Pfizer announced Monday that it would spend $120 million to expand U.S. manufacturing of its oral COVID-19 antiviral pill at its Michigan facility. Use of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill in treatment of newly infected cases has risen even as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the pill can lead to a rebound…
Pfizer to Invest $120 Million in COVID-19 Pill as Officials Issue Alert
3 Children and 2 Adults Die in Michigan House Fire
Three children and two adults are dead and another child is injured following an early morning fire in Flint, Michigan. Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton told WJRT the fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. at a residence on the city’s west side. Barton could not confirm whether there were working smoke detectors in the home….
3 People Killed in Early Morning Shooting in Michigan
SAGINAW, Mich.—Three people were killed in an early morning shooting in Michigan, authorities said Sunday. MLive.com reported that police responded to a report of multiple gunshots around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. in Saginaw, around 100 miles northwest of Detroit Two men were pronounced dead at the scene. A woman died later at a hospital of her…
Michigan Police: Man Kills Girlfriend, Her Daughters
The bodies of a woman and her 13- and 11-year-old daughters have been found in a western Michigan home, along with the body of her boyfriend who police believe shot them before turning the gun on himself. Public Safety Chief Kimberly Koster told reporters that the bodies were found about 4 a.m. Tuesday in Wyoming….
Michigan Election Officials Move to Disqualify Five Republicans Challenging Whitmer
Five Republicans running for governor in Michigan are not eligible because many of the signatures they submitted were invalid, the state’s Bureau of Elections reported on May 23. At least 68,000 fraudulent signatures were submitted for 10 candidates, including former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, the bureau said (pdf). Removing the…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer Declares State of Emergency for Otsego County After Rare Tornado Hits City
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday declared a state of emergency for Otsego County after a tornado hit the Gaylord area and left significant damage to buildings and roads. “I have declared a state of emergency for Otsego County to rush resources to the affected areas, and the State Emergency Operations Center has been activated…
Rare Northern Michigan Tornado Kills 1, Injures More Than 40
GAYLORD, Mich.—A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40 others as it flipped vehicles, tore roofs from buildings, and downed trees and power lines. The twister hit Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 people roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit, at…
2 Dead; Northern Michigan Town Cleans up From Rare Tornado
Roofs and walls on a busy business stretch were turned to tangled rubble. Mobile homes were destroyed. Tornadoes are so uncommon in northern Michigan that Gaylord doesn’t have a siren system to warn people about hazardous weather. The town of 4,200 turned to cleanup Saturday, a day after a tornado with 140 mph winds pummeled…
Abbott Baby Formula Plant in Michigan on Track to Reopen in 1–2 Weeks
WASHINGTON—Abbott Laboratories and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are on track to reopen Abbott’s baby formula manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan, within one or two weeks, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said on Thursday. Abbott, the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, including Similac, on Monday agreed with the FDA on steps needed to…
Judge Suspends Michigan’s Abortion Ban, Says Likely Unconstitutional
A Michigan judge on May 17 suspended Michigan’s abortion ban, ruling it is likely unconstitutional. The ban is not in effect but could soon be if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. According to a leaked draft opinion, the nation’s top court is poised to do just that by the end of its current…
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