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Michigan pays out smaller portion of pothole damage claims

Michigan drivers who traverse state highways often incur vehicle damage from potholes. Many of Michigan’s roads tend to be riddled with potholes that blow out tires, crack windshields and break suspensions.

Some drivers seek state compensation, but only about 12% of those people received it last year, according to a document that Michigan Capitol Confidential obtained via a records request.

Michigan paid 10 out of 86 claims for pothole-related damages in 2025, totaling $4,844, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Those 10 people who received compensation from the state claimed damages caused by potholes on I-75, I-96, US-12, M-77, M-89, Saginaw Street, Plymouth Road, and Fort Street. Click here to read more.

 

Trump Asks SCOTUS to Permit Voter Verification System Ahead of Midterms

On Tuesday, Solicitor General John Sauer wrote to SCOTUS asking the justices to stay an order from Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by former President Joe Biden.

In June, Sooknanan issued an order preventing the government from using an updated Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. The updates greatly streamlined the process for states to purge voter rolls of ineligible voters.

According to Sauer, Sooknanan’s order is “indefensible” and “threatens the integrity of upcoming elections by vacating the federal government’s authority to internally use Social Security data when fulfilling its duty to respond to requests by States to verify the citizenship of individuals for voting and other purposes.”

“The order will irreparably harm the federal government, the States, and the public by depriving the government of an effective tool to verify the eligibility of registered voters and benefits applicants under various state and federal programs,” Sauer writes to SCOTUS. Click here to read more.

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Illinois woman accused of killing son represented by Casey Anthony attorney

A mother accused of killing her young son before trying to harm herself will be represented by an attorney who helped defend Casey Anthony.

Corie Walsh, 40, is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett, who was found dead in her suburban Chicago home. Walsh also had what was described as self-inflicted injuries.

Walsh’s first court appearance was set for Tuesday morning and she is being represented by Andrea Lyon, an attorney who has dubbed herself the “Angel of Death Row.”

Lyon helped defend Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter in a highly publicized and controversial case. Lyon is arguing Walsh was suffering from a psychotic episode. Click here to read more.

 

NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality records

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of more than 170,000 pages of records detailing the government’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the aftermath, including documents related to air quality and health concerns.

In a press release, the city said it also settled two lawsuits brought by 9/11 Health Watch, ending a years-long legal dispute over access to post-9/11 health and air-quality records.

First responders, elected officials and families have sought the records for years. Mamdani’s FY27 budget includes $34 million to create and maintain the public portal.

The portal includes about 170,000 pages covering post-9/11 health concerns, air quality and the city’s response. Among the records are the Harding Memo, 68 boxes of documents discovered in 2025 and records related to World Trade Center 7. Click here to read more.

 

Florida blocks 10 CDL training schools after federal regulators remove them from registry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida education officials are blocking 10 commercial driver training schools from recruiting new students or collecting tuition after federal regulators removed the providers from a national registry as part of a crackdown on commercial driver training.

The Florida Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is taking action against the 10 schools following their removal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry.

Through the Commission for Independent Education, the state ordered affected licensed programs to immediately stop advertising, recruiting, enrolling new students and collecting tuition while their federal removal remains in effect.

The schools must also identify students who have been affected, provide refunds where required and report to the state on corrective actions and communications with federal regulators. Click here to read more.

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SEIU Healthcare misleads about member numbers, spends little on the ones it has

Federal reports filed each year by SEIU Healthcare might concern its thousands of members across Illinois. The union is even misleading them about its membership.

The most recent report, filed with the U.S. Labor Department, shows that:

• Thousands of workers represented by SEIU Healthcare have rejected union membership.

• Less than 20% of SEIU Healthcare’s spending is on representing workers.

• SEIU Healthcare spends millions on politics.

• Dozens of SEIU Healthcare’s leaders and employees rake in over $100,000 a year — in stark contrast to the modest wages of its members.

• SEIU Healthcare spent nearly $1 million on travel and food, for unknown reasons.

State and local government workers don’t have to be SEIU Healthcare members to keep their jobs. They can opt out of membership and stop paying dues without losing any benefits in their contracts. Click here to read more.

 

New study suggests some Lake Sturgeon could live more than 400 years in the Great Lakes

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Imagine a single fish swimming in the Great Lakes today that was alive 400 years ago.

That’s around the time of the Pilgrims, even earlier than Michigan’s first permanent European settlers.

A new study on lake sturgeon life expectancy suggests it’s possible.

Lake sturgeon, sometimes called “living dinosaurs,” have been around since before the Great Lakes even formed. Now, researchers say these massive prehistoric fish may live far longer than previously thought.

For years, scientists estimated a lake sturgeon's age by sampling part of its fin. Under a microscope, they counted growth rings, similar to the rings on a tree. Click here to read more.

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‘I Reject Your Guys’ Sympathy’: Father Of Girl Permanently Disabled By Illegal Alien Rips ‘Grandstanding’ Dems

The father of a girl who was permanently disabled in a truck driving accident by an illegal alien tore into “grandstanding” lawmakers Tuesday, blaming the Democrats’ sanctuary policies.

Marcus Coleman, the father of seven-year-old Dalilah Coleman, ripped congressional Democrats for enabling illegal aliens to stay in the country and permeate industries like trucking, causing accidents that have killed and permanently disabled Americans across the country.

Dalilah herself was just five years old when she was hit by an illegal migrant from India driving an 18-wheeler in June of 2024.

“I reject your guys’ sympathy, to be honest with you,” Coleman said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. “There’s no way you guys are sorry. Not one of you guys have ever called me. Not one of you guys have ever reached out to me. Not when you guys have ever sat there and seen me in the hallways and said, ‘Hey, sorry about your daughter.’” Click here to read more.

 

What’s behind America’s cattle herd hitting a 75-year low?

America’s cattle herd has reached a new low, prompting questions about what led to the issue.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the nation’s cattle herd is at its lowest point in 75 years. The agency said the U.S. entered this year with 86.2 million cattle and calves, down from 94.7 million seven years ago.

To help with the staggering decrease, officials introduced new measures designed to help ranchers retain breeding animals, recover from natural disasters, expand local meat processing and strengthen the agricultural supply chain. Click here to read more.

 

Trooper’s routine stop leads to rescue of abandoned puppy

A routine highway rest stop check turned into a rescue for an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper.

Trooper John Kronander of the Medina Post was on patrol Aug. 23 in Guilford Township when he found a puppy abandoned in a crate at a rest stop off I-76 eastbound.

“He noticed a little cage off on the right-hand side that was kind of away from all the traffic,” Sgt. Jeremy Kindler told NewsNation local affiliate Fox 8 Cleveland. “There was no trucks around. When he noticed that, he saw like a cardboard box on top, and he saw some movement in it.”

When Kronander went over and lifted the cardboard box, he found the puppy locked in a crate with no food or water.

“We’ll get you out of here, okay?” said the trooper to the puppy on body camera footage released from the rescue. “Someone left you? It’s okay. How long have you been here?” Click here to read more.

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Gretchen Whitmer’s job approval crashes — 55% disapprove of performance

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legacy is circling the drain.

An EPIC-MRA poll of 600 Michiganders conducted last week found a total of 55% disapprove of her performance as the state’s 49^th governor wraps up her second term.

Just 41% of those polled gave her a positive rating, and a mere 10% rated her job performance “excellent.”

The governor’s job approval rating is now the lowest it’s been since March 2019, just three months into her first term, WKZO reported.

It’s also down more than 10 percentage points from May, when the Glengariff Group found Whitmer’s job approval at 52.2% among 600 general election voters.

While it’s not entirely clear what is driving the drastic decline, there’s plenty of clues. Click here to read more.

 

Trump admin orders 270 trucking schools to shutter in crackdown on licensing of illiterate, illegal immigrant drivers

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shut down 270 commercial driver’s licensing (CDL) schools Monday for offenses including graduating illegal immigrant truck drivers who can’t speak English or offering subpar training facilities.

“If you’re here illegally and you can’t speak the language and you’re not well-trained, you don’t deserve to be in a big rig, driving American roads, endangering American citizens,” Duffy said at a press conference in Detroit alongside Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and federal prosecutors.

Duffy announced that his department was removing 110 CDL schools from the federal Training Provider Registry, forcing them to “immediately cease all operations.” The schools had been found to have trained 5,000 enrollees later found to be unable to speak English. Click here to read more.

 

As California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three Times

Nearly two decades after California and China started their high-speed rail race, China has laid enough high-speed rail to circle the globe — while California’s bullet train has yet to carry a single passenger.

The stark contrast comes as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday another $2.7 billion for more than 150 transportation projects across the state while touting progress on California’s high-speed rail system. None of the $2.7 billion announced Friday was identified as funding for the bullet train, which separately secured a $1 billion annual commitment through 2045 from the state’s Cap-and-Invest program.

The Newsom administration did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Click here to read more.

 

‘We’re not getting a tablet’: A veteran teacher’s warning about screens in the classroom

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. - Misty Gossett did not have a computer in her classroom when she first started teaching in Walker County Schools in 1998.

“I had a chalkboard in my first classroom.”

The next year, “two very big computers” were added. By year 12, there were enough iPads for each student to have their own.

“I remember being so excited because it was new,” said Gossett, who began her 29th year teaching in August.

Now, Gossett keeps the classroom set of iPads on a shelf. She didn’t even charge them last year.

“The handwriting was slipping, and the attention, he was slipping,” said Gossett. Click here to read more.

 

‘A well-earned life’: How a Florida program cares for retired K-9s

MIAMI — Police canine handlers bet their lives on their dogs, yet the majority of American law-enforcement agencies don’t financially support their K9s once they retire, according to the Retired Police Canine Foundation.

Canine medical needs are pricey, foundation spokesman Lt. John Pappas said. An annual check-up can cost more than $1,000 in some cities. Chemotherapy or emergency procedures might have a price tag of more than $10,000. The cost typically falls on the law-enforcement agency while the K9 is on active duty, but in retirement, the handler often takes on the financial burden.

In a bid to fully cover or offset these costs, Florida offers handlers of eligible canines up to $5,000 per canine per year for veterinary expenses, according to Pappas. The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state. Click here to read mo