazoo — Members of the far-right Proud Boys group and counter-protesters clashed Saturday afternoon at Arcrobinadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo, resulting in arrests, police said.Assistant Chief Vernon Coakley of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said a few people were arrested but didn’t know how many.“A fight occurred, people were fighting, and that’s when we stepped in,” Coakley said.Journalist Samuel J. Robinson, 23, was arrested and charged with impeding traffic while reporting live on Facebook for...…Chris duMond, Special to The Detroit News Kalamazoo — Members of the far-right Proud Boys group and counter-protesters clashed Saturday afternoon at Arcrobinadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo, resulting in arrests, police said.Assistant Chief Vernon Coakley of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said a few people were arrested but didn’t know how many.“A fight occurred, people were fighting, and that’s when we stepped in,” Coakley said.Journalist Samuel J. Robinson, 23, was arrested and charged with impeding traffic while reporting live on Facebook for...WW…

Sophia TareenAssociated Press Chicago – Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.”That title of respect that goes beyond family in Asian circles immediately came to mind when Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. So the 27-year-old with Sri Lankan roots tweeted it as a wink to others who understood the significance of the term.“The fact that she is both Black and brown is what makes this so exciting. The Asian American experience is one that is complicated and nuanced and...…Sophia TareenAssociated Press Chicago – Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.”That title of respect that goes beyond family in Asian circles immediately came to mind when Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. So the 27-year-old with Sri Lankan roots tweeted it as a wink to others who understood the significance of the term.“The fact that she is both Black and brown is what makes this so exciting. The Asian American experience is one that is complicated and nuanced and...WW…

The Detroit News More than 6,400 of Michigan's 10,600 absentee ballots rejected Aug. 4 were turned away because they arrived after Election Day, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said Friday.Another 2,225 ballots were discarded because there was no signature on the envelope; 1,111 were rejected because the voter moved; and 846 were not accepted because the voter was dead, according to data from Benson's office. Those individuals listed as dead or moved include voters who died or moved out of the jurisdiction after submitting their absentee ballots, Benson's...…The Detroit News More than 6,400 of Michigan's 10,600 absentee ballots rejected Aug. 4 were turned away because they arrived after Election Day, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said Friday.Another 2,225 ballots were discarded because there was no signature on the envelope; 1,111 were rejected because the voter moved; and 846 were not accepted because the voter was dead, according to data from Benson's office. Those individuals listed as dead or moved include voters who died or moved out of the jurisdiction after submitting their absentee ballots, Benson's...WW…

The Detroit News The U.S. Postal Service has warned Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson that mail delivery timelines pose "significant risk" to ballots sent too close to Election Day and that could lead to their disqualification. USPS General Counsel Thomas J. Marshall wrote to Benson that Michigan election laws and certain deadlines for requesting and casting mail-in ballots are “incongruous” and “incompatible” with the Postal Service's delivery standards."This mismatch creates a risk that ballots requested near the deadline under state law...…The Detroit News The U.S. Postal Service has warned Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson that mail delivery timelines pose "significant risk" to ballots sent too close to Election Day and that could lead to their disqualification. USPS General Counsel Thomas J. Marshall wrote to Benson that Michigan election laws and certain deadlines for requesting and casting mail-in ballots are “incongruous” and “incompatible” with the Postal Service's delivery standards."This mismatch creates a risk that ballots requested near the deadline under state law...WW…

Hope YenAssociated Press Washington — Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs, according to Democratic senators.In a letter Friday, the 31 senators take aim at new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a GOP fundraiser who took the post in June and has since imposed several operational changes that have led to mail backlogs across the United States. His cost-cutting measures have come as President Donald Trump rails against increases in mail-in...…Hope YenAssociated Press Washington — Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs, according to Democratic senators.In a letter Friday, the 31 senators take aim at new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a GOP fundraiser who took the post in June and has since imposed several operational changes that have led to mail backlogs across the United States. His cost-cutting measures have come as President Donald Trump rails against increases in mail-in...WW…

The Detroit News Authorities want to pop the party.An unsanctioned annual summer marine event down the St. Clair River that skims the international border and draws thousands of tubers, kayakers and other inflatable vessel adventure-seekers could face serious consequences — stiff fines, jail and quarantines — if they drift too far from Michigan's shore.The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards said in a joint statement that they will have "no tolerance" Sunday if Americans cross the closed border during the Port Huron Float Down, noting it "poses risks to participants...…The Detroit News Authorities want to pop the party.An unsanctioned annual summer marine event down the St. Clair River that skims the international border and draws thousands of tubers, kayakers and other inflatable vessel adventure-seekers could face serious consequences — stiff fines, jail and quarantines — if they drift too far from Michigan's shore.The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards said in a joint statement that they will have "no tolerance" Sunday if Americans cross the closed border during the Port Huron Float Down, noting it "poses risks to participants...WW…

Associated Press Frankfort, Mich. – A dog treading water nearly four miles offshore in Lake Michigan has been rescued by a family out on a boating trip.The family was boating from Grand Haven to Frankfort in northwestern Michigan on Friday when Jeannie Wilcox said she saw a “red animal in the lake” and started screaming, ‘dog in the water!’”They were able to get the dog onto the boat’s swim platform and dried her off, Wilcox told .The family was able to have the dog scanned for a microchip. The owners later were located and reunited with their dog.“I just hope that if this was my dog,...…Associated Press Frankfort, Mich. – A dog treading water nearly four miles offshore in Lake Michigan has been rescued by a family out on a boating trip.The family was boating from Grand Haven to Frankfort in northwestern Michigan on Friday when Jeannie Wilcox said she saw a “red animal in the lake” and started screaming, ‘dog in the water!’”They were able to get the dog onto the boat’s swim platform and dried her off, Wilcox told .The family was able to have the dog scanned for a microchip. The owners later were located and reunited with their dog.“I just hope that if this was my dog,...WW…

The Detroit News Clarification: This story has been updated to give a fuller explanation of the National Education Association's position on charter schools. Michigan charter school officials sent a letter Tuesday to Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to reconsider an education platform they say could result in the elimination of charter schools.Officials with the Michigan Association of Public School Academies and Democratic former state Sen. Buzz Thomas of Detroit wrote the letter, which was sent to the Biden presidential campaign during the...…The Detroit News Clarification: This story has been updated to give a fuller explanation of the National Education Association's position on charter schools. Michigan charter school officials sent a letter Tuesday to Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to reconsider an education platform they say could result in the elimination of charter schools.Officials with the Michigan Association of Public School Academies and Democratic former state Sen. Buzz Thomas of Detroit wrote the letter, which was sent to the Biden presidential campaign during the...WW…