Tag: Michigan

Two Acquitted in Alleged Governor Kidnapping Case; Fox News Correspondent Reveals Severe Injuries | NTD Evening News

A federal jury on April 8 acquitted two of the four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. A mistrial was declared for the others. Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall wrote on Twitter that he suffered severe injuries in Ukraine. In now-deleted tweets, Hall said, in part, that he lost…


Russia War Could Further Escalate Auto Prices and Shortages

DETROIT—BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts. For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed…


Ford, GM to Halt Production at Two Michigan Plants Due to Parts Shortage

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors will each halt production next week at a Michigan plant due to parts shortages, the two companies said separately on Thursday. No. 2 U.S. automaker Ford said it would suspend production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant next week, where it builds the Mustang, due to the global semiconductor…


No Current Talks With Tesla About Potential Union Vote: UAW President

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ray Curry said on Tuesday he has had no discussions with Tesla or its Chief Executive Elon Musk about a potential union vote by workers at the electric-car maker’s California factory. On March 3, Musk tweeted that he was inviting the “UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience….


Shutting Down Canadian Pipeline Would Cost US Consumers $23.7 Billion More in Fuel Costs: Report

A recently published analysis by a consumer advocacy nonprofit maintains that shutting down a 4.5-mile section of a nearly 70-year-old pipeline that spans the Great Lakes from Wisconsin to Ontario would impose $23.7 billion in higher fuel costs for families and businesses in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Consumer Energy Alliance’s (CEA) 14-page report estimates…


Shutting Canadian Pipeline Would Cost US Consumers $23.7 Billion More in Fuel Costs: Report

A recently published analysis by a consumer advocacy nonprofit maintains that shutting a 4.5-mile section of a nearly 70-year-old pipeline that spans the Great Lakes from Wisconsin to Ontario would impose $23.7 billion in higher fuel costs on families and businesses in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Consumer Energy Alliance’s (CEA) 14-page report estimates that…


Ford Recalls F-150 Pickups, SUVs to Fix Brake Fluid Leak

DETROIT—Ford is recalling nearly 215,000 pickup trucks and large SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because brake fluid can leak, causing longer stopping distances. The recall covers the F-150 pickup from 2016 through 2018, as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs from 2016 and 2017. All have 3.5-liter turbocharged six-cylinder engines. The U.S….


Four Dead After Michigan Mobile Home Fire

Four people have died in a fire at a mobile home in southeastern Michigan’s Lapeer County. The blaze started about 5 a.m. Monday in Dryden Township, about 56 miles north of Detroit. Authorities have not released the names and ages of the victims. The cause of the fire was under investigation, Dryden Township police said.


Voter ID Ballot Measures Face Pressing Deadlines, Progressive Counter Initiatives, Lawsuits

When the Arizona House on Feb. 28 passed a resolution to place a proposed statute expanding voter identification requirements on November’s ballot, it became the first election integrity measure to qualify for public referendum in 2022. Sponsors of similar citizen-initiated proposed voter ID statutes and constitutional amendments are collecting signatures in four states—Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,…


Michigan Wants ‘To Have Its Cake and Eat It Too’ on Line 5: Chambers of Commerce

Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-border pipeline remains in a state of legal limbo even as both countries contend with a looming energy crisis. In a new joint amicus brief,…