Three golf courses in Michigan have made it on the list of GOLF.com's top 100 courses in the United States.

The list was revealed on Tuesday and is the latest version from the website. The website uses 127 panelists from around the globe and gave them a list of 609 golf courses that they had to place in 11 different groupings.

In this year's edition, Oakland Hills South in Bloomfield Hills came in at No. 20 down one spot from the last time the rankings came out.

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The next course is Crystal Downs in Frankfort, which came in at No. 23 down three spots.

Finally, The Kingsley Club came in at No. 99, down nine spots from the last ranking.

The top five courses in the U.S. remained the same Pine Valley, Cypress Point, Shinnecock Hills, National Golf Links of America and Oakmont.

GOLF.com said they plan to reveal the list of the top 100 courses you can play next week.

Some states might be able to see the northern lights on Tuesday night after a recent geomagnetic storm expanded the view line, according to the latest aurora forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Part of northern Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota have a chance of seeing the aurora borealis phenomenon on Tuesday.

Theres also a chance though lower for parts of Washington, northern Idaho, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Maine to view the lights based on NOAAs forecast map.

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Last month, NASA said the sun is at a point where its two poles have flipped contributing to more light shows here on Earth and increased visibility of the northern lights.

If the conditions are right, NOAA said the aurora can be seen as far as 621 miles away and does not need to be directly overhead.

Its recommended to go to a high vantage point away from light pollution to see the northern lights. Using your smartphone to photograph the northern lights may also help to see them better.

This past Saturday, a suspected drunk driver smashed into two vehicles at the corner of 7 Mile and Mound, killing 7-year-old Jerome Coleman Jr.

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Police say the driver, who does not live in Detroit, initially fled but was arrested when he returned to the scene two hours later with his blood alcohol level hitting double digits on a breathalyzer.

On Tuesday, 30-year-old Ahmad Jastta, from Roseville, was charged in connection to the crash. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged him with one count of Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death and three counts of Operating While Intoxicated Causing Serious Injury.

But Junior's aunt, Jawyna Griffin, says no matter what happens now, her nephew is never coming back.

"My whole family, we are traumatized, nothing prepared me for the images that I have in my head. I can't close my eyes," said Jawyna.

This security footage shows the crash. You can see the white car speeding westbound on 7 Mile, jumping the red light, and hitting the two vehicles.

We stopped the footage just before the impact, But Jawyna says her twin sister, Tawyna's vehicle flipped on its side.

EXTRA VIDEO: Viewer video showing the accident scene

"I saw my niece laying on the ground unconscious, my other nephew, he was in shock, and my baby was just lying there, my nephew lifeless," said Jawyna.

There were three other kids in the vehicle. Jawyna tells me her 5-year-old niece, Kiaree, has a brain injury resulting from a skull fracture. Her 21-year-old nephew De-mari and 23-year-old niece LaCresha, as a result of the crash, are both suffering from neck and spinal injuries.

"LaCresha was released from the hospital. De-mari was just moved from intensive care to a regular room. And Kiaree, they had to intubate her, they took all her tubes out of her this morning. So, hopefully, fingers crossed and praying she will be able to move out of intensive care today," said Jawyna.

"To say they are going to be traumatized is an understatement," asked Faraz Javed, 7 News Detroit reporter.

"Yes, we got to figure out now how life is going to go without him because a drunk driver decided to get behind the wheel," said Jawyna.

"Life will never be the same for you guys," asked Faraz.

"It will never, ever be the same. This is his best friend. He told me yesterday he wanted a bible so he could communicate with his cousin," said Jawyna.

"The fact that the driver came back and surrendered himself, does that give some sense of peace?" asked Faraz.

"Not really, no! What he did was unforgivable. Tell him that you took a 7-year-old boy's child's life that had a lot of life to live. He liked to climb trees, he fished a lot. He liked to take things apart and put them together. The last time I saw him, he said Aunty, look what I did?! He took a whole fan apart and was putting it back together, at 7," said Jawyna.

A candlelight vigil is scheduled this Saturday at 7 Mile and Mound, where Junior lost his life. The family has also set up a GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/jerome-coleman-jr

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President-elect Donald Trump is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for U.S. ambassador to Israel.

The nomination, which will have to be approved by the U.S. Senate, is notable given the ongoing conflicts between Israel and Hamas, as well as Iranian-backed militants in the region.

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"Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years. He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him," Trump said in a statement on Tuesday. "Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!"

Trump has remained steadfast in his support for Israel but has also expressed that the war in Gaza should come to an end.

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The conflict, now over a year old, began with a Hamas attack on Israel that resulted in over 1,200 deaths. In the ensuing months, Israel launched strikes on Hamas in Gaza. In October, Israel confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

However, Israel has also faced criticism for its handling of the war. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that more than 40,000 Palestinians, including many women and children, have died in the conflict.

Michigan State Police detectives seized drugs, guns and found an alligator during a search warrant at a home Downriver.

According to Michigan State Police, the Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team executed the search warrant on Tuesday. They didn't say what Downriver community the search was done in.

MSP said detectives seized over 500 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, six grams of cocaine, 371 grams of pills  including oxycodone, gabapentin, and acetaminophen  and nine firearms.

The suspect was arrested, police say.

They also said they found an alligator inside the home. That alligator was turned over to a local animal shelter.

With more Americans able to work remotely, and broadband technology improved in areas with less population density, new data from Fannie Mae shows demand for housing in rural areas is on the rise.

From 2010-19, more than half of rural U.S. counties lost population, while only 24% of counties in metropolitan areas had lost residents. But Fannie Mae's new data suggests that those trends are being reversed.

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Previous Fannie Mae research showed that first-time homebuyers were moving out of more population dense regions into areas with less density. What Fannie Mae has observed has been that the largest cities have seen the largest population declines from their inner cores, while small cities have experienced minimal loss. This phenomena has been dubbed as a "donut effect."

"Although only a small share of urban residents relocated to rural areas during the pandemic, their influx represented a disproportionate increase in demand for housing in those regions. In fact, application activity for housing in rural and non-metropolitan areas rose 80% since the start of the pandemic," wrote Kevin Park an economist with the Economic & Strategic Research Group.

What Park noted was that as housing demand in both urban and rural areas increased after the pandemic began in 2020, housing sales in urban regions cooled in more recent years. However, rural home sales have remained steady despite high interest rates.

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The boom in rural housing sales were experienced in all sorts or areas, but most especially near diverse, institution-rich hubs and high employment agricultural areas.

"Recent technology leaps and changes in workplace culture instigated by the COVID-19 pandemic may help attract residents and reverse this depopulation of rural areas," Park wrote.

Officials in Wisconsin believe a kayaker who went missing during the summer and was believed to be dead is actually alive and living in Europe.

The Green Lake County Sheriffs Office shared the dramatic twist in the search for 45-year-old Ryan Borgwardt from Watertown during a press conference on Friday.

"We dont know where he is, but he is not in our lake, said Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll.

The investigation into Borgwardt's disappearance at Green Lake included U.S. Customs, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.

After weeks of searching the lake to no avail, officials said they determined he had a second passport, had inquiries about moving funds to foreign banks, purchased airline gift cards, took out a $375,000 life insurance policy and was communicating with a woman in Uzbekistan leading them to believe he faked his disappearance.

Sheriff: Missing kayaker faked disapperance

The sheriff's office said Borgwardt, who is a married father of two, replaced a hard drive on his laptop and cleared browsers on the day he vanished, which was Aug. 12.

Podoll said the search for Borgwardt and the latest development has been difficult for his family.

The news was also hard for search groups, like Bruce's Legacy, to hear. The group is a nonprofit founded by Keith Cormican that specializes in water searches.

Its a little tough to swallow because it required a lot of expenses on this one, said Cormican.

He said speculation started early on in the search.

Ive never searched this much, this area so thoroughly, and not come up with something, said Cormican.

Cormican spent 23 days on the water, nearly half the time Borgwardt had been missing. He was there when the Borgwardt family found out about the new developments.

They were very shocked, as you can imagine, so very heartwrenching to the family, said Cormican.

The Green Lake Sheriffs Office will now work to identify any and all crimes committed and anyone who assisted with those crimes. The sheriff said they will also pursue restitution for the expenses of the search that have been funded by taxpayers.

This story was originally published by Mike Beiermeister at

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Four women bringing suit against the state of Idaho after having their "medically necessary" abortions denied due to a state law are beginning their testimony on Tuesday in a Boise courtroom.

Jennifer Adkins, the lead plaintiff against the state, will be the first of the four women to testify. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, Adkins had a 12-week ultrasound reveal that her baby had skin edema and cystic hygroma. Her lawyers say that the conditions have a high mortality rate and that Adkins was told that her pregnancy was not viable.

Idaho's law only allows abortions when it is "necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman." Medical providers who violate the law are subject to two to five years in prison. Idaho's abortion laws make no exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities.

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Adkins says that doctors told her that carrying the child to term could result in edema and preeclampsia.

"Though Jennifer was devastated by the news, it was clear to her that continuing the pregnancy would endanger her health," the Center for Reproductive Rights said. "Aware of Idahos abortion ban, she questioned her doctors, who admitted that if the states laws were different, they would have referred her to an in-state abortion clinic. But because of Idahos abortion laws, she would instead have to travel outside Idaho to get the care she needed."

The law has been in the midst of legal battles since 2022 when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Biden administration has also been among those fighting Idaho's abortion ban.

Here in Idaho, we are proud that we have led the country in protecting preborn lives. I will continue to work with Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to vigorously uphold state sovereignty and defend Idahos laws in the face of federal meddling, said Idaho Gov. Brad Little in 2022.

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The Idaho law is considered among the strictest in the U.S.

A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."

U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an "overtly religious" purpose, and rejected state officials' claims that the government can mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments because they hold historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law. His opinion noted that no other foundational documents including the Constitution or the Bill of Rights must be posted.

"We strongly disagree with the court's decision and will immediately appeal," Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill said in an emailed statement. Murrill, a Republican, supported the law, as did Republican Gov. Jeff Landry.

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In granting a preliminary injunction, DeGravelles said opponents of the law are likely to win their ongoing lawsuit against the law. The lawsuit argues that the law violates the First Amendment's provisions forbidding the government from establishing a religion or blocking the free exercise of religion. They had argued that the poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments would isolate students, especially those who are not Christian.

DeGravelles said the law amounts to unconstitutional religious government coercion of students: "As Plaintiffs highlight, by law, parents must send their minor children to school and ensure attendance during regular school hours at least 177 days per year."

Proponents say that the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law.

Plaintiffs in the case were a group of parents of Louisiana public school children.

The new law in Louisiana, a reliably Republican state that is ensconced in the Bible Belt, was passed by the state's GOP-dominated Legislature earlier this year.

The legislation, which has been touted by Republicans including President-elect Donald Trump, is one of the latest pushes by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms from Florida legislation allowing school districts to have volunteer chaplains to counsel students to Oklahoma's top education official ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons.

In recent years, similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in other states including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. However, with threats of legal battles over the constitutionality of such measures, none have gone into effect.

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In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the First Amendment establishment, which says Congress can "make no law respecting an establishment of religion." The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose.

Louisiana's legislation, which applies to all public K-12 schools and state-funded university classrooms, requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed on a poster or framed document at least 11 inches by 14 inches where the text is the central focus and "printed in a large, easily readable font."

Each poster must be paired with the four-paragraph "context statement" describing how the Ten Commandments "were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries."

Tens of thousands of posters would likely be needed to satisfy the new law. Proponents say schools are not required to spend public money on the posters, and instead that they can be bought using donations or that groups and organizations will donate the actual posters.

Police are investigating a shooting in Dearborn Heights that took place on Tuesday morning.

The shooting happened in the area of Van Born and Gulley  which is between Telegraph and Beech Daly.

A business owner along the stretch said when he arrived for work around 9:30 a.m., the area was covered with police officers.

Video from the scene showed shell casings all over the ground and a green Chevy Equinox covered with bullet holes.

We do have calls out to police to learn more information and we'll keep you updated as we learn more.

President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly pick South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

While Trump has not confirmed the nomination, CNN and NBC News reported the pick, citing sources with knowledge of the decision.

Numerous federal agencies fall under the Department of Homeland Security, including the Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Noem, a Trump loyalist, has been outspoken about problems at the southern border, noting that the impacts are being felt in her state hundreds of miles away.

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The United States of America is in a time of invasion, Noem said in January before the South Dakota legislature, according to The Associated Press. The invasion is coming over our southern border. The 50 states have a common enemy, and that enemy is the Mexican drug cartels. They are waging war against our nation, and these cartels are perpetuating violence in each of our states, even right here in South Dakota.

Noem will likely work with immigration hardliners Tom Homan, who will serve as Trump's 'border czar,' and Stephen Miller, the future deputy chief of staff.

Trump campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration and conducting mass deportations. His allies say deportations will begin with those who have a criminal history.

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If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late.

Health officials say it's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations.

Those viruses haven't caused much trouble so far this fall. But COVID-19 tends to jump in the winter months, a rise that usually starts around Thanksgiving and peaks in January.

And that coincides with flu season, which tends to start in November or December and peak in January or February.

It takes the body about two weeks to build up immunity after either shot meaning vaccination is needed before these viruses start spreading. A lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV.

Yes, you can get your flu and COVID-19 shots at the same time. Don't call them boosters they're not just another dose of last years protection. The coronavirus and influenza are escape artists that constantly mutate to evade your bodys immune defenses, so both vaccines are reformulated annually to target newer strains.

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While theyre not perfect, vaccinations offer strong protection against a bad case of flu or COVID-19 or dying from it.

It may not prevent every infection but those infections are going to be less severe, said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I would rather have my grandmother or my great-grandmother have a sniffle than have to go to the emergency room on Thanksgiving.

Last year, just 45% of adults got a flu vaccination and even fewer, 23%, got a COVID-19 shot.

Our best defense to protect ourselves, our loved ones and all those around us is a simple shot, Dr. Bruce A. Scott, president of the American Medical Association, said in a recent statement.

While it may have faded from the headlines, the coronavirus still killed more Americans than flu last year.

Maybe we believe that its not going to be me but lets not take a chance, said Dr. Michael Knight of George Washington University. Why not get a vaccine thats going to help you reduce that risk?

Who needs a fall COVID-19 or flu vaccination?

The CDC urges both an updated COVID-19 shot and yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older. If you recently had COVID-19, you can wait two or three months but still should get an updated vaccination because of the expected winter surge.

Both viruses can be especially dangerous to certain groups including older people and those with weak immune systems and lung or heart disease. Young children also are more vulnerable. The CDC counted 199 child deaths from flu last year.

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Pregnancy also increases the chances of serious COVID-19 or flu and vaccination guards mom plus ensures the newborn has some protection, too.

In addition, the CDC is recommending that people 65 and older get a second COVID-19 shot six months after their fall dose to boost their year-round protection, since the coronavirus isn't just a winter threat. People with weakened immune systems are eligible for extra doses, too.

Whats new about the COVID-19 shots?

Last falls shots targeted a coronavirus strain thats no longer spreading while this years are tailored to a new section of the coronavirus family tree. The Pfizer and Moderna shots are formulated against a virus subtype called KP.2 while the Novavax vaccine targets its parent strain, JN.1. Daskalakis said all should offer good cross protection to other subtypes now spreading.

The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines can be used by adults and children as young as 6 months. The Novavax shot is a more traditional protein vaccine combined with an immune booster, and open to anyone 12 and older.

Which flu vaccine to choose?

High-dose shots and one with a special immune booster are designed for people 65 and older, but if they can't find one easily they can choose a regular all-ages flu shot.

For the shot-averse, the nasal spray FluMist is available for ages 2 to 49 at pharmacies and clinics although next year it's set to be available for use at home.

All flu vaccinations this year will guard against two Type A flu strains and one Type B strain. Another once-common form of Type B flu quit spreading a few years ago and was removed from the vaccine.

What about that other virus, RSV?

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a coldlike nuisance for most people but it, too, packs hospitals every winter and can be deadly for children under 5, the elderly and people with certain high-risk health problems.

The CDC recommends an RSV vaccination for everyone 75 and older, and for people 60 to 74 who are at increased risk. This is a one-time shot, not a yearly vaccination but only 24% of seniors got it last year. It's also recommended late in pregnancy to protect babies born during the fall and winter.

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And while your arm may hurt and you may feel crummy for a day, it's also fine to get the RSV, flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time, Daskalakis said.

What will it cost?

The vaccines are supposed to be free under Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance plans if people use an in-network provider.

About 1.5 million uninsured adults got free COVID-19 vaccinations through a federal program last year but that has ended. Instead, the CDC is providing $62 million to health departments to help improve access. Call your local health department to ask about options.

Check the government website, vaccines.gov, for availability at local pharmacies.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it.

Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when release of the inquirys findings kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches of the church.

It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024," Welby said in the statement announcing his resignation. I believe that stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England, which I dearly love and which I have been honored to serve.

Helen-Ann Hartley, the bishop of Newcastle, said Monday that Welby's position was untenable after some members of the churchs national assembly started a petition calling on him to step down because he had lost the confidence of his clergy.

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But the strongest outcry had come from the victims of the late John Smyth, a prominent attorney who abused teenage boys and young men at Christian summer camps in Britain, Zimbabwe and South Africa over five decades. Andrew Morse, who was repeatedly beaten by Smyth over a period of five years, said that resigning was a chance for Welby to start repairing the damage caused by the churchs handling of historical abuse cases more broadly.

I believe that now is an opportunity for him to resign, Morse told the BBC before Welby stepped down. I say opportunity in the sense that this would be an opportunity for him to stand with the victims of the Smyth abuse and all victims that have not been treated properly by the Church of England in their own abuse cases.

Welbys resignation comes against the backdrop of widespread historical sexual abuse in the Church of England. A 2022 report by the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse found that deference to the authority of priests, taboos surrounding the discussion of sexuality and a culture that gave more support to alleged perpetrators than their victims helped make the Church of England a place where abusers could hide.

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Welbys supporters had argued that he had been instrumental in changing the culture of the church since he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013.

But it was an investigation into crimes that began long before that date that ultimately led to his downfall.

The church on Thursday released the results of an independent investigation into Smyth, who sexually, psychologically and physically abused about 30 boys and young men in the United Kingdom and 85 in Africa beginning in the 1970s.

The 251-page report of the Makin Review concluded that Welby failed to report Smyth to authorities when he was informed of the abuse in August 2013, soon after he became Archbishop of Canterbury.

Welby last week took responsibility for not ensuring that the allegations were pursued as energetically as they should have been after he learned of the abuse, but said he had decided not to resign.

On Monday, Welbys office issued a statement reiterating that position and expressing his horror at the scale of John Smyths egregious abuse.

Church officials were first made aware of the abuse in 1982, when they received the results of an internal investigation into Smyth. The recipients of that report participated in an active cover-up to prevent its findings from coming to light, the Makin Review found.

Smyth moved to Zimbabwe in 1984 and later relocated to South Africa. He continued to abuse boys and young men in Zimbabwe, and there is evidence that the abuse continued in South Africa until he died in August 2018.

Smyths abuse wasnt made public until a 2017 investigation by Britains Channel 4 television station, which led police in Hampshire to start an investigation. Police were planning to question Smyth at the time of his death and had been preparing to extradite him.

Stephen Cherry, dean of the chapel at Kings College Cambridge, said that Welby could no longer represent the people.

There are circumstances in which something happens whereby a person in a position of prominent leadership essentially loses the trust and the confidence and the capacity to do that really wonderful thing that someone like an archbishop does, which is represent everyone at a certain moment publicly, Cherry told the BBC before Welby resigned.

And the pain in the victim community and the history of not listening to people and not responding to people who are profoundly hurt by those in positions of power means that this is no longer a person who can carry the representative role of that office.

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday.

The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia about 2,200 miles north of the icy waters off the Antarctic coast, according to a statement from the Western Australia state's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

The largest penguin species has never been reported in Australia before, University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell said, though some had reached New Zealand, nearly all of which is further south than Western Australia.

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Cannell said she had no idea why the penguin traveled to Denmark.

Cannell is advising seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph who is caring for the penguin, spraying him with a chilled water mist to help him cope with his alien climate. The penguin is 39 inches tall and initially weighed 51 pounds.

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A healthy male can weigh more than 100 pounds.

The department said its efforts were focused on rehabilitating the penguin. Asked if the penguin could potentially be returned to Antarctica, the department replied that "options are still being worked through."

Amazon is developing a type of smart eyeglasses that can provide detailed directions to its delivery drivers to potentially shave time off of deliveries, according to a report from Reuters.

Reuters said it spoke with several people familiar with the project on the condition of anonymity because it is not public.

The smart glasses would provide turn-by-turn navigation and help drivers get around obstacles or warn them about things like an aggressive dog, Reuters reported.

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It would allow the delivery drivers to be more hands-free without having to rely on GPS navigation through smartphones or other handheld devices, and could potentially shorten delivery time in the increasingly competitive world of e-commerce.

The development of these smart glasses could take years, the sources reportedly told Reuters.

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Smart glasses are becoming more popular in the world of wearable technology after companies like Ray-Ban and Meta partnered to release their own version that can do things like record videos, conduct phone calls and use artificial intelligence in real-time.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as the next secretary of state.

The New York Times, citing three people familiar with Trumps thinking, reports that Trump has settled on Rubio but could still change his mind.

Scripps News has not yet independently confirmed the report, and Rubio has not issued a public statement in response.

Although Rubio has been a vocal supporter of Trump in recent years, that wasnt always the case. The two frequently sparred while competing for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

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During one debate, Rubio took a personal jab at Trump, commenting on his small hands.

"You know what they say about men with small hands, Rubio said.

Trump also nicknamed Rubio Little Marco, an apparent jab at the senators height.

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However, they seemed to mend fences once Trump secured the nomination and the presidency.

Rubio was also on Trumps shortlist for a running mate in 2024, though Trump ultimately chose Senator J.D. Vance.

A week after Trump's election victory, his administration is starting to take shape. He has reportedly tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Susie Wilies as chief of staff, Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff, Tom Homan as "border czar," Lee Zeldin as head of the Environmental Protection Agency and Elise Stefanik as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

A man who was previously reported missing has died after drowning in Anchor Bay, the St. Clair County Sheriff announced.

This happened Monday evening, as family members called police to report a 78-year-old missing man last seen around 4:30 p.m.

First responders went to his address on Anchor Bay Drive and found a broken dock board, along with other evidence that he may have entered the water.

Divers with the county entered the water and were able to find man quickly. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Clay Township Police Department is investigating the incident further.

Drownings are an especially tragic event, for the victim, their family, and the responders," said Sheriff Mat King via press release. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims family during this time."

Gas prices in metro Detroit are down 12 cents from last week, according to the latest data from AAA Michigan.

The agency reported Monday that prices are now an average of $3.04 per gallon in the state. That's down 28 cents from last month and 36 cents from this time last year.

In metro Detroit, gas prices dropped 7 cents to an average of $3.10 per gallon, which is 30 cents less than the same time last year.

According to AAA, data from the Energy Information Administration found gas demand dropped slightly and gas stocks rose.

"Michigan gas prices have dropped to the lowest prices since February," AAA spokespserson Adrienne Woodland said in a statement. "If gasoline stocks continue to rise, alongside lower demand, pump prices could drop further."

Most expensive gas price averages:  Ann Arbor ($3.10), Metro Detroit ($3.10), Marquette ($3.09) Least expensive gas price averages: Flint ($2.93), Grand Rapids ($2.97), Traverse City ($2.98)

Americans are expected to embark on longer, more expensive and more frequent vacations this holiday season.

In Deloitte's 2024 holiday travel survey, 33% of Americans are planning a trip lasting at least a week this holiday season. In 2023, 25% planned such a trip. A big reason why is more Americans are saying their finances have improved over the last year.

About 46% of those surveyed say they can better afford to travel, compared to 31% who said their finances had improved in 2023.

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Although those who will travel are planning longer and more expensive trips, the actual share of Americans going somewhere this holiday season is about the same as last year.

The Deloitte survey showed that 49% of Americans plan to travel, while 51% say they do not. Of those traveling, about 60% say they're taking a leisure trip, while the other 40% are planning to visit friends or relatives.

The No. 1 reason people cite for not traveling is cost. About 39% say they cannot afford to travel, while another 31% say travel is too expensive right now. Some Americans are expected to travel multiple times this holiday season. The share of people planning to take at least three trips this year is up to 35%. Only 19% of Americans went on at least three trips during the 2023 holiday season.

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It probably comes as little surprise, but those with higher incomes are most likely to travel. About 66% of those living in households making above $100,000 annually will go some place this holiday season, which is up from 59% a year ago. Low-income Americans were twice as likely to say they cannot afford to travel than those making above $100,000 a year.

Millennials are expected to be this holiday season's biggest travel spenders. They're expected to spend an average of $3,927 on their longest trip this year.

With demand for travel expected to be higher, Deloitte said the industry needs to better prepare itself for an influx of business.

"As the season approaches, travel suppliers would be wise to remember that with big budgets come big expectations. Ensuring that staff and systems are well-prepared to keep up with demandeven as the season brings its tradition of intense peak travel dayswill be as crucial as ever," Deloitte said.