The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that inmates serving mandatory life sentences for crimes they committed at age 18 have the right to a resentencing hearing.

The late 19th century saw the phenomenal growth of the railroads and their rapid expansion across the United States.

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at ...

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Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the ...

A lawsuit against a Kalamazoo high school may have helped pave the way for schools across the U.S. to offer free high school, ...

Mayor Mike Duggan enjoys a cozy relationship with city council, but that's not as wonderful as he would have Detroiters believe.

When the federal government settled the boundary dispute between Michigan Territory and Ohio in 1835, Ohio was elated.