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Chris Savage is a Michigan-based political writer and owner of Eclectablog. You also can follow him on Facebook and Twitter.On Dec. 6, 2012, Republicans in the Michigan legislature passed bills that eventually led to Michigan becoming the 24th "right to work" for less state. With their majorities in both the House and the Senate and encouragement from Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, this was a pretty straightforward accomplishment. However, it was done with a crowd of thousands of protesters surrounding the Capitol building and filling its corridors.
A boy who turns 6 on Wednesday has been freed from an underground bunker in southern Alabama after a week's captivity - but his kidnapper is dead.
A fire-spitting effect was removed from the a Chicago opera production on Monday after a stilt walker was seriously burned during a dress rehearsal.
Five police officers and one sergeant in Florida were allegedly caught on camera ignoring emergency dispatch calls.
A couple with four children were shot and killed in an argument over dog feces on Monday, police in Texas said.
While the reasons for the power outage during Sunday’s Super Bowl remain largely unknown, some say it is a reminder that the nation needs to invest in its electricity infrastructure.
Across the country, children are being suspended or arrested for having weapons on campus or buses on a daily basis.
A rowdy sleepover party in Connecticut ended with a tried grandmother in handcuffs on Sunday morning.
Overnight light snow showers were expected to cause slippery roads and sidewalks for the morning commute across parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday.
The Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range told his sister that he "traded his soul for a new truck," according to an arrest affidavit released by a justice of the peace.
