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Trump says he will end Syria sanctions during Saudi visit marked by big money deals

1 day ago | wkar.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez

Updated May 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM EDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
The White House is pushing a big budget increase for the Kennedy Center

1 day ago | wkar.org | Jaclyn Diaz

A House committee has proposed boosting the budget for the Kennedy Center sixfold. It comes after President Trump said the arts center was in "disrepair."
Fetuses could count as a tax dependent under Michigan House bill

2 days ago | wkar.org | Colin Jackson

A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee. The bill would apply to people who are at least 10 weeks pregnant by the end of the tax year. A doctor would have to verify that pregnancy status. State Representative Gina Johnsen (R-Lake Orion) sponsors the bill. In an interview, Johnsen said she hopes it encourages more people to start families.
Meridian Township residents will vote on a funding plan in August for a new senior, community center

5 days ago | wkar.org | Ed Coury

The Meridian Township Board has approved a funding plan for a new senior and community center, which will be on voters’ ballots during the August election. The board voted Thursday on the plan, choosing from five different proposals. If approved, the plan will mean a .9051 millage increase to property taxes which will raise residents’ property taxes by 90 cents on each thousand dollars of property value.
East Lansing considers leasing fee on parking structures to address budget deficit

5 days ago | wkar.org | Andrew Roth

The city of East Lansing could redirect funds from its Parking Division to address a $3.1 million deficit in its upcoming budget. City Manager Robert Belleman explained at a town hall, Wednesday, that under the plan, the city would charge the Parking Division a leasing fee on city-run parking structures. “Our parking structures and surface lots occupy valuable land downtown that, if they were not there, somebody would buy, build and we would capture those taxes,” Belleman said.
MSU to review culture, policies around relationship violence and sexual misconduct

6 days ago | wkar.org | Andrew Roth

Michigan State University has agreed to begin a review of its policies, structure and culture surrounding relationship violence and sexual misconduct in the wake of the multiple cases of sexual abuse by the disgraced former MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. An advisory board made up of experts and survivors will help select an independent firm to conduct the institutional assessment.
Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V

6 days ago | wkar.org | Lauren FitzPatrick |Lauren Fitzpatrick

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot

6 days ago | wkar.org | Ashley Lopez

Mark Johnson, a Republican state senator in Arkansas, was attending a festival in his district last year when he came across people gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in the state. "They said this was about women's health," he recalled. "And I said, 'Oh, really?' … They didn't make clear what it was.
A firing squad tried to shoot a prisoner in the heart. They missed, autopsy indicates

6 days ago | wkar.org | Chiara Eisner

A South Carolina man executed last month by firing squad may have suffered for an extended period of time before dying because shooters largely missed his heart, an autopsy commissioned by the state shows. Mikal Mahdi died on April 11 after being shot by a three-person firing squad. But an autopsy revealed two wounds on his chest, not three. None of the bullets hit his heart directly, as is supposed to happen during the execution.
Trump announces trade deal with the U.K., first since his tariffs sent markets reeling

6 days ago | wkar.org | Danielle Kurtzleben |Tamara Keith |Fatima Al-Kassab

Updated May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM EDTWASHINGTON, D.C., and LONDON — President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced they had reached a trade agreement that lifted some — but not all — U.S. tariffs on British goods. It's Trump's first such deal since his steep tariffs last month roiled stock markets and raised fears about a U.S. recession. Trump made the announcement sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, with Starmer joining by speakerphone.