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Reeling from a frenzied night spent in fear, and a grim Valentine’s Day spent in shock, hundreds of Michiganders gathered at prayer services and vigils held across the state Tuesday night, revealing the magnitude of the heartbreak felt over the three students killed at Michigan State. And as their grief swelled, they questioned the senselessness of it all: Why Brian? Why Alexandria? Why

We’ll find out in the coming weeks and months if Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s unprecedented in-season firing of one of his coaches awakens the accomplished hitters who came up woefully short in the first half. Maybe Sean Casey, the new, upbeat hitting instructor - brandishing a resume as a 12-year, career .302 hitter and 3 20-plus homer seasons - helps DJ LeMahieu, Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo

Like everyone else, I have been watching the news of the missing Titanic submarine with a mix of curiosity and horror. However, I also do so with a career of experience in designing and operating safe systems in dangerous environments. I don’t know a lot about submarines, but I do know a lot about safely designing pressure vessels. And a submarine is a pressure vessel. I was inspired to write

A Florence man was killed on Fourth of July after sustaining injuries when a firework exploded, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched Tuesday around 10:26 p.m. for a person who had been injured in the 200 block of Melinda Lane, officials said in a news release. Once they arrived at the scene, the deputies found 48-year-old Brian Simpson dead, officials said.