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The head of the company behind “Pokemon Go” says more capabilities for the wildly popular smartphone game are coming. That includes the ability to trade Pokemon, which Niantic Labs says is “at the top” of its priority list. The Associated Press says future versions of the game could also include …

Watching a lot of TV may put you at increased risk of dying from a blood clot in your lung according to new research. The researchers say people who watch 5 or more hours a day of TV are two and a half times more likely to die of a …

Trouble during the annual Chicago to Mackinac Island race across Lake Michigan as a 48-foot yacht called the WhoDo, took on water and sank Sunday afternoon. After discovering a break in a rudder shaft, crew members needed to board a life raft to safety. Nineteen boats have been forced to …

A federal judge puts a hold on Michigan’s ban on straight-party ticket voting. U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin Drain said in his ruling that the state’s law banning straight party ticket voting places a “disproportionate burden” on the rights of blacks to vote in the fall election. Mark Brewer is …

It’s been 60 years since one of the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history, the crash of the Andrea Doria off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. A Metro Detroit woman, Pierette Simpson, of Novi, was nine years old traveling from Italy with her grandparents, when their ship was hit by …

Lots of people are playing reality video games like Pokemon GO, but be careful so you don’t end up in the hospital. Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

With college starting in just over a month for thousands of Michigan students, the state Medical Society and Health Department is urging young people to make sure they are immunized against meningitis B. The push for the vaccinations comes just a week after Central Michigan University senior Kristy Malter died …

Gas prices have taken a tumble over the past week. AAA Michigan says the latest statewide average is around $2.24 a gallon, down eleven cents from the previous week and 41 cents from this time last year. That was the third-largest weekly drop among U.S. states last week, behind Indiana …

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocks the state’s new ban on straight-party voting. The judge says the law strikes at the rights of blacks who tend to vote for Democrats with a single mark on the ballot. House Speaker Kevin Cotter disagrees …

The cost of health insurance is about to go up for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders at the start of next year, and the rate increase could be significant for the elderly. That’s Paul Sizeland with Blue Cross Blue Shield. He says some subsidies for low-income seniors are available through …