The Catholic nuns took vows of chastity, obedience and poverty — and, some say, an unofficial vow of humility.
Author: Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press
‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized
COVID-19 swept through a convent in Livonia, Michigan, leaving 13 nuns dead. One appeared to recover from the disease, only to relapse.
Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.
The former driver’s tweets and video are in stark contrast to the feel-good worker-vignettes that Amazon has been airing as TV commercials.
Thousands of rare ice balls appear on Lake Michigan beach, some as big as yoga balls
The balls, experts say, form on beaches when weather conditions are just right: The temperatures are just below freezing along shallow beaches.
‘We are floating around the ocean’: Cruise ship with no coronavirus shut out of ports
There are no cases of the coronavirus aboard Holland America’s MS Westerdam, but after a stop in Hong Kong, it can’t find a port to dock.
Lawsuit alleges Marriott, Intercontinental allowed sex trafficking in hotels
The case adds to a growing number of them that have been filed against hotel operators and chains nationwide.
‘A one-in-a-million thing’: Rare 3-antlered deer spotted by photographer in Michigan
A former Michigan lawmaker snapped a photo of a rare deer in the Upper Peninsula – a buck with three antlers.
You can spend the night in a giant potato in Idaho
The Big Idaho Potato willsoon to be the Big Idaho Potato Hotel. The Idaho Potato Commission would love for you to consider it for your next vacation.
Domino’s, Playboy and other businesses sued over websites that aren’t accessible to blind
Companies are increasingly under fire from plaintiffs who say they are frozen out of the digital era because websites aren’t accessible to the blind.
Detroit City Council rejects car stunt because of Confederate flag
Organizers of the annual Autorama hot rod show in Detroit were hoping to re-create a car jump scene from the 1977 movie “Smokey and the Bandit.”