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AI Powered Personalized Pricing is Costing You More. How to Avoid It.
by Jay L. Zagorsky
Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta…
Dismantling the Dept. of Education is Impacting Ann Arbor Students
by Salem Dinh
I am writing to you today as a current high school student in Ann Arbor about the recent decisions regarding the Supreme Court of the United States. As you may have recently heard, on July 14th, 2025, the Supreme Court…
Scuttling International Humanitarian Assistance Will Have Deadly Consequences
by Lawrence S. Wittner
Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House, he and his Republican allies have worked to destroy the U.S. government’s overseas humanitarian aid programs.
This action flies in the face of the U.S.…
Michigan ACLU Settles Lawsuit Against Secretary of Homeland Security for Revoking F-1 Student Visas
The ACLU of Michigan announced on June 2, 2025 that it had reached an agreement to dismiss the federal lawsuit it filed in April against the Trump administration for abruptly and illegally terminating the F-1 student immigration status of…
Study Says U-M Football Brings $227M in Visitor Spending to Ann Arbor; Programs Elsewhere Generate More For Their Host Cities
by P.D. Lesko
On May 5, 2025, Destination Ann Arbor (the City of Ann Arbor Visitor's Bureau) released the results of a study the group obtained to gauge the economic impact of Michigan football on the City of Ann Arbor. While the $227…
Ypsilanti Steelworkers Union President Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Union Funds
On Apr. 29, 2025, Dilanjan Miller, 38, was sentenced today to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney Julie A. Beck announced. Prosecutors state Miller used the almost $60,000 in…
Police Release Body and Dash Cam Footage of Sheriff Outreach Worker Killed While Attacking Officers
Please Note: This video contains images of violence and profanity
by P.D. Lesko
On April 4, 2025 30-year-old Deshawn Leeth was shot and killed in Beaver County Pennsylvania after what officials described a “wild” car chase that…
In Final Ruling, Judge Decides in Favor of A2Indy in FOIA Suit Against Washtenaw County
by P.D. Lesko
On Jan. 24, 2025, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Julia B. Owdziej ordered portions of the background check done by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Special Investigations Unit on Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo McWilliams…
YPD Chief Kirk Moore “Retires” After Less Than Two Years
by P.D. Lesko
Kirk Moore, a captain in the Henderson, Nevada Police Dept. with over 500 sworn officers, took the helm of the Ypsilanti Police Dept. in April 2023. He signed a four year contract to lead the dept. with fewer than 40…
Movie Review: “The Reunion”
Playing ex-flames who team up to save the world, the two leads have chemistry, but the movie lacks the personality to make their low-key screwball dynamic worth the hassle.
by Peter Debruge
Life peaked in high school for Mike McKenna…