Friends and family of London Thomas gathered to honor her life on what would have been her 18th birthday. It comes after her body was found weeks after she went missing.

"I'm joyful just because I know it's her birthday and this is what she would have wanted. Any 18-year-old would have loved this," said her mother, Jasma Bennett.

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Family and friends honor London Thomas on what would have been her 18th birthday

Bennett had to bury London on the same day she gave birth to her.

"It's a waking nightmare to have your child that you carried for 10 full months to be ripped away from you," said Bennett.

London went missing in early April and was last seen in Inkster. Her body was found weeks later in Southfield. Right now, there's no word on her cause of death.

Watch below: Grandmother of London Thomas speaks days after London's body was found

Grandmother of London Thomas speaks days after London's body was found

London's father, Cedric Salisbury, says this is the hardest thing his family has had to face.

"We thank everybody who gave us the time to try to find London, we hate that everything happen the way it happen but today we just need justice," said Salisbury.

Michigan State Police is leading the investigation into London's death.

London's 23-year-old boyfriend, Jalen Pendergrass, was named a person of interest in her disappearance but has not been charged in her case.

He has been charged in an unrelated matter that involved filing a false police report in Novi last year.

Watch below: Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Detroit teen London Thomas

Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Detroit teen London Thomas

His mother was arrested and charged for lying to police when it comes to the investigation into London's disappearance.

"We want justice, she didn't deserve that, no child deserves this," said Johnson.

After London's family and friends laid her to rest on Saturday, they held a balloon release in her honor.

Her mother says she wants London to be remembered as someone who loved everyone.

"By this turnout from what you see, her love spread far and wide," said Bennett.

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The Detroit Dachshund Club hosted it's inaugural Wiener Walk in Rochester Saturday.

The event was inspired by similar events that have taken place throughout Europe gathering thousands of Dachshund breed dogs for a walk.

More than 100 wiener dogs and their owners signed up for Saturday's event including 7 News Detroit's Whitney Burney who hosted the walk.

"Well, there's dachshund clubs all over the country and all over the world, and I just wanted to make one here," said DDC Founder Kelly Honos. " We meet up once a month and we do events like this and we have fundraising events in Detroit all the time. We have Halloween parties, so we try to make it fun for the dogs and the people."

The event was complete with artists and a food truck. The event organizers say 10% of the food truck proceeds in addition to donations given for event tickets will benefit the Dachshund Haus and Corgi Rescue. The volunteer based non profit helps to place surrendered doxies and corgis into forever homes. They also serve in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Honos said Saturday's meet up sold around 150 tickets. The money raised can help get dogs out of abusive and neglectful situations helping them on their healing journey.

"I was very amazed," said Honos of the turnout. "I believe we made over $2000 for the rescue."

DDC will be hosting another wiener dog meet up next month at the Detroit Shipping Company called the Midwest Wiener Fest. The fundraising event is set to include vendors, flash tattoos and food. More information can be found on the DDC Instagram and social media pages.

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A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would risk the benefits of 11 million Americans receiving assistance.

The report examined a recent bill proposed by Republican Reps. Dusty Johnson, Randy Feenstra, and Warren Davidson. One notable aspect of the legislation is that it would increase the age for complying with SNAP's work requirements from 55 to 65.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this proposed change would eliminate benefits for 1.4 million American adults. Another 300,000 people living in households with adults aged 55-64 would be at risk of losing benefits.

The proposal would also modify SNAP's work requirement exemptions for parents. Currently, adults with a dependent child under age 18 are exempt from SNAP's work requirements. The bill would change the age limit from 18 to 7.

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This proposed change would eliminate benefits for 3.1 million American adults ages 18 to 64 if signed into law. An additional 4.5 million Americans would be at risk of losing benefits because of the proposed change, 4 million of whom are children. If enacted, 500,000 seniors age 65 and older could lose benefits.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities stated that the changes could affect roughly one in four SNAP participants.

"With the risk of a recession rising and the Trump administrations tariff policies likely to increase the cost of groceries and other essentials, SNAPs role in supporting people who are temporarily out of work or dont earn enough to afford basic needs is especially critical," the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities wrote. "Taking food away from more people who dont meet a harsh, red tape-laden work requirement or are unable to prove they qualify for an exemption would worsen food insecurity and hardship while undermining SNAPs vital role as an economic stimulus."

A similar proposal in 2023 estimated that such changes would save the federal government between $90 billion and $120 billion over the course of a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Most individuals and families are already subject to some form of work requirements to be eligible for SNAP.

Work is a powerful pathway out of poverty, said Johnson. Time and time again, work requirements for able-bodied adults have proven to be effective. My bill makes improvements, including closing loopholes some states use to game the system.

As of 2023, 42.1 million people, or 12.6% of U.S. residents, were receiving monthly SNAP benefits.

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A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.

Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking. The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location. The European Space Agencys space debris office also tracked the spacecraft's doom after it failed to appear over a German radar station.

It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit. Experts said ahead of time that some if not all of it might come crashing down, given it was built to withstand a landing on Venus, the solar systems hottest planet.

The chances of anyone getting clobbered by spacecraft debris were exceedingly low, scientists said.

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Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

Much of the spacecraft came tumbling back to Earth within a decade of the failed launch. No longer able to resist gravitys tug as its orbit dwindled, the spherical lander an estimated 3 feet (1 meter) across was the last part of the spacecraft to come down. The lander was encased in titanium, according to experts, and weighed more than 1,000 pounds (495 kilograms).

Any surviving wreckage will belong to Russia under a United Nations treaty.

After following the spacecrafts downward spiral, scientists, military experts and others could not pinpoint in advance precisely when or where the spacecraft might come down. Solar activity added to the uncertainty as well as the spacecrafts deteriorating condition after so long in space.

After so much anticipation, some observers were disappointed by the lingering uncertainty over the exact whereabouts of the spacecrafts grave.

If it was over the Indian Ocean, only the whales saw it, Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek said via X.

As of Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Space Command had yet to confirm the spacecraft's demise as it collected and analyzed data from orbit.

The U.S. Space Command routinely monitors dozens of reentries each month. What set Kosmos 482 apart and earned it extra attention from government and private space trackers was that it was more likely to survive reentry, according to officials.

It was also coming in uncontrolled, without any intervention by flight controllers who normally target the Pacific and other vast expanses of water for old satellites and other space debris.

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A sixth-grade student at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Boise had a surprising prediction come true when she randomly selected the cardinal who would become the next pope.

"They were like, he's the pope, he's the pope, and they screamed it down the halls, and we were, like, 'Yay he got elected,' and I was like, 'That's my guy, that's my guy.'"

Olivia Fisher and her classmates were given an assignment to pick a cardinal at random who might become the next pope. Her selection, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made her the only student to correctly predict the historic choice.

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"I got who is now the pope, and we had to do it on this bag," Olivia said.

The assignment required students to research their selected cardinal and create a portrait with facts about them. Fisher included details about the new pope in her drawing.

"He was born September 19th, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois," Olivia said.

Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope, a fact that excited Fisher and many others.

"It's cool because we're from the U.S. and I think it's cool to know that he knows where we are, and that he could probably speak American too," Fisher said.

As part of the project, the class made red zucchettos, the small, red skullcaps worn by cardinals. Fisher's drawing featured a white one, reserved for the pope perhaps a sign of her lucky prediction.

Fisher's research highlighted qualities she believes are important for a successful pope, including "prudence, leadership, pastor, experience, intellectual, diplomacy, humility, compassion and mercy."

Her extensive research has paid off, giving her knowledge about the new pope and excitement to learn even more.

This article was written by

Jessica Davis for the Scripps News Group in Boise.

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Up to 1,000 transgender troops will be kicked out of the military in the next 28 days. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a deadline for the Pentagon to discharge those troops by June 6. He posted on X that his department is leaving wokeness and weakness behind.

Hegseth added that the Trump administration's policy is "what the American people voted for."

This decision comes days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing the transgender ban to go into effect while legal challenges work their way through the courts.

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. The order argued that the presence of transgender service members conflicts with the soldiers commitment and harms military readiness.

In March, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settlea George W. Bush appointeeruled in favor of transgender service members challenging the policy, stating that discharging them would damage their careers and reputations.

An Obama-era policy implemented in 2016 allowed transgender individuals to serve openly. However, during Trumps first term, he reversed that policy, issuing a ban that allowed exceptions for active-duty service members who had already begun the transitioning process.

When President Joe Biden took office, the ban was rescinded.

Thousands of transgender individuals serve in the military, though they make up less than 1% of the total active-duty personnel.

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GLAADs President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis called the Supreme Court's decision a "disgrace."

"Allowing this discriminatory ban to go into effect is out of step with the views of the American people, compromises military readiness, and will make America less safe. Americas brave service members and their families deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," she said.

Public health officials are searching for San Diego Zoo Safari Park visitors who may have been exposed to a wild bat that tested positive for rabies on Wednesday, May 7.

Officials confirmed the bat does not reside in any of the park's animal exhibits and was safely collected by a trained staff member.

According to a press release, the bat was found near a public elevator in the African Loop, close to a hot air balloon ride. This is the only elevator located in this section of the park.

Park visitors who had no physical contact with the bat are not at risk for rabies.

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County Interim Public Health Officer Dr. Ankita Kadakia said rabies symptoms in people can take weeks or months to develop upon exposure and become "fatal without prompt post-exposure vaccine and treatment."

Rabies transmission can happen from a bat bite or if a bats saliva comes in contact with a cut or abrasion, or with mucous membranes, such as the eyes, nose or mouth," Kadakia said. "Although bats can carry rabies, they are an important part of nature in San Diego County. It is important to respect the space of wildlife and do not touch them.

This article was written by Elizabeth Dieguez for the Scripps News Group in San Diego.

Doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme announced this week that it is pausing adding its products to McDonald's menus throughout the U.S.

Joshua Charlesworth, CEO of Krispy Kreme, told investors that Krispy Kreme doughnuts are now available at 2,400 McDonald's locations throughout the U.S. For now, that number won't go up.

That means that only about 17% of U.S. McDonald's locations will serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the foreseeable future.

"We are seeing that after the initial marketing launch, demand drops below our expectations, requiring intervention," he said. "To deliver sustainable, profitable growth, we are partnering with McDonald's to increase sales by stimulating higher demand and cutting costs by simplifying operations.

"At the same time, we are reassessing our deployment schedule together with McDonald's while we work to achieve a profitable business model for all parties. Given this, we do not expect to launch any additional restaurants in Q2."

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McDonald's began serving Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the second half of 2024. The companies had expected full nationwide availability by the end of 2026. Three varieties of Krispy Kreme doughnuts are available: Original Glazed, Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles, and Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled.

Charlesworth seemed to think the partnership could resume expansion at a future time.

"I remain confident in the long-term national opportunity, but we need to work together with them to identify levers to improve sales, simplify operations, and once we're positioned for profitable growth, we'll expand further," he said.

Although the McDonald's expansion is on pause, the company said it is continuing with placing doughnuts in more Costco and Sam's Club locations in the coming months.

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Michigan man who survived suicide attempt receives face transplant, now helping others Michigan man who survived suicide attempt receives face transplant, now helping others

A Michigan man who attempted to take his own life and survived is now the 18th person in the country to receive a face transplant.

Only about 50 people in the world have ever received a face transplant, and the story of how this man got to this point is full of miraculous moments.

Derek Pfaff, 30, showed us the first version of himself. The one who in 2012, had a seemingly perfect life. He was a captain of his high school football team, he scored a touchdown in the game that won them the state championship.

He had a 4.0, amazing friends and family, blessings that followed him to his freshman year of college, but stress about maintaining his success followed him as well.

The pressure weighed heavily, but Derek said overall he was really quite happy, which makes his story perhaps even more shocking.

"I was on a spring break, I had came back from a ski trip up north with my friends. I had them over that night to play cards in the basement. And yeah, I don't remember getting the gun or doing any of that," he said.

"So before that day, you never had any thoughts of suicide?" I asked him.

"No, never, never crossed my mind," said Derek.

Derek was 19. He had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Derek and Lisa had plans to go to church early the next day. She woke up and went to check on all her kids around 1:30 in the morning.

"I went to Derek's rooms first and opened his door, and he wasn't in his room, and that was really strange," said Lisa Pfaff. "I went through the house, I couldn't find him, and Jerry went outside, and then I heard this loud scream, Derek, no, Derek no.' And he yelled, call 9-1-1, and he said Derek shot himself,'" recalled Lisa.

From 2014 through 2020, he underwent 58 surgeries. Somehow, Derek defied all odds and made it back home, but that doesnt mean life got easier. He no longer had a nose, he lost an eye, his teeth and lips were mostly gone. The second version of himself looked very different.

His face transplant at the Mayo Clinic would make Derek the 18th person in the country to ever receive a face transplant. He would be one of only about 50 in the world to ever receive one. Derek is now 30. He will soon have his last surgery, which includes getting new teeth, and having his trach taken out, allowing him to eat solid foods for the first time in 11 years.

DEA impersonators targeting medical offices and everyday citizens with fake fines DEA impersonators targeting medical offices and everyday citizens with fake fines

A local dermatology office is sounding the alarm after a brazen attempt at a con job targeting medical professionals. A man called their office impersonating a DEA agent, which is an increasingly common scam targeting medical offices.

The scammer claimed to be a DEA agent named Daniel Patel and demanded to speak with doctors about an urgent matter, but an experienced office administrator recognized the red flags.

Part of it was when he hung up, he said God bless America, said Gladys Moore, a practice administrator at Affiliated Troy Dermatologists.

Moore, who has more than 30 years of experience, says this was the first scam call of this nature in her career. Her vigilance protected the practice from what could have been a costly fraud.

"So, I might get a call maybe twice a month from people all over the country about these DEA scams. And sometimes, they get cash from people Target, iTunes, Amazon gift cards. They're just so rattled, they're willing to do whatever it takes to, quote on quote, get the feds off their back," DEA spokesperson Brian McNeal said.

McNeal explained that what makes these scams believable is that the culprits sometimes dig up a doctor's DEA registration number which the agency provides to medical practitioners allowing them to prescribe drugs and the scammers sometimes use the names of actual DEA employees to seem more credible.

"So usually, the way the scam works is they will say that registration number has been involved in some type of illegal activity and that you must pay a fine or you'll face arrest," McNeal said.

These so-called "fines" range anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000.

McNeal says these DEA impersonators don't just target doctors and people who prescribe drugs, they also go after regular everyday citizens.

Redford Township school saving money on food costs with vertical garden Redford Township school saving money on food costs with vertical garden

Sixth-grade students at Hilbert Elementary School are helping their cafeteria staff cut back on food costs this year by growing some ingredients in their school lunches.

We know its ready to harvest right about now when there is no longer any white behind the lettuce," said STEM teacher Angela Maggioncalda.

Maggioncalda and her students are taking on a newer form of farming: vertical hydroponics.

Its pretty self managing, outside of making sure that theres enough nutrients for the plants, because they are not in soil where they normally get their nutrients from," Maggioncalda said. "And that the pH of the water is correct for the plants.

Contrary to traditional farming, this method takes no dirt and a lot less ground space.

This took very fast," said Javier. "Like two days and when youre at home gardening it takes weeks.

The students we spoke to say they love watching their lettuce and herbs grow.

But when it comes to vertical farming on a larger scale, there are still some kinks that need to be worked out. Fay Hansen, assistant professor of Biological Science at Oakland University, says there are some Phytonutrients that plants growing in the ground build up that those grown indoors can't.

Royal Oak seeks public feedback on new parking meters as current system set to expire Royal Oak working on parking changes with the community

Royal Oak is asking for public feedback on potential new parking meters as the city prepares to replace its current system by the end of the year.

Residents, visitors and business owners have long complained about the existing parking meters in downtown Royal Oak, describing them as difficult to use and confusing.

The current parking meter system will end on Dec. 31 and the city is looking to partner with a new vendor in 2026.

City Commissioner Rebecca Cheezum said the city is actively seeking input from the community.

"We are looking for members of the public, so residents of Royal Oak, visitors to Royal Oak, business owners in Royal Oak to come and try out the three potential vendors to see what they think about the equipment," Cheezum said. "We want a system that is usable, easy, convenient and accessible for everyone."

On Wednesday, the city hosted two Community Parking Open Houses. Local business owners are also eager for the change. Bob Morton, co-owner of Lily's Seafood on Washington Street, said his staff frequently has to help customers struggling with the current meters.

"If not every day, but every other day, someone from our staff or surrounding businesses try to come out and try to help somebody standing at the meter for 10 or 15 minutes," Morton said.

'A very humble man': De La Salle principal shares personal connection to Pope Leo XIV 'A very humble man': De La Salle principal shares personal connection to Pope Leo XIV

The world has a new Pope, as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday in Vatican City.

The first-ever pope from the United States has a personal connection to local Catholic school leader Brother Ken Kalinowski, the principal of De La Salle Collegiate in Warren.

Kalinowski knew Pope Leo XIV during their time together at Villanova University near Philadelphia and has even kept a gift from him all these years later that hangs over his desk.

"Father Bob was the jovial, friendly, what you saw is what you got. He was just so charismatic," Kalinowski said.

Kalinowski grew up in metro Detroit and received a full-ride scholarship to Villanova University. During his time at the university, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, or as Kalinowski and his classmates at Villanova knew him, Father Bob, is remembered with absolute fondness.

"He would just pick tables and just sit with different kids every day and just a delight," Kalinowski said. "His whole thing was working for the good of the poor and making sure that the least, the last and the lost are not forgotten.

The now-principal of the all-boys Catholic high school says theres one instance they shared together that he keeps with him to this day. After his grandmother died in the 1980s, he missed mass for two weeks. Father Bob was there to help.

He goes 'Ken, I havent seen you at mass' and I said 'Father, with my grandmother passing, I think Jesus is on vacation.' Well few days later, there was a picture of Jesus in a frame in a box and he left it at my dorm door and I still have it hanging in my office. And it said, 'Jesus has returned and he wants you to come back,'" Kalinowski said.

Kalinowski has kept that picture from the now-Pope Leo XIV during his time as a missionary in Papua New Guinea, to serving in Kenya and Mexico City and now in Warren inside his office at the high school, not knowing his gift is from the holiest of old friends.

Residents continue to oppose proposed landfill on border of Wayne and Washtenaw counties Residents continue to oppose proposed landfill on Wayne-Washtenaw border

Residents living near the Arbor Hills Landfill are voicing concerns over a proposed expansion that would add a new landfill to the north of the existing site.

Ronak Nandwana lives near the landfill, which sits on the border of Salem Township and Northville Township.

"When the dump first came in here 50 years ago, there was nobody here but now, there are so many neighborhoods that have popped up and they're building even more across the street," Nandwana said.

The waste management company GFL Environmental owns Arbor Hills and has proposed building a new landfill to the north of the existing one, citing that the current landfill is reaching its capacity.

Nandwana opposes the new landfill because of odor issues from the current facility.

"Right now, we are northeast of the dump, so maybe if you have eastern winds, maybe you can only catch a little edge of the smell. But if it's directly west of us, we're going to smell it for sure," Nandwana said.

We reached out to GFL on Wednesday to talk about the proposal and were told "no comment."

Dave Drinan, a Northville Township resident and member of The Conservancy Initiative, a nonprofit group formed to oppose the landfill, also expressed concerns about the expansion.

"Those of us who have invested in homes within a mile or two of this site obviously don't want to have to live next to a new landfill," Drinan said.

Community rallies to save historic Flat Rock Dam as officials weigh options Future of historic Flat Rock Dam

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority released a 140-page feasibility study that includes the possibility of removing the Flat Rock Dam to improve fish travel, sparking concern among residents and officials alike.

"I'd hate to see it go," said Will Melfi, who has been visiting the Flat Rock Dam since he was 15. "It's a great place just to come and relax for a few hours and just do some good fishing."

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority emphasized in a statement that no final decisions have been made regarding the dam's future.

"The most important key takeaway is that NO decisions have yet been made regarding the future of the Flat Rock Dam. We are currently conducting a Feasibility Study, and that is the first step in complex projects such as this one. The feasibility study evaluates multiple future options." the authority said in a statement.

One alternative being considered is selling the dam to Flat Rock or Huron Township for $5, an offer that Flat Rock Mayor Steven Beller says requires more information.

"It was a very vague offer and it opened up a lot of questions about the dam, the condition of the dam, all the responsibilities, what's supposed to be done and when," Beller said.

State lawmakers representing the district have also voiced opposition to removing the dam, which was built in the 1920s by Henry Ford.

"All three state reps that are around the river and dam oppose this. The mayor and the Huron Township supervisor oppose this. So, we're all in this, we are all one, speaking as one voice to the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority to say we don't want this dam removed," Rep. James Desana said.

Desana is asking the Metroparks to redirect the remaining feasibility study funding toward repairs instead.

However, the Metroparks Authority maintains that completing the study is necessary before any decisions can be made.

"EGLE inspects the dam every 3 years, we received the last report in February of 2024 from their inspection on November 9, 2023. The Flat Rock Dam meets all regulatory requirements that are part of the inspection process. EGLE has determined it is a high hazard potential dam, thus, it is our responsibility as owners of the dam to complete the feasibility study and have as much information for future decision making as possible. Since 1990, the Metroparks has invested over $1.7 million in regular maintenance and repairs to ensure the dam meets requirements and is structurally sound. The funding from this grant is for the feasibility study and not for ongoing maintenance or repairs.," the authority stated.

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U.S. President Donald Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, but neither country has immediately confirmed a deal.

It follows weeks of hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals, who have traded missile strikes, drone attacks and artillery fire and is their most serious confrontation in decades. Tensions have flared since a gun massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan.

Pakistans foreign minister said his country would consider de-escalation if India stopped further attacks. However, Ishaq Dar warned that if India launched any strikes, our response will follow.

Dar told Pakistans Geo News that he also conveyed this message to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who contacted him after Rubio spoke to New Delhi earlier.

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We responded because our patience had reached its limit. If they stop here, we will also consider stopping, Dar added.

India said it targeted Pakistani air bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at military and civilian infrastructure in the countrys Punjab state early Saturday.

Pakistan earlier said it intercepted most missiles and responded with retaliatory strikes on India.

Rubio spoke to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and emphasized that both sides need to identify methods to de-escalate and reestablish direct communication to avoid miscalculation, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Saturday, and offered U.S. support to facilitate productive discussion.

A Marana, Arizona, man accused of leaving his young child in a hot car, leading to her death, reportedly got approval by the court to take a family vacation to Hawaii.

Court paperwork shows the counsel for 37-year-old Christopher Scholtes requested the vacation in early April.

It was then approved by the courts for the trip in early May.

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In July 2024, first responders were called to the Marana home for a report of an unresponsive child in a vehicle.

They found a young girl in the car. She was rushed to the hospital but was later pronounced dead.

Scholtes originally told police he left the sleeping two-year-old in the car for 30 minutes to an hour, and he had left the car on with the AC because he didn't want to wake her up.

Police later determined through next-door surveillance video that the girl had been in the car for about three hours.

Scholtes faces charges of first-degree murder and child abuse.

The Canton Farmers Market returns to Cherry Hill Village for another season of open-air shopping, providing marketgoers with access to fresh local produce, artisanal goods, unique finds, educational information and more.

Markets will be held rain or shine on most Sundays from May 11 through October 12, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The market season will initially be held at the Village Arts Factory, 50755 Cherry Hill Road, and will relocate in July back to its regular location in Preservation Park, 500 N. Ridge Road, for the remainder of the season. No markets will be held on May 25, June 15, July 6, August 31, and September 28.

Marketgoers will enjoy a unique shopping experience featuring a variety of local merchandise for sale, kids produce club and activities, live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, special activities, and more. In addition, a variety of food trucks will rotate throughout the season offering tasty lunch options. The Canton Farmers Market also supports food assistance programs, including SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, Senior Project Fresh, and WIC Project Fresh.

For complete details about the Canton Farmers Market, visit cantonmi.gov, follow on Facebook @CantonFarmersMarket or on Instagram @CantonFarmersMarketMI.

The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday.

Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican President Donald Trumps efforts to shrink the size of a federal government he calls bloated and expensive.

The Court holds the President likely must request Congressional cooperation to order the changes he seeks, and thus issues a temporary restraining order to pause large-scale reductions in force in the meantime, Illston wrote in her order.

The temporary restraining order directs numerous federal agencies to halt acting on the presidents workforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo issued by the Department of Government Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management.

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The order, which expires in 14 days, does not require departments to rehire people. Plaintiffs asked that the effective date of any agency action be postponed and that departments stop implementing or enforcing the executive order, including taking any further action.

They limited their request to departments where dismantlement is already underway or poised to be underway, including at the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which announced in Marchit will lay off 10,000 workers and centralize divisions.

Illston, who was nominated to the bench by former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, said at a hearing Friday the president has the authority to seek changes in the executive branch departments and agencies created by Congress.

But he must do so in lawful ways, she said. He must do so with the cooperation of Congress, the Constitution is structured that way.

Trump has repeatedly said voters gave him a mandate to remake the federal government, and he tapped billionaire Elon Musk to lead the charge through DOGE.

Tens of thousands of federal workers have been fired, left their jobs via deferred resignation programs or have been placed on leave as a result of Trumps government-shrinking efforts. There is no official figure for the job cuts, but at least 75,000 federal employees took deferred resignation, and thousands of probationary workers have already been let go.

In her order, Illston gave several examples to show the impact of the downsizing. One union that represents federal workers who research health hazards faced by mineworkers said it was poised to lose 221 of 222 workers in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, office; a Vermont farmer didnt receive a timely inspection on his property to receive disaster aid after flooding and missed an important planting window; a reduction in Social Security Administration workers has led to longer wait times for recipients.

All the agencies impacted were created by Congress, she noted.

Lawyers for the government argued Friday that the executive order and memo calling for large-scale personnel reductions and reorganization plans provided only general principles that agencies should follow in exercising their own decision-making process.

It expressly invites comments and proposals for legislative engagement as part of policies that those agencies wish to implement, Eric Hamilton, a deputy assistant attorney general, said of the memo. It is setting out guidance.

But Danielle Leonard, an attorney for plaintiffs, said it was clear that the president, DOGE and OPM were making decisions outside of their authority and not inviting dialogue from agencies.

They are not waiting for these planning documents" to go through long processes, she said. Theyre not asking for approval, and theyre not waiting for it.

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The temporary restraining order applies to departments including the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Labor, Interior, State, Treasury and Veterans Affairs.

It also applies to the National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration and Environmental Protection Agency.

Some of the labor unions and nonprofit groups are also plaintiffs in another lawsuit before a San Francisco judge challenging the mass firings of probationary workers. In that case, Judge William Alsup ordered the government in March to reinstate those workers, but the U.S. Supreme Court later blocked his order.

The Eighth Annual Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk for Mental Health in Dearborn on May 10th at 9:30am at University of Michigan Dearborn Campus, marking the second stop in a 50-day national movement to raise awareness for mental health and the healing power of physical activity.

Created by physician, advocate and TEDx speaker Dr. Adel Korkor, the series includes 50 5K events in 50 states. Over 6,500 people have participated since 2018, with many sharing stories of how exercise has helped them manage mental illness. Were honored to bring this years series to Dearborn, said Dr. Korkor. Its a city that understands the importance of resilience and wellnessand we hope the community will come out and show its support.

Funds raised will go toward mental health awareness, affordable care advocacy, youth wellness programs and to better understand the relationship between the brain, emotional wellbeing and physical activities. To register or learn more, visit www.fivefiftyfifty.com.

The Heidelberg Project will celebrate its 39th birthday on Saturday, May 3 at Spot Lite Detroit with a full day of special events.

Activities kick off at 11 a.m. with friends of the Heidelberg Project encouraged to bring old photo prints and stories of their visits to the iconic outdoor art installation to be part of the Heidelberg Projects historical archive. Childrens activities will run from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. and doors will open at 7 p.m. for music, with a star-studded lineup of DJs set to perform. The live music lineup features Kenjiro, Turtle Bugg, and WDET hosts and DJs, Liz Warner, Shigeto, and Wajeed. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

Spot Lite is located at 2905 Beaufait St., No. 4.

The Farmington Hills Beautification Commission is helping community members grow their gardens at the annual Spring Plant and Seed Swap.

The event will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 10 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot near the Farmington Hills Nature Center in Heritage Park, located at 24915 Farmington Road, between Ten and Eleven Mile Roads. Community members are encouraged to come prepared with gloves, wagons and nursery pots to take home new seedlings, as well as any plants or seeds they would like to share. Members of the Farmington Hills Beautification Commission will be available to answer questions and offer expert gardening advice.

For more information about the plant swap or the Beautification Commission, contact Tracey Emmanuel, community development coordinator and staff liaison to the Farmington Hills Beautification Commission, at temmanuel@fhgov.com or 248-871-2545.

The Guild of Artists & Artisans (The Guild) and the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) are proud to announce the annual return of Art Birmingham.

Now in its 44th year, the event will once again be held on Mothers Day Weekend, May 10th & 11th, in Downtown Birminghams Shain Park. The fine art fair will feature jury-selected artists, kids art activities, live entertainment, food vendors, and adult beverage offerings. The free-admission event is within walking distance to convenient parking as well as close to the many unique stores and fabulous restaurants of downtown Birmingham. The highly regarded fine art fair will include approximately 150 artists, featuring jewelry, ceramics, painting, glass, photography, fiber, and more. The featured artwork for this years event is created by mixed media artist Kate Morgan. Other artists of note include many returning artistsSusan Fleming, James Wilbat, and Amy Beeler.

For more information and a complete list of participating artists, visit ArtBirmingham.org.

A former paraprofessional with Forest Park Elementary School in Eastpointe is facing assault and battery charges after allegedly striking a 6-year-old student with autism in the head with his own shoe.

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The Macomb County prosecutor's office alleges 53-year-old Kimberley Horen took the child's shoe off before hitting the first grader with it last October.

Tabatha Woodward is the mother of Ryder Sobieski, who is mostly nonverbal. She says she received a call from the school principal the day of the incident, around 5 p.m..

The principal called saying that one of the paraprofessionals took a shoe to my sons head, a staff member has seen it, and they are going to investigate it," Woodward said. It hurts me a lot that somebody actually could do that to somebody thats autistic.

7 News Detroit reached out to the Eastpointe Community School District, which said as soon as they got wind of the incident, Horen was placed on leave and an internal investigation was conducted. She was terminated once that investigation was complete. In a statement the district said:

We have high expectations of our employees, and we absolutely do not accept or tolerate that kind of behavior in Eastpointe Community Schools.

Woodward says she hopes the woman is never able to work with children again and wishes she was charged with the more severe felony of child abuse.

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido says the misdemeanor of assault and battery was chosen because it was more appropriate for the crime. He says he was outraged when he first heard about the case.

"As a trusted educator, the defendant had a responsibility to provide a safe and focused learning environment for students. Instead, she violated that trust. This behavior is unacceptable, and we are committed to pursuing justice to ensure that such misconduct has no place in our schools," Prosecutor Lucido said.

Meanwhile, at home, Woodward says the trauma has followed her son since the incident, and he has been acting out ever since.

Hes been throwing himself on the floor, and hes been having a hard time spending time with his other nieces and nephews," Woodward said.

If convicted, Horen faces up to 93 days in jail.