Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Michigan today for a campaign stop.

Today Harris will join former Congresswoman Liz Cheney for an event its part of a series of conversations in communities across battleground states Wisconsin and Pennsylvania in addition to Michigan.

Harris is starting in Pennsylvania before traveling to Wisconsin and then Michigan.

She is expected in Oakland County on Monday evening.

With just weeks away until Election Day, campaigning is in full swing and both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump visited metro Detroit last week.

The Biden administration wants private insurers to pay for over-the-counter birth control products for women of reproductive age.

A proposed rule under the Affordable Care Act would give women with private insurance free access to products such as condoms, spermicide, and emergency contraception.

No prescription would be required for the products.

The rule would also help spread awareness, by requiring most private insurers to disclose that over-the-counter contraception is covered and does not need a prescription.

This comes as an emergency contraceptive like Plan B One-Step costs about $50 out-of-pocket.

This proposed rule, if finalized, would be the most significant expansion of contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act since 2012, when contraception was first required to be covered, said a White House press release.

The proposed rule is the Biden administration's latest effort to strengthen access to abortion and contraceptives.

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As confetti fell and Frank Sinatras New York, New York blared through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a long odyssey.

The team that always fell short, starting from their days in Madison Square Garden, through detours to Radio City Music Hall and Westchester County Center, finally found their way to the top.

Start spreading the news, indeed: Theres finally a pro basketball champion in New York again after a 67-62 overtime win over Minnesota in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday night.

Ive been manifesting this moment for awhile, Theres no feeling like it, Breanna Stewart said. Credit to Minnesota, they gave us a tough series. The fans have been amazing everywhere weve gone. To bring a championship to New York, first ever in franchise history its an incredible feeling. I cant wait to continue to celebrate with the city. Its going to be bonkers.

Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead New York, which was one of the original franchises in the league. The Liberty made the WNBA Finals five times before, losing each one, including last season. This time they wouldnt be denied, although it took an extra five minutes.

With stars Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu struggling on offense, other players stepped up. Leonie Fiebich started off OT with a 3-pointer, and then Nyara Sabally, who finished with 13 points, had a steal for a layup to make it 65-60 and bring the sellout crowd to a frenzied state.

Whoever scores in overtime first usually wins, Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said.

Minnesota didnt score in OT until Kayla McBride hit two free throws with 1:51 left. The Lynx missed all six of their field goal attempts in overtime. After Ionescu missed a shot with 21 seconds left, her 18th miss on 19 shot attempts, the Lynx had one last chance, but Bridget Carleton missed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left.

Stewart, who missed a free throw with 0.8 seconds left in the end of regulation in Game 1, hit two free throws with 10.1 seconds left in overtime to seal the victory.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock the players hugged and streamers fell from the rafters at Barclays Center. Stewart and Jones hugged. The two prize free agent signees two years ago helped get this team its first title.

New York trailed by two in regulation when Stewart was fouled with 5.2 seconds left. After a lengthy video review, Stewart calmly hit two free throws to tie the game at 60. Minnesota had challenged the foul call and after the game coach Cheryl Reeve still questioned it, saying the title was stolen from her team.

McBride, who finished with 21 points, had an open look for a 3, but it fell off the rim and the game went to OT.

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Many of the former Liberty greats were in the audience, including Teresa Weatherspoon, who hit a half-court heave in the 1999 WNBA Finals to force a decisive Game 3 that year. That was the last time that New York had a chance to play in a championship-deciding game until this year.

Jones, who was the only player on the Liberty to compete in a Game 5 before when she was with Connecticut in 2019, earned MVP honors.

I could never dream of this. You know how many times Ive been denied. It was delayed. I am so happy to do it here, she said.

Napheesa Collier scored 22 points to lead Minnesota before fouling out with 13 seconds left in OT.

The Lynx were trying for a record fifth WNBA title, breaking a tie with the Seattle Storm and Houston Comets. Minnesota won four titles from 2011-17 behind the core group of Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore. That was the teams last appearance in the WNBA Finals until this year.

Congratulations to the Liberty on their first championship, Reeve said. It took them 28 years, congrats to them. We were that close to our fifth, it just didnt happen.

This is the first time since 2019 that the WNBA Finals have gone the distance. Since the league switched to a best-of-five format in 2005, seven other series have gone to a Game 5 and the home team had won five of those previous contests, including in 2019.

This series has been a fitting conclusion to a record-breaking season for the league. All five games came down to the last few possessions and have included two overtime games and a last-second shot, which have led to record ratings.

The first three games each had over a million viewers on average, with the audience growing for each contest. They also have had huge crowds in attendance.

Liberty fan Spike Lee was courtside over an hour before tipoff chatting with the media while wearing his Ionescu jersey. Once Ionescu finished warming up pregame, the pair had a brief exchange and hugged. Lee was part of a sellout crowd of 18,090 that helped this series set both the overall attendance record for a WNBA Finals as well as the average attendance mark.

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Metro Detroit is still hanging on to summer-like weather. But as the 7 first alert weather team has been reporting we have the potential for a wetter-than-normal winter.

And that's welcoming news for those whose bottom line relies heavily on Michigan winters.

I spoke to local skiiers and a ski shop who are hoping it will be a season for the slopes.

"It was a super big bummer, we were not happy with the weather last season," said Bridget Place.

"It was difficult to get my kids to even get out there last year," said Hollie Bartoni.

"It was a super big bummer last year, there were days where it was unskiable," said William Place.

"Last year there were patches of dirt and not much snow," said Lucy Place.

If you're a skiier, a snowboarder, or even a snowmobiler, you can say confidently that last winter was disappointing in terms of snow.

"We definitely have a lot of customers that are coming in and they're excited about the ski season," said Paige Foster, a supervisor at Boyne Country Sports. "A lot of them have already booked trips, either up north or out west to other resorts."

Local ski shops like Boyne Country Sports are also hopeful as customers come in to buy equipment or swap out the old for the new, and the new ski equipment is arriving by the truck load.

"There's still a lot of excitement and a lot of hope for a great season," Paige said.

"We all ski, and we are all looking very much so looking for a great season this year," Hollie said.

Hollie was at the shop to pick up her kids' skis that just got tuned and re-fitted for the upcoming season.

"Sometimes we will go locally to Pine Knob, Mt. Holly, and sometimes we head up north too," Hollie said.

"It's definitely that time of year so we are thinking about it, wanting to get our ski gear," Bridget said. "We are also planning to go up to Boyne probably at Christmas and a couple of weekends here and there."

The Place family was bringing in their old equipment and getting new gear, but I had to ask both William and Lucy what they're looking forward to this season.

"I like doing terrain parks," Lucy said. "I also like going with my family and friends. It's fun when you're with people you know and share the same things."

"I am very excited to get better and improve overall as a skiier," William said. "I am hoping for better conditions."

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The Detroit Fire Department rescued a man from the Detroit River early Monday morning.

It happened earlier this morning near Riverside Park in Downtown Detroit.

The Detroit Fire Department responded to a call just after 3 a.m. of a man in the Detroit river. it was an all-hands-on-deck situation as DFD, the U.S. coast guard and the Detroit Police Department were all on scene.

Initially, it was thought that two people were in the water. but that's not the case.

We confirmed one civilian. That civilian was extricated from the water and transported to the hospital. I dont have any names or any idea of how he got in the water. There was some fisherman down there. They heard him yelling and screaming in the water," said Detroit Fire Department Chief Samuel Vazquez.

I asked a deckhand at nearby J.W. Wescott the following: How often do you have situations where like there may be a body in the water or some sort of emergency like that?

Sure, I guess it happens more than you would think," said J.C. Sharp. "I guess were about average for this year. It wouldnt surprise me if we have one or two more before the season closes.

Now if you remember just about a month ago, there was another rescue of a man here trying to cross the cold choppy detroit river waters. He jumped in from the Ontario, Canada side and attempted to swim over..

WATCH OUR COVERAGE FROM LAST MONTH: Mailboat rescue saves man who attempted to swim across the Detroit River Mailboat rescue saves man who attempted to swim across the Detroit river

As for this current situation, right now, the mans condition is unknown

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window.

As reporters and aides watched, an employee showed Trump how to dunk baskets of fries in oil, salt the fries and put them into boxes using a scoop. Trump, a well-known fan of fast food and a notorious germophobe, expressed amazement that he didn't have to touch the fries with his hands.

It requires great expertise, actually, to do it right and to do it fast, Trump said with a grin, putting away his suit jacket and wearing an apron over his shirt and tie.

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The visit came as he's tried to counter Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' accounts on the campaign of working at the fast-food chain while in college, an experience that Trump has claimed without offering evidence never happened.

A large crowd lined the street outside the restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, which is part of Bucks County, a key swing voter area north of Philadelphia. Later Sunday, Trump was attending an evening town hall in Lancaster before catching the Pittsburgh Steelers home game against the New York Jets.

After serving bags of takeout to people in the drive-thru lane, Trump leaned out of the window, still wearing the apron, to take questions from the media staged outside. The former president, who has constantly promoted falsehoods about his 2020 election loss, said he would respect the results of next month's vote if it's a fair election.

He joked about getting one reporter ice cream and when another asked what message he had for Harris on her 60th birthday on Sunday, Trump said, I would say, Happy Birthday, Kamala, adding, I think Ill get her some flowers.

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Trump did not directly answer a question of whether he might support increased minimum wages after seeing McDonalds employees in action but said, These people work hard. Theyre great.

He added that I just saw something a process thats beautiful.

When aides finally urged him to wrap things up so he could hit the road to his next event, Trump offered, Wasnt that a strange place to do a news conference?

Trump has long questioned Harris' story of working at McDonald's

Trump has fixated in recent weeks on the summer job Harris said she held in college, working the cash register and making fries at McDonalds while in college. Trump says the vice president has lied about working there, but not offered evidence for claiming that.

Harris spokesman Joseph Costello said the former president's McDonald's visit showed exactly what we would see in a second Trump term: exploiting working people for his own personal gain.

Trump doesnt understand what its like to work for a living, no matter how many staged photo ops he does, and his entire second term plan is to give himself, his wealthy buddies, and giant corporations another massive tax cut, Costello said in a statement.

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In an interview last month on MSNBC, the vice president pushed back on Trumps claims, saying she did work at the fast-food chain four decades ago when she was in college.

Part of the reason I even talk about having worked at McDonalds is because there are people who work at McDonalds in our country who are trying to raise a family, she said. I worked there as a student.

Harris also said: I think part of the difference between me and my opponent includes our perspective on the needs of the American people and what our responsibility, then, is to meet those needs.

Trump has long spread groundless claims about his opponents based on their personal history, particularly women and racial minorities.

Before he ran for president, Trump was a leading voice of the birther conspiracy that baselessly claimed President Barack Obama was from Africa, was not an American citizen and therefore was ineligible to be president. Trump used it to raise his own political profile, demanding to see Obamas birth certificate and five years after Obama did so, Trump finally admitted that Obama was born in the United States.

During his first run for president, Trump repeated a tabloids claims that Texas Sen. Ted Cruzs father, who was born in Cuba, had links to President John F. Kennedys assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Cruz and Trump competed for the partys 2016 nomination.

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In January of this year, when Trump was facing Nikki Haley, his former U.N. ambassador, in the Republican primary, he shared on his social media network a post with false claims that Haleys parents were not citizens when she was born, therefore making her ineligible to be president.

Haley is the South Carolina-born daughter of Indian immigrants, making her automatically a native-born citizen and meeting the constitutional requirement to run for president.

And Trump has continued to promote baseless claims during this campaign. Trump said during his presidential debate with Harris that immigrants who had settled in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents pets a claim he suggested in an interview Saturday was still true even though he could provide no confirmation.

Trump's visit created a spectacle in Pennsylvania

It is a fundamental value of my organization that we proudly open our doors to everyone who visits the Feasterville community, the McDonalds locations owner, Derek Giacomantonio, said in a statement. Thats why I accepted former President Trumps request to observe the transformative working experience that 1 in 8 Americans have had: a job at McDonalds.

Police closed the busy streets around the McDonalds during Trump's visit. Authorities cordoned off the restaurant as a crowd a couple blocks long gathered, sometimes 10- to 15-deep, across the street straining to catch a glimpse of Trump. Horns honked and music blared as Trump supporters waved flags, held signs and took pictures.

John Waters, of nearby Fairless Hills, had never been to a Trump rally and had hoped to see the former president so close to his house after missing other nearby rallies.

When I drove up, all the cars, unbelievable, I was like, Hes heres, hes coming, hes definitely coming with this all traffic, Waters said.

Trump is especially partial to McDonald's Big Macs and Filet-o-Fish sandwiches. Hes talked often about how he trusts big chains more than smaller restaurants since they have big reputations to maintain, and the former presidents staff often pick up McDonalds and serve it on his plane.

Jim Worthington, a Trump supporter and fundraiser who owns a nearby athletic complex and chaired Pennsylvanias delegation to the Republican National Convention, said he arranged Trumps visit to the locally owned McDonalds franchise.

The campaign contacted him looking for a McDonalds in Pennsylvania and Worthington started looking for one. He got in touch with Giacomantonio through a friend and talked the franchise owner through some initial nervousness.

Giacomantonio needed to know that McDonalds corporate offices would be OK with it, first. Second, he was concerned that being seen as a Trump supporter would hurt his business or a spark boycott, Worthington said.

He certainly had concerns, but I eased his mind, and talked to him about the benefits, Worthington said.

The 47th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon wrapped up on October 20th, with 19,000 runners registered for the scheduled Sunday races. But it's the Ferndale couple, Andrew Bowman and Sydney Devore-Bowan, who will look back at winning the 2024 Detroit marathon as a milestone event.

"This is our community, and for us to be a part of it, in this light, is amazing," said Andrew.

"You know you guys are putting this message out in the universe, saying that if you want to win a marathon, you must be married," said Faraz Javed, 7 News Detroit reporter.

"Of course! Get married and win," said Andrew.

Their passion for running brought the two together; they tied the knot last November. A story we featured the day before the race, and since they were the top contenders this year, Faraz also caught up with the duo as they warmed up near the start line.

"At this point I'm just really trying to relax and keep it bottled up. But I'm also visualizing what's it going to feel like the finish line," said Sydney.

"She said has it dawned on you that we are running a marathon? I said I think that's the most intense part of this whole thing, that this is a marathon, and anything can happen even when you are fully prepared," said Andrew.

Last year, Andrew was devastated for not being able to finish the Olympic Trials, while Sydney's passion for running nearly ended after she had to sit out for two years due to injuries. That's when they became each other's support system, making Detroit their first marathon running as husband and wife.

"What are the final words of encouragement or wisdom you are sharing with each other?" asked Faraz.

"No mater what I know you are going to do your best. I think you know I'm going to do my best, we don't know what that's going to look like out there," said Sydney.

"My mind is always, I love you no matter how this goes," said Andrew.

And it's fair to say it went well for both. 33 year old Sydney finished in the women's field in 2:42.46, while 30 year old Andrew won the men's race and the overall with a time of 2:17.47.

"That last 4 miles, I was like he is waiting for you; he is waiting for you. And then I was going to start crying when I turned the corner and I was like I better get in his arms in case I cry, because this is going to be embarrassing," said Sydney.

Sydney also won the 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon and the 2022 Glass City Marathon. While trying to keep pace with his wife, Andrew also bagged this year's Pittsburgh Marathon.

"Did you guys learn anything different this time around?" asked Faraz.

"It doesn't have to go the way you think it's going to go... And if you can just stay positive and believe in yourself," said Sydney.

"If you don't stick to your game plan. It's going to be tough," said Andrew.

For Sydney and Andrew, the historic moment at the finish line will always be close to their heart, and they plan to take part in more races as a couple and hopefully win more medals and share special moments along the way.

A bond hearing for an OnlyFans model accused of murdering her boyfriend took an unexpected turn when her defense introduced a video of knives being thrown at a pig carcass to prove their case.

Courtney Clenney is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli. Obumseli was stabbed to death in the couples shared Miami apartment, but Clenney has claimed she acted in self-defense when she killed him. Clenney told investigators that she never meant to stab the victim and, in fact, had actually thrown the knife at him.

Clenney has been in the Miami-Dade County jail since her arrest on Aug. 10, 2022, and at a hearing on Friday, her attorneys asked Judge Laura Cruz to release her ahead of her trial, which has not yet been scheduled.

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Clenneys attorneys introduced Dr. John Marraccini as their expert witness, who testified that his testing determined that it was plausible and even likely that Clenney had thrown the knife that killed Obumseli. To test the theory, Clenneys defense arranged for knives to be thrown at a pig carcass. Marraccini explained to the Court that the pigs skin and tissue behave much like a humans.

A video entered into evidence by the defense showed a man repeatedly throwing knives at the carcass, hung against a wall. Several of the knives could be seen successfully impaling the body. Dr. Marraccini then appeared on the video to examine the wounds, which he declared were similar to those suffered by Obumseli.

Prosecutors highlighted the flaws of the demonstration, specifically the differences in size and body type between Clenney, a petite woman, and the man seen throwing knives in the video, who is larger. They also noted that Marraccini never examined the actual murder weapon or indicated how sharp it was in comparison to the knives used in the experiment.

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When prosecutors questioned whether the experiment matched Clenneys story about throwing the knife, her attorneys said that bodyworn camera from the day of the incident matched the information they used to map out the knife-throwing setup. Because that bodyworn camera video was not yet introduced into evidence, the judge deferred ruling on the motion until she could review it.

Prosecutors urged the judge to deny the request, saying that Clenney represents a danger to herself and everyone else around her whenever she doesnt get her way.

This story was originally published by Lauren Silver at

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Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left and the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 31-29 on Sunday, handing the Vikings their first loss in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL's strongest division.

Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 116 yards and two of Detroit's three second-quarter touchdowns. He also helped Jared Goff guide the Lions 48 yards in four plays to get in range for their rookie kicker while forcing the Vikings to burn their timeouts. Bates is 10 for 10 on field goals this season.

Goff went 22 for 25 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers in his third straight game with a 140-plus passer rating, joining Aaron Rodgers (2011), Kurt Warner (1999) and Roger Staubach (1971) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Gibbs had 150 total yards to spearhead a commanding performance by the Lions (5-1) at the line of scrimmage against the defense that entered the week with a rushing average per play (3.6) allowed that was the second-best in the league.

Ivan Pace Jr. returned David Montgomerys fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 5:50 remaining to give the Vikings (5-1) a one-point lead after they trailed 21-10 at halftime, but Sam Darnold's crucial 2-point conversion pass sailed past Justin Jefferson.

The Vikings neared midfield on their last-gasp possession, but they were too far away for their own perfect rookie Will Reichard to attempt a field goal. Darnold was sacked to end the game and give the Lions their fourth consecutive victory over the Vikings for their longest streak in the series since 1961-63.

Aaron Jones rushed for 93 yards and a TD for Minnesota despite being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. Jefferson had 81 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Reichard made three field goals, including a 57-yarder.

Darnold went 22 for 27 for 259 yards, but he spoiled a promising drive in the second quarter when the Vikings needed to regain some rhythm by ignoring a wide-open Jones in the flat off a play-action fake and forcing a throw to Jordan Addison that was intercepted by a diving Brian Branch.

The Lions played a second quarter for the ages. They had three scoring drives that all covered at least 69 yards on the strength of some shrewd play-calling by offensive coordinator Ben Johnson that rendered the chess moves by Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores moot, as Goff beat blitz after blitz.

Injury report

Lions: RB Montgomery (knee) limped off in the first quarter but returned before halftime. ... RG Kevin Zeitler (groin) was inactive, and his backup Kayode Awosika was flagged twice for holding and once for a false start in the first quarter. One holding call was declined by the Vikings because they sacked Goff on the play.

Vikings: LB Blake Cashman (toe) was inactive.

Up next

Lions: Host the Tennessee Titans next Sunday afternoon.

Vikings: Play at the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.

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Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the U.S. Navy said Sunday.

The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday afternoon, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Search teams, including a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, launched from the air station to try to find the crew and crash site.

Army Special Forces soldiers trained in mountaineering, high-angle rescue and technical communications were brought in to reach the wreckage, which was located Wednesday by an aerial crew resting at about 6,000 feet in a remote, steep and heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier, officials said.

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The aviators' names wont be released until a day after their next of kin have been notified, the Navy said in a statement Sunday, adding that search and rescue efforts have shifted into a long-term salvage and recovery operation as the cause of the crash is still being investigated.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers, said Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of the aviators Electronic Attack Squadron. Our priority right now is taking care of the families of our fallen aviators. ... We are grateful for the ongoing teamwork to safely recover the deceased.

Locating the missing crew members as quickly and as safely as possible had been top priority, Capt. David Ganci, commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said Thursday.

The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and includes sophisticated electronic warfare devices. Most of the Growler squadrons are based at Whidbey Island. One squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

The Zappers were recently deployed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The search took place near Mount Rainier, a towering active volcano that is blanketed in snowfields and glaciers year-round.

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The first production of the Growler was delivered to Whidbey Island in 2008. In the past 15 years, the Growler has operated around the globe supporting major actions, the Navy said. The plane seats a pilot in front and an electronics operator behind them.

The EA-18G Growler aircraft we fly represents the most advanced technology in airborne Electronic Attack and stands as the Navys first line of defense in hostile environments, the Navy said on its website. Each aircraft costs about $67 million.

Military aircraft training exercises can be dangerous and sometimes result in crashes, injuries and deaths.

In May, an F-35 fighter jet on its way from Texas to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles crashed after the pilot stopped to refuel in New Mexico. The pilot was the only person on board in that case and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Last year, eight U.S. Air Force special Operations Command service members were killed when a CV-22B Osprey aircraft they were flying in crashed off the coast of Japan.

From international conflicts to environmental concerns and issues that touch everyone's life, journalists are there for it all. They are tasked with telling people's stories and holding those in power accountable.

This year, the best in journalism were recognized during the 71st Scripps Howard Awards, hosted by Scripps News' very own Christian Bryant.

The journalism produced by this years finalists exposed wrongdoing, held the powerful accountable, shaped policies and helped correct historical records, said Meredith Delaney, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund. The 71st Scripps Howard Journalism Awards will shine a light on the responsibility these journalists have to tell their communitys stories and serve as democracys watchdog.

Veteran journalists and media professionals were tasked with picking the winners in 14 different categories, including excellence in breaking news and excellence in innovation.

The 71st Scripps Howard Journalism Awards finalists and winners are:

Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard

(Winner) The Boston Globe in association with HBO Documentary Films Murder in Boston Rococo Punch and iHeart Podcasts The Turning: Room of Mirrors Serial Productions and The New York Times The Retrievals

Excellence in Breaking News

(Winner) The Associated Press Deadly Maui Wildfires Lookout Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County Storms Los Angeles Times A Massacre in Monterey Park

Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting

(Winner) The New York Times Alone and Exploited KFF Health News Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in collaboration with the Medill Investigative Lab With Every Breath: Millions of Breathing Machines. One Dangerous Defect

Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W. Ted Scripps II

(Winner) The Washington Post The Human Limit San Francisco Chronicle Firefighters are Being Poisoned by Wildfire Smoke. Were Doing Little to Protect Their Health The New York Times Uncharted Waters

Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps

(Winner) The Kansas City Star and The Wichita Eagle Marion Record Raid Hearst Connecticut Media Group Transparency Failures Sow Distrust in City Marred by Corruption Open Vallejo No Responsive Records: How Vallejo Hid Killings by Police

Excellence in Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard

(Winner) ProPublica and The Desert Sun Thirsty Valley ProPublica Roots of an Outbreak The Washington Post 3D Analyses of Violence in the West Bank

Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting

(Winner) The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository Chaos in Ohios Youth Lockups City Bureau and Invisible Institute Missing in Chicago Miami Herald The Foreclosure Franchise

Excellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack. R. Howard

(Winner) KARE-TV Minneapolis KARE 11 Investigates: Broken Promises KUSA-TV Denver and WTSP-TV UNDETERMINED New York Amsterdam News Be-Loved"

Excellence in Multimedia Journalism

(Winner) Reuters The Bat Lands The Associated Press Adrift The Boston Globe Nightmare in Mission Hill

Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, honoring Ernie Pyle

(Winner) NPR Ukraine Kindergarten The Boston Globe Nightmare in Mission Hill The Texas Tribune She Was Told Her Twin Sons Wouldnt Survive. Texas Law Made Her Give Birth Anyway.

Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting, the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize

(Winner) ProPublica Friends of the Court Reuters The Musk Industrial Complex The New York Times Alone and Exploited

Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard

(Winner) FRONTLINE (PBS) and The Associated Press 20 Days in Mariupol FRONTLINE (PBS) Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court The Center for Investigative Reporting, Motto Pictures and Netflix Victim/Suspect

Excellence in Opinion Writing

(Winner) Los Angeles Times Inside Out: Normalizing Incarceration to Increase Public Safety Coda Story and Ukrainska Pravda Fallout: Tracking the Global Impacts of Russias War in Ukraine The Washington Post Men are lost. Heres a map out of the wilderness

Excellence in Visual Human-Interest Storytelling

(Winner) MSNBC On Assignment with Richard Engel: Ukraines Secret Resistance El Paso Times Dreams, despair & death A migrants journey. A year of covering the Immigration crisis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The South Got Something To Say

The Scripps Howard Fund, in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, has also announced the winners and finalists for its two journalism education awards:

Teacher of the Year

Winner: Nicole Kraft, The Ohio State University

Finalist: Leon Alligood, Middle Tennessee State University

Administrator of the Year

Winner: Ann Brill, University of Kansas

Finalist: Laura Lindenfeld, Stony Brook University

Impact Award Winner

The New York Times Alone and Exploited

The Scripps Howard Fund is the philanthropic arm of the E.W. Scripps Company, the parent company of Scripps News. 

Three weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, leaving devastation in its path, the famed Biltmore Estate announced plans to reopen for the holidays.

The tourist attraction, located near the hard-hit city of Asheville, said it plans to reopen on Nov. 2 in an effort to "provide critical support" to the surrounding community.

The mountain region relies heavily on tourism, with fall marking its peak season for visitors. But recovery efforts to restore the towns ravaged by unprecedented storm damage are ongoing.

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"For more than 125 years, Biltmore has been a witness to the resilience of this community," the estate said in an Instagram post on Saturday. "The compassion and resolve of our region have been rising every day from beneath the weight of this storm."

Power, water and internet services are still slowly being restored to the towns and surrounding counties. Some are still under boil water notices.

A portion of Interstate 40 that stretches across western North Carolina remains closed after it collapsed during the storm. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said repairs will require several billion dollars, but there is no estimated date for reopening the major highway.

The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate.

The documents are attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, and note that Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were sharable within the "Five Eyes," which are the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app and first reported Saturday by CNN and Axios. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained including whether it was an intentional leak by a member of the U.S. intelligence community or obtained by another method, like a hack and whether any other intelligence information was compromised, one of the officials said. As part of that investigation, officials are working to determine who had access to the documents before they were posted, the official said.

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The U.S. has urged Israel to take advantage of its elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and press for a cease-fire in Gaza, and has likewise urgently cautioned Israel not to further expand military operations in the north in Lebanon and risk a wider regional war. However, Israel's leadership has repeatedly stressed it will not let Iran's missile attack go unanswered.

In a statement, the Pentagon said it was aware of the reports of the documents but did not have further comment.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the leak of the two documents.

The documents first appeared online Friday via a channel on Telegram, claiming they had been leaked by someone in the U.S. intelligence community, then later the U.S. Defense Department. The information appeared entirely gathered through the use of satellite image analysis.

One of the two documents resembled the style of other material from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency leaked by Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty in March to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia's war on Ukraine and other national security secrets.

The Telegram channel involved in the leak identifies itself as being based in Tehran, Iran's capital. It previously published memes featuring Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and material in support of Tehran's self-described "Axis of Resistance," which includes Middle East militant groups armed by the Islamic Republic.

A 70-year-old Southfield woman is dead after a fire broke out in an apartment earlier this weekend.

Fire officials tell us it happened around 5 a.m. at a residence in the 24000 block of Civic Center Drive.

Fire fighters worked to extinguish the fire on the fourth floor of the building, where they found the woman unresponsive. First responders tried to save her life before she was transported to the hospital, where she later passed away.

The Southfield Fire Marshal said that a working smoke detector alerted neighbors to the fire who were able to quickly call 911. Also, a working overhead sprinkler system also helped to save lives by suppressing the flames and keeping the fire from spreading to neighboring units.

Today, our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the deceased victim, Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said via press release. This tragedy accentuates the importance of always having working smoke detectors in all dwellings and sprinkler suppression systems in large living spaces. I applaud the quick action of neighbors and our firefighters for their consummate professionalism and bravery.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Southfield Fire Department at (248) 496-8902.

The Warren Police Department is investigating after a mother allegedly shot & killed her adult son before turning the gun on herself early Sunday morning.

It happened at a home in the 13000 block of Geoffery, with police getting the 911 call around 8:20 a.m.

Police tell us the caller was a 33-year-old man, who told police that his mother had pointed a gun at him shortly after he woke up.

Investigators say a struggle ensued before the man escaped the home before calling 911 at a neighbor's house.

Upon arrival, police tried to talk to the mother, but she allegedly wouldn't respond in any way. After attempts to make contact, police heard multiple gun shots and entered the home.

Inside the home, the police discovered that the mother had shot & killed her 26-year-old son with special needs before turning the gun on herself. Both people were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities are investigating this incident as a murder-suicide, and say there is no threat to the public. Investigators also told us that there appears to be a mental health history with the mother.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Taylor with the Warren Police Department at 586-574-4741.

A 57-year-old participant in the 2024 Detroit Free Press Marathon has passed away after collapsing during the race, organizers confirmed to 7 News Detroit.

We're told he collapsed around mile 5 in the Canada portion of the marathon.

Race officials tell our Faraz Javed that he was transported to a hospital in Windsor, Ontario, where he later passed away. At this time, it's unclear how he died.

My heart goes out to the family and the friends of the person that passed today," said marathon MC Tommie Runz.

You hate to hear anything like that happen cause at the end of the day, you just want to finish here with family and to see that not happen definitely breaks my heart," said marathon participant Greg Boston.

According to the Free Press, three male runners collapsed and died during the half marathon in 2009. Two of the runners suffered from Cardiac Dysrhythmia and the other one died of heart disease.

You could be the healthiest person in the world and when your body gets stressed, usually the heart can feel the impact and sometimes something can go wrong," said Dr. Christopher Cooke.

Dr. Cooke is the chief of DMC Sports Medicine, who also participated in the marathon. He told us besides heart issues, there are other factors that can contribute to someone having a medical emergency during a marathon, including hydration and clothing.

You have to be ready for the cold weather in the morning, the hot weather in the afternoon especially going though the tunnel, it may have been 45, 60 degrees at the start line, it was 80 degrees in that Windsor tunnel afterwards so having sweatshirt, sweatpants to prevent frostbite in the morning but then losing it and making sure you have a t-shirt, you are getting the sweat away," Dr. Cooke said.

Dr. Cooke recommends consulting with your primary care physician before running a marathon, just in case there are underlying conditions you need to be aware of.

Organizers told us

that to keep racers safe, the marathon features nine medical tents along the course, 170 medical Henry Ford medical staff deployed for the Detroit course, and a field hospital set up by Henry Ford at the finish line.

Jonathan Kim kicked a school-record six field goals and Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Michigan State to a 32-20 victory over Iowa on Saturday night.

Chiles also ran for 51 yards for the Spartans (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten), who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Its a big win, said Chiles who completed 22 of 30 passes. Like I said in my interview this past week, its a new season for us. So starting off 1-0 was beautiful, and now were trying to go 2-0. Really simple as that, just keep stacking it day by day and week by week.

Kaleb Johnson, who entered as the nations No. 2 rusher, was held to 98 yards on 14 carries for the Hawkeyes (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten).

Cade McNamara capped a 58-yard drive at the start of the second half with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Reese Vander Zee, pulling the Hawkeyes within 12-7.

The Spartans responded on the following drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Chiles to Montorie Foster Jr. to put them up 19-7.

Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan then answered for Iowa with a 2-yard touchdown run with 49 seconds left in the third quarter.

Kims 55- and 46-yard field goals in the fourth quarter gave Michigan State a 25-14 lead with 7:34 remaining. Kims kicks eclipsed the record five field goals by former Spartans Paul Edinger and John Langeloh.

Im just happy Im able to go out and just help this team win, said Kim who has made 15 of 16 field goals this season. Its an honor to be able to set that record.

Johnson cut the deficit to 25-20 only 12 seconds later when he broke free on a 75-yard touchdown run. The Spartans sealed the win with a 1-yard scoring run by Nate Carter with 2:03 left.

They pushed us throughout the second half, got it within one score a couple of times, said Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith. And the response from this group was, was huge.

Michigan State dominated Iowa in the first half in jumping to a 12-0 lead. Kim hit field goals of 42 and 43 yards in the first quarter and then from 36 and 29 yards in the second quarter. He missed a 55-yarder at the end of the half.

The Hawkeyes were outgained 250-58 in the opening half, including only 28 yards rushing.

I just think overall, we we play better when we have some rhythm and we weren't able to, said McNamara. "We werent able to get any rhythm. It was a lack of execution I think in the first half.

Overall, I think I just need to play better. At the end of the day as quarterback, I have to play better in order for us to win. And I didnt do that tonight.

The takeaway

Iowa: The Hawkeyes continued to struggle with their passing game, throwing for only 150 yards. Iowa came into the game ranked 127th out of 133 FBS teams. McNamara was held to 3-of-9 passing for 30 yards in the first half and finished with 11 of 23 completions for 150 yards and an interception.

Michigan State: The Spartans, which were coming off a bye, put together their best performance of the season in all phases of the game. The defense was able to hold Johnson in check for most of the game, the offense was able to move the ball against Iowas stout defense and Kim connected on six of seven field-goal attempts.

I think were still a lot better than what we showed today, Chiles said. We did great getting to that red zone, but we got to finish now. Kim can make his kicks, but we also want to get in the end zone.

Up next

Iowa: Hosts Northwestern on Saturday.

Michigan State: Travels to Michigan on Saturday.

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Luke Altmyer threw for a touchdown and ran for another, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan on Saturday.

The Illini wore 1924 throwback uniforms to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Red Granges six-touchdown performance against Michigan on the day Memorial Stadium was dedicated.

Tanner Arkin caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Altmyer in the second quarter and raced 36 yards on a fake punt in the third to set up Altmyers 1-yard TD run.

Illinois (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) beat Michigan for the first time since 2009. The Illini had lost six straight to the Wolverines (4-3, 2-2).

Defending national champion Michigan scored its fewest points since 2014 and has lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2020.

Jabe Jacas had 13 tackles, including six solo and 2.5 of the Illinis five sacks of Jack Tuttle, and forced a fumble.

Altmyer was just 9-of-18 passing for 80 yards. He also ran for 48 yards on 10 carries.

This is what I came here for," said fourth-year Illinois coach Bret Bielema. "Ive heard so many times about things we havent done here. Leave the past in the past. Lets move forward.

"For this first time, I felt like we had a home-field advantage today. I want today to be the standard. We had a crowd that affected the game."

A sellout crowd of 60,670 turned out for the stadium rededication and celebration of Grange and the Illini's 39-14 win over the previously unbeaten Wolverines in 1924. Grange, the greatest player of his time and known as the Galloping Ghost," scored four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes of that game. In a nod to him and his teammates, the Illini of 2024 wore uniforms reflecting the style of that era complete with helmets that had the appearance of leather helmets.

Tuttle, Michigans third starting quarterback this season, was 20 of 32 for 208 yards. Kalel Mullings rushed for 87 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown and Colston Loveland had seven catches for 83 yards.

Not including the pandemic season, Michigan is out to its worst start since 2014 after having made the College Football Playoff three straight years.

Playoffs? That's out of the picture for us, Loveland said. "Now we just have to start wrecking peoples seasons. But this is unacceptable. Were letting a lot of people down.

The Illini opened the second half with Arkins' long run on the fake punt. He grabbed the snap headed to punter Hugh Robertson and ran to the Michigan 16.

Altmyer's touchdown four plays later, and Donovan Leary's two-point pass to Zakhari Franklin made it 21-7. Leary, the Illini backup quarterback, was in for conversion play because Altmyer's helmet fell off during his TD run.

We were waiting for the right opportunity and the right moment, Bielema said about the fake punt. We repped it for two weeks. Henry Boyer and T.J. McMullen had big blocks to spring Tanner.

The Illini led 13-7 at half and could have been further ahead. They drove deep into Michigan territory five times but scored just one touchdown on the pass from Altmyer to Arkin and David Alano's two field goals.

Michigan crossed into Illinois territory for the first time late in the first half and scored on Mullings' 1-yard dive on fourth down with 1:40 left in the second quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Illinois: The Illini appear to have recovered from their second-half meltdown last week against one-win Purdue, when they blew a 27-3 third-quarter lead, fell behind in the final minute of regulation and won 50-49 in overtime.

Michigan: The Wolverines offense continues to struggle. Tuttle missed several open receivers early and threw an interception with 7:58 left in the game.

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Illinois is set for a promotion after beating its third ranked opponent. Michigan should drop out.

FEAGIN DONE FOR THE SEASON

Bielema announced that Kaden Feagin, Illinois leading rusher, had surgery on his injured hip Friday and is out for the season.

FIRST TIME SINCE 1991

The Illini hadnt won a ranked vs. ranked home game since beating Ohio State in 1991. They lost three times to Michigan in a ranked vs. ranked home game since then, the last time in 2000.

UP NEXT

Illinois: visits No. 2 Oregon next Saturday.

Michigan: hosts Michigan State next Saturday.

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You're invited to celebrate Halloween with a family fun Monster Mash party at The Village of Rochester Hills.

On Sunday, October 20 from 3:00pm-5:00pm families are invited to take part in an afternoon of fun in the beautiful outdoor shopping center. This free event will feature a DJ who will be playing spooky tunes, themed stilt walkers, balloon twisters, roaming jugglers, character meet n greets with Jack and Sally, and a Bubble Witch Show and Play.

In addition to the on-site activations, Paint Creek Center for the Arts will be supplying pumpkins for children to decorate for a small $5 donation. Members from Paint Creek will bring decorating supplies and will assist children in their efforts to transform their pumpkins. Interested guests are encouraged to pre-register online as limited spacing and pumpkins are available.

Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and explore all that The Village of Rochester Hills has to offer. The vibrant and beautifully decorated outdoor lifestyle and shopping center has everything you need for this Fall. No matter if you are looking for a tasty treat at one of the many fast-casual restaurants like Pokeworks, Two Hands Corn Dogs, or Shake Shack or an elegant meal at The Jackson or Mitchells Fish Market, the culinary options have everything to satisfy your palette.

The fun is happening in Festival Park (104 N. Adams Road, Rochester Hills, MI) at the corner of Adams Blvd. and Walton Road. To learn more, visit linkprotect.cudasvc.com