Barack Obama stuns with basketball skills on campaign with Joe Biden

Barack Obama stunned campaign staff in Michigan on Saturday as he walked onto a basketball court, was passed the ball, and made a seemingly effortless basket from a distance.  ‘That’s what I do,’ he said, delighted, as Joe Biden – with whom he was campaigning – looked on from the sidelines in a gym in Flint, … Read more

US Election: Trump holds first socially distanced rally in Minnesota

President Donald Trump held his first-ever socially distanced rally in Minnesota Friday – and fumed that the Democratic governor of the state forced him to limit attendance to 250 people, calling it a ‘disgrace.’ He spoke for just 21 minutes, far less than his typical outdoor rallies, and his remarks made evident that his primary … Read more

US Election 2020: Trump rails against Fox News at Michigan rally

President Donald Trump railed against Fox News Channel and made fun of Fox host Laura Ingraham for wearing a mask at his Waterford Township, Michigan rally Friday.  Ingraham was in a VIP spot because she is filming a special with the president for her show Friday.  ‘The crowds are much bigger, there’s more enthusiasm, but Fox … Read more

US Army unveils new Infantry Squad Vehicle based on Chevy pickup truck which trades armor for speed

US Army unveils new Infantry Squad Vehicle based on Chevy Colorado pickup truck which trades armor for speed and is light enough to be carried under a Blackhawk helicopter The US Army accepted its first new Infantry Squad Vehicle  Made by GM Defense, the ISV is based on the Chevy Colorado ZR2 The new vehicle … Read more

US Election 2020: Joe and Jill Biden vote early in Delaware

Joe and Jill Biden cast their ballots on Wednesday, voting early in this year’s presidential election in their home state of Delaware as the Democratic nominee prepares to campaign with former President Barack Obama.  The couple voted by appointment, which is the way early voting is conducted in that state. They exited the Carvel Delaware State Building … Read more

Can YOU find your way out of these amazing corn mazes?

Can YOU find your way out of these crazy corn mazes? The amazing digital recreations of real-life puzzles for Covid-secure entertainment (and don’t worry – we’ve got the solutions!) Every fall (that’s Autumn for Britons), farms across the U.S transform their cornfields into interactive mazes  Here CG artists have digitally recreated some of the toughest … Read more

Michigan militiamen ‘plotted to leave Gretchen Whitmer on a boat in the middle of a lake’

Michigan militiamen ‘plotted to assassinate Gretchen Whitmer on her doorstep’ and also ‘discussed kidnapping Virginia Ralph Northam’, FBI agent claims at their court hearing Adam Fox, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, Brandon Caserta and 24-year-old Ty Garbin They have been charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  At the five men’s detention hearing on … Read more

Joe Biden keeps his mask on through Michigan event

Democratic nominee Joe Biden said in Michigan Friday that he was praying for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as he encouraged Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.    ‘Jill and I pray that they will make a quick and full recovery,’ Biden said. ‘This is not a matter of … Read more

Conjoined 14-month-old twins born locked in an embrace are successfully separated in Michigan

Doctors at the University of Michigan separated one-year-old conjoined twin sisters – born hugging each other – just 14 months after they were born.  Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. The nearly 11-hour surgery … Read more

A postcard sent in 1920 finally gets delivered a century later to address in Michigan

A woman from Michigan received a postcard in her mailbox which had been sent almost exactly 100 years ago. Brittany Keech from Belding, east of Grand Rapids said the message was completely unexpected and is now trying to find relatives of the intended recipient.  The postcard had a George Washington stamp affixed in the top … Read more