Ca-Maine Foods, largest fresh egg producer in US, temporarily halts production at one Texas facility after discovering virus Avian influenza has been detected among chickens in Texas and Michigan, following news of the virus infecting livestock and then a person for the first time in the US and potentially leading to supply chain issues. The developments have led to a heightened focus on the potential risks of the virus, especially in the wake of the devastating coronavirus pandemic. But experts are saying that there is little chance of transmission between humans at this point ..read more

Jennifer and James Crumbley first parents convicted in US mass school shooting over ‘simple actions’ that could have stopped it The parents of a Michigan school shooter have each been sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021 in a case that has broken new ground as the US seeks to tackle its years-long epidemic of school shootings. Jennifer and James Crumbley appeared in court on Tuesday as the first parents convicted in an American mass school shooting. During their trials prosecutors said “tragically simple actions” by both p ..read more

University of Michigan president Santa J Ono proposes ‘disruptive activity policy’ after pro-Palestinian group cuts his speech short The University of Michigan is facing backlash from students, faculty and civil rights attorneys following a proposal to significantly restrict the right to protest on campus. The “disruptive activity policy”, announced last week in a campus-wide email from the university president, Santa J Ono, would create strict punishments for anyone who interrupts official university events, including speeches, classes, athletic events, field trips, performances, graduation a ..read more

Civil rights group denounces US House representative Tim Walberg’s calls to ‘get it over quick’ as a ‘clear call to genocide’ Rather than provide humanitarian aid in Gaza, the US should ensure it is subjected to nuclear bombing the way that “Nagasaki and Hiroshima” were at the end of the second world war, a Republican congressman said in shocking remarks that were recorded recently at a gathering with a relatively small group of his constituents. The comments by US House representative Tim Walberg of Michigan drew condemnation from progressive political quarters, including from some who expres ..read more

Thousands registered their opinion against the war in Gaza through the ballot, showing Biden it could sway the election A key Democratic voting bloc intensely focused on Joe Biden’s support for Israel in the war on Gaza could sway the 2024 election in November – depending on what happens in the war and how Biden works to win back these voters. The anti-war vote has shown in recent weeks that it is both organized and effective at using its voice at the polls, displaying one of the most effective grassroots electoral mobilisations on the left in recent history. Michigan: 101,623 votes for uncomm ..read more

Stefanie Lambert released on bond after being apprehended by US marshals at Washington court hearing in separate Dominion case Stefanie Lambert, a lawyer who has crusaded to try to prove Trump’s claims of voter fraud in Michigan, was arrested in federal court and released on bond after refusing to comply with court orders in a separate Michigan case alleging she tampered with voting machines after the 2020 election. During her arraignment on Tuesday, a judge released her on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Lambert has refused to submit fingerprints in the Michigan case accusing her and two other stat ..read more

In the vital swing state of Michigan, growing fractures among the Democratic base could spell trouble for Joe Biden in the November election. As party loyalists canvas in the run up to a primary vote, a protest movement against the president’s support for the war in Gaza gains momentum. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone visit the state. Why are Republicans still supporting Donald Trump? - video ..read more

The success of this agile grassroots group underlines the discontent over the war – and represents a warning for Democrats People in Michigan, and across the country, had been protesting for months over the Gaza war and the US government’s role in it, marching in the streets, showing up at the president’s public events, and pressuring their elected officials to support a ceasefire. But it didn’t seem as though Joe Biden was listening to a groundswell of Democrats who opposed the war and US media coverage of the protests, and of the war itself, seems to be waning, too ..read more

Groundbreaking verdict holds James Crumbley, father of teen who killed four students, criminally responsible for actions of his child The father of a school shooter in Michigan has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a case that created headlines across the United States for seeking to find a parent criminally responsible for the actions of their child. James Crumbley, 47, is the father of Ethan Crumbley, a 15-year-old boy who took a gun from home and killed four students at Oxford high school on 30 November 2021 ..read more

Secretary of state Jocelyn Benson denounces Republican effort as ‘PR campaign masquerading as a meritless lawsuit’ The Republican National Committee (RNC) has sued Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, in federal court, using a flawed analysis of population data to argue that the state’s voter rolls are bloated and inaccurate. The filing claims that in 76 of the state’s 83 counties, registered voters exceeded the number of citizens eligible to vote there or have “rates of active voter registration” that are “suspiciously high”. The claim closely matches a similar one that has been cir ..read more