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The Walk to Freedom ended at the TCF Center -- then named Cobo Arena -- where Dr. King delivered a powerful speech. It was a precursor to his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech two months later in Washington.

Throughout the year 2022, more people moved out of Michigan than the amount of people who moved in, according to a new study.

Police and witnesses say a manager at a Virginia Walmart pulled out a handgun before a routine employee meeting and began firing wildly in the break room, killing six people and injuring at least six others.

Authorities said a University of Virginia student and former member of the school’s football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip.

With the swipe of a pen, President Joe Biden wiped marijuana use or possession offenses off the records of thousands of Americans.

President Joe Biden is traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Labor Day.

Gabby Petito’s family has notified Utah officials that they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging police failed to recognize she was in a life-threatening situation last year when they investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend.

The Mega Millions jackpot is sitting at $1.1 billion, one of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes.

Authorities say a woman fired several gunshots, apparently at the ceiling, inside of Dallas’ Love Field Airport before an officer shot and wounded her.

President Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks on how his administration will address the climate crisis and work towards a clean energy future on Wednesday.

The chief of police in Rhode Island’s capital has recommended that a city officer charged with assaulting a woman during an abortion-rights protest should lose his job.

We’re going to get a look at the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope next month.

The FDA is warning parents, caregivers and healthcare providers not to use neck floats with babies for water therapy because they can lead to injury or death.

Police say a lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a church near one of Alabama’s major cities, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third victim.

Students were trapped inside classrooms with a gunman while officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, police said.

Fourteen mass shootings at U.S. schools since 1999's massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado have killed a total of 169 victims.

Texas authorities say the gunman who massacred 21 people at an elementary school was in the building for over an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers.

Many may sense it, but the numbers prove it: Active shooter incidents in the U.S. are becoming more and more common.

Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39,000 that should be parked outdoors because the engines can catch fire.

If you’re drowning in student loan debt, you’re not alone: 43 million people in the U.S. have student loan debt. Here are some ways you can tackle that debt.

When you think of what happened at the grocery store in Buffalo, New York, you think about all the grief and terror and devastation caused by one man equipped with a ton of firepower.

President Joe Biden is holding a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss how the government is working to battle inflation.

An Alabama sheriff says escaped inmate Casey White and former jail official Vicky White have been taken into custody in Indiana, according to an Alabama sheriff. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton says they two fugitives were caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a car chase with U.S. Marshals. Singleton said at a news conference that marshals were pursuing a pickup driven by Casey White when the truck wrecked and he surrendered. Vicky White was taken to a hospital. The Marshals Service said a warrant was issued on May 2 for Vicky Sue White charging her with permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree.

Despite a few centuries of experience as the epicenter of American politics, Washington seldom chooses the “been there, done that” path when a fresh frenzy is there for the taking.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this summer whether to overturn a landmark 1973 abortion ruling.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given a new Texas law that could potentially impact national abortion regulations.

The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States.

A nonprofit working to improve the environment and Detroit community by planting trees has joined forces with NBC’s Today Show to set a new world record this Earth Day.

Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles due to an issue with the stability control system, officials announced Wednesday.

A historic rocket launch took place on Friday afternoon, when three paying customers and a former astronaut lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center.

U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks Wednesday on the nation’s current response to COVID-19 as cases have been on the decline in recent weeks.

U.S. President Joe Biden is set to speak on the crisis in Ukraine Saturday while he is in Poland, visiting a key NATO member that borders Ukraine and has been providing support to the besieged nation.

Steps are being taken to slow down surging inflation in the U.S., but is it enough to end the nonstop sticker shock?

Rising gasoline prices across the U.S. are setting new records, adding to financial hardships that many are already facing amid the pandemic and high inflation.

President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon made an address regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict after Russian troops officially invaded the former Soviet nation.

People protesting against Canada’s COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in the nation’s capital on Friday are reportedly using children as shields between police and demonstrators as police begin arrests.

Police say four people were shot and wounded after a fight broke out outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a party that followed a Justin Bieber concert.

On Saturday morning, police began moving in to remove Windsor protesters from the Ambassador Bridge area following days of disrupted travel between the U.S. and Canada.

Authorities say a man who wanted to join the protests in Canada's capital over mask mandates called in a bomb threat but called the wrong Ottawa.

Two popular salad dressings have been recalled due to undeclared egg in the product.

The U.S. president held a news briefing Thursday morning to address a U.S. military raid in Northwestern Syria that reportedly killed the leader of ISIS.

There will be six more weeks of winter.

American football star Tom Brady is reportedly retiring from the league after nearly two dozen seasons.

Beginning Saturday, Jan. 22, individuals who are traveling into the United States by land or by ferry will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated for COVID, unless they are a U.S. citizen.

A Michigan woman was arrested in front of the U.S. Capitol Police headquarters in Washington, D.C. for illegally possessing and transporting weapons.

In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life.

Authorities say 27 people were rescued from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin.

The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse a rifle when he was only 17 has taken a plea deal to avoid criminal conviction.

In Metro Detroit people took the time to reflect on the events of Jan. 6, 2021 -- when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building.

A year has passed since rioters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and several of them are from Michigan.

A German shepherd named Tinsley successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash.

Philadelphia police say six people were shot as six gunmen fired dozens of shots on a street full of businesses late Thursday.

U.S. health officials are warning the public not to eat certain brands of packaged salads, which they say are linked to two small, long-running listeria outbreaks in which three people died, including one person in Michigan.

As we turn the corner to the new year, we’re looking ahead with Sheryl Connelly, chief futurist at Ford Motor Company.

At the end of each year, Google releases a list of the most popular search terms by country for that year.

U.S. health officials are warning the public not to eat certain brands of packaged salads, which they say are linked to two small, long-running listeria outbreaks in which three people died.

A congressional committee has launched an investigation into the promoter of the Astroworld music festival in Houston, in which 10 people were killed during a massive crowd surge.

Time is of the essence for the Salvation Army in New Mexico now that the Grinch has thrown a wrench into the group’s holiday toy program.

Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country Friday as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible.

Authorities say the body of a Kentucky teenager has been found after a tornado ravaged her neighborhood.

A powerful storm system is blowing through the Great Plains and Midwest, combining with unusually warm temperatures to close highways and prompt numerous tornado warnings.

A year ago today in December 2020, a huge logistics operation began to ship millions of vaccines to hospitals across the country, and it all centered here in Michigan.

A photo from a tornado-damaged home in Kentucky landed almost 130 miles away in Indiana.

The governor of Kentucky is holding a news conference Saturday morning to discuss the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the state overnight Friday.

Supply chain issues are impacting businesses across the U.S. and the world -- but the impact has arguably been greater on small businesses.

Flagship Food Group has issued a voluntary recall of TJ Farms brand frozen cauliflower due to a potential health risk.

Conagra Brands, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of some of its Birds Eye Broccoli Tots after some consumers reported finding small rocks and metal fragments in the product.

Steve Levine, editor of The Electric, joined Devin Scillian on this episode of Flashpoint to discuss the nation’s push for electrification, and why we aren’t ready for it.

Portland police Friday night declared as a riot a demonstration downtown against the acquittal of a teen who killed two people and injured another during a protest in Wisconsin.

Police say four people have been found dead inside a car which matched the description of a vehicle connected to a former Maryland police officer accused of taking off with his daughters in Pennsylvania.

The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.

Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are to be cleared after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing.

The Wisconsin governor on Friday called 500 National Guard troops to Kenosha ahead of the highly anticipated verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial.

Officials are holding a news conference Wednesday to share findings and information related to the fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust.”

With a click of a mouse or a swipe of a screen you can connect with businesses, family and old friends all over the world -- but with Facebook now under fire, it has people looking at social media differently.

A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group has demanded $1 million ransom per person.

The Biden administration is again urging courts to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions in the state since early September.

Much of the United States is seeing a promising decline in COVID-19 cases, but Michigan is not one of them.

Police have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured.

Officials are taking a closer look into the FBI agents in connection with the Larry Nassar Investigation as new information has come to light about what happened when gymnasts first reported to investigators.

Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans.

A police use-of-force expert says an Illinois man who shot three people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last year made a reasonable decision given everything that was going on around him.

Most schools have only been in session for about a month, but nearly all of them have been having a tough go of it due to staff shortages.

There are multiple claims in the the political advertisement, but the main one alleges that Biden’s plan will raid retirement funds of average American citizens.

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

The Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September.

Americans are being encouraged to test for COVID-19 more often -- but how can they, when at-home test kits have all but vanished?

Many U.S. college students are lying about being vaccinated for COVID-19 at schools that require vaccinations, according to a new survey.

A man already sentenced to life in prison for killing four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others at two spas inside the city.

Two Michigan members of Congress are speaking out regarding the Haitian migrant crisis along the United States’ southern border and what they agree needs to happen.

Local police departments are not immune to the massive worker shortage stinging businesses and organizations nationwide.

President Joe Biden delivered remarks before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning for the first time in his presidency.

The Wolverines dominated the Huskies at Michigan Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The group of outside experts will discuss whether or not to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine as a booster.

Production of the vehicle has been paused as GM works to figure out what is causing the issue.

Health experts are split over whether COVID vaccine booster shots are needed and there will be a pivotal vote on Friday (Sept. 17).

According to the Wayne County Airport Authority Police Department, the woman was cited for assault and disorderly conduct.

Every business in the country is awaiting the Occupational Safety and Health Agency’s emergency temporary standard that will lay out the rules,

Officials at the University of Michigan said there won’t be any immediate changes at the Big House, but Michigan State University said they will be reevaluating its COVID protocols.

The plan is largely tied to vaccine mandates through businesses and would affect about about 100 million Americans. It’s a 6-point plan that relies on two executive orders.