An 82-year-old Pontiac man died Oct. 10 from injuries he sustained four days earlier when he was hit by a truck while crossing the street, officials said.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Larry Gene Howard, and said he was struck by a 2012 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck near the intersection of Walton Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue in Pontiac, shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

A 68-year-old Pontiac man was driving the truck southbound on Baldwin Avenue and turning right onto Walton Boulevard when Howard was hit, the sheriff’s office said.

Howard was transported to an area hospital where he died Friday. The incident remains under investigation by the Crash Reconstruction Unit, the sheriff’s office said.

 

Tony Award-winning actor Barry Bostwick, alias Brad Majors from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” is going on a North American tour across 40 cities to celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary.

Alongside co-stars Nell Campbell, alias Columbia, and Patricia Quinn, alias Magenta, Bostwick will appear at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. There will also be a live shadow-cast with Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society members, a memorabilia display and costume contest. The actors will speak about “Rocky Horror” and be available for a VIP Meet & Greet Experience. No outside props are permitted. However, every ticket purchased includes a bag of props.

“The crux of the evening is we’re just throwing a big party for those who want to come and witness what they remember from back in high school or college or if they’re a virgin to this whole phenomenon,” Bostwick said. “It’s an experience, a happening. It’s something that can’t be recreated. Every night we do it is different. Our job … is to continue that sense of party that you originally felt when you experienced it for the first time. We’re on our third generation of partygoers now; that’s a lot of beer in the bellies!”

Celebrations throughout metro Detroit mark ‘Rocky Horror’ 50th anniversary

Directed by Jim Sharman (who co-wrote the screenplay with creator Richard O’Brien), “Rocky Horror” blends comedy, parody, musical, horror and science-fiction, paying homage to low-budget 1950s-60s sci-fi and horror movies. It’s based on 1973’s musical stage production, “The Rocky Horror Show,” which O’Brien wrote.

“I’ve been a fan of this movie ever since we made it way back when. I continue to push its entertainment value. … It’s a one-off; it’s a phenomenon. It’ll never be recreated in the way that the fans created this entertainment. They really are the ones who made ‘Rocky Horror’ into what it is,” Bostwick said. “We just made a little movie in five weeks in 1974. When we left England in November of that year, it was like: ‘That was fun. That filled up a month-and-a-half of our lives. We sang good music and made some new friends.’”

“Rocky Horror” also stars future Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Thelma & Louise”) as Janet Weiss and Tim Curry (“Legend”) as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who also originated this role onstage.

It begins with newly-engaged couple Brad and Janet, whose car breaks down. They walk to a nearby castle and meet mad scientist Frank-N-Furter, who creates his own Frankenstein’s Monster, the musclebound Rocky (Peter Hinwood). Subsequently, Frank-N-Furter seduces the couple. In the end, it’s revealed he’s an alien transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania.

Upon release, “Rocky Horror” received negative reviews. However, it became a hit on the midnight movie circuit. The screening of nonmainstream movies at midnight was aimed at building esoteric audiences, encouraging repeat viewing and social interaction. Fans began dressing up as the characters, spawning similar performance groups across the nation. Around the same time, fans began performing alongside the film and screaming back at the screen. Bostwick attributed its success to its legion of fans.

“I don’t think a lot of people were into it until it really took off on the midnight circuit,” Bostwick said. “I think the organic quality of how it became what it became is so special. Sal Piro was the first one to organize the audience into the party in which it became. Sal was always the host. He started the first fan clubs. He started working with 20th Century Fox to promote it, create the fanbase for it, and coalesce the fanbase worldwide. He published newsletters and wrote books about it. It’s him and the fans he was able to gather who created this entertainment.”

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alumnus Anthony Stewart Head played Frank-N-Furter in the 1990 West End stage revival. He offered his insight into the phenomenon.

“The original (stage) show was a massive success and, initially, the movie didn’t do as well as they expected,” Head said. “Someone said they left space in the edit for the audiences to laugh, which made it (drag) out a bit. It was because the audience then came up with the idea of heckling and chanting in the gaps that made it such a ‘live show’ film, and people would see it over and over. That then transferred back into the stage show, and the audience chanted and threw things onto the stage, (making) it a ‘Rocky Horror’ ‘community’ experience.”

Bostwick’s musical theater background on Broadway landed him “Rocky Horror.” He praised Curry, who had a stroke in 2012, calling him a consummate professional.

“Tim just blew the walls down! I wanted to work with him because he was such a phenomenon. When they offered it to Susan and me, it was a no-brainer. Who wouldn’t want to work with Tim and who wouldn’t want to be in something that was colorful, weird, and really different for the time? It propelled my musical career further than if I was just a guy on the Bowery, which I was just a guy on the Bowery, but I actually had some work behind me.”

Bostwick continued: “Tim had the grounded, sorta over-the-top wit that character needed with the undercurrent of evil, which that character had. Because he was such a good actor, there were so many layers to the character. I was a witness to this amazing creature that interacted with Susan and I on a daily basis making the film. At the same time, I knew Tim was a gentleman, a kind and compassionate human being, and not that character, who was weird and evil. I hope he continues to share his wit, sense of humor, and talents with the world – even though he’s been ill for many years now.”

Head also praised Curry.

“I loved Tim Curry’s manifestation of the character, both dark and funny,” Head said. “I will never get over the original live show; his performance was a real game-changer. You loved him and hated him at the same time. This should also be attributed to (O’Brien’s) creation of the character within the extraordinary story. The movie was a great translation of that, and we see deeper inside all of them, especially Tim’s Frank-N-Furter.”

Bostwick pointed out it’s the longest, continuous-running movie in film history because it’s always playing in movie theaters somewhere every week.

“It’s something when people say if we’d know that it would have the legs it would have, you have to say 'no' because this kind of entertainment didn’t exist – where the audience came in and threw stuff and yelled stuff and acted out the characters. And they still do!” he said. “I can only say it happened because of the fans. It happened simply because of the audience who wanted to act up, act out, and have an evening in the theater that they controlled with their enthusiasm and drunkenness.”

If you go

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Masonic Temple Theater, 500 Temple St., Detroit. Actors Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn will appear at the screening at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. The event will run for about 2 hours and 10 minutes. No outside props allowed. Due to its content, viewer discretion is advised. Ticket prices range from $73-$301. Call 313-548-1320 or visit themasonic.com.

The Oct. 18 event at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit with actors Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn isn’t the only way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

So come on up to the lab and see what’s on the slab.

Barry Bostwick to appear with ‘Rocky Horror’ co-stars in Detroit to celebrate film’s 50th anniversary

The Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society, a live performance group dedicated to the preservation of audience participation of “Rocky Horror,” hosts screenings of the 1975 cult classic twice a month in Wayne.

There will also be “The Rocky Horror Show Live” at the Redford in Detroit the weekend of Nov. 7-8.

“Our cast isn’t affiliated with the performance at the Redford, but we are all very excited to go see that cast! It’s not that often that the live musical is produced around (metro Detroit), so it’s a treat to go see,” said Isabella Levitt of Bingham Farms.

Levitt, an alumna of Groves High School in Birmingham and Oakland University, has been a member of the MiRHPS since 2021. She’s portrayed Janet onstage, among other characters.

“The mission of MiRHPS is to create a safe and productive space for folks to indulge in their passion and participate in keeping a queer legacy of 50 years alive,” she said. “Between hearing about the movie for the first time and attending a screening, I showed the movie to as many people as I could and became fascinated by its place in queer culture. I attended my first show and continued to be an audience member until I was 21, when I joined MiRHPS.”

At first, Levitt was adamant she wouldn’t get onstage. She was fine helping behind the scenes. However, an emergency arose, and she stepped in to play Janet at the last minute.

“The rest is history, but that moment did change my life in so many ways,” Levitt said. “Shadow-casting is just so much fun! (Actor) Sal Piro started the shadow-casting tradition shortly after the film was released, and the ability to jump onstage and transform into someone else, to express yourself entirely freely in an accepting space is something that will always be needed, especially in the queer community. For many shadow-casters, it isn't even about the movie anymore. As much as I love the movie, I continue to come back because of the love I have for preserving queer culture and the love I have for my chosen family.”

She’s looking forward to performing with her fellow MiRHPS members when Bostwick, Campbell and Quinn come to Detroit.

“We've performed with Barry and Pat in the past,” Levitt said. “We will have the pleasure of meeting them before the show, as well.”

Created by Richard O’Brien, “Rocky Horror” began as a musical in 1973, spoofing low-budget science-fiction and B-horror movies. Bostwick, Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry starred in the movie. Curry played mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the role he originated onstage and the franchise’s most popular character.

“There’s not a lot of words to describe Curry’s performance other than iconic,” Levitt said. “His voice and presence on the screen make it difficult to look at anyone or anything else. He captures your attention and never lets go. It never gets old to watch.”

Anthony Stewart Head, alias Rupert Giles on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” portrayed Frank-N-Furter onstage in the 1990 West End revival. He saw the stage version when it debuted in 1973 at the King’s Road Theatre in London, calling Curry’s performance a “real game-changer.” Yet Head made the role his own.

“I felt Frank-N-Furter growing inside of me, his voice in my head – different from everyone else who’d played him. It was quite bizarre. I felt truly connected to him,” recalled Head. “When (designer) Sue Blane and I talked about how I wanted to look, I said I’d always thought of having high heels than the platform shoes that he normally wore because I wanted to be very active. The platforms were very fashionable in the 1970s … but I felt they were a bit clunky for me. I also changed the hospital gown he appears in when he unleashes Rocky; there’s a bunch of classic B-horror pic references, which I thought might be enhanced by being dressed as a 1940s nurse. I also thought about wearing a wig because my hair was short … but would that fit, being wigged up? Then I suddenly thought of him actually wearing one himself and removing it in his apparently emotional moment when he sings, ‘I’m Going Home.’”

One of the most flattering things to happen to Head was when two friends saw his performance and didn’t realize it was him onstage until 20 minutes into the show.

“Once they had, they couldn’t believe I could be so unpleasant,” he said. “Watching the show online … takes my breath away at how I legged it around and all over the stage. I had memories of being active, but seeing it manifest itself in reality leaves me speechless. I couldn’t do it now. I think I’d rather leave it out there in people’s minds – very glad to.”

Head spoke about if Giles and Frank-N-Furter were to meet.

“First, would he be attracted to him? Maybe not, but Frank-N-Furter might find a way to deceive him. I wonder if they would stretch back to when Giles was Ripper (his dark side). I definitely think he’d like him, but wouldn’t trust him. Maybe he’d think he was a sexy, songful demon,” offered Head. “I’ve been so lucky to have been part of so many iconic shows, the last being ‘Ted Lasso.’ They live in my heart, and I do not take any of it for granted. I grew both Giles and Frank-N-Furter from within me. I sensed them there and ultimately let them be heard. It’s wonderful to be a part of two shows that people have told me changed their lives.”

Both Head and Bostwick offered their advice to actors performing “Rocky Horror” onstage.

“Do what Chris Malcolm (the original Brad) advised me to do in response to audience heckles: Write down a bunch of responses. I gathered a bunch of one-liners from all sorts of places, (including) a few from Rhea Perlman on ‘Cheers,’” Head said.

“They have to be grounded in reality with the characters. It’s not a comic book. That’s the mistake they make; they go out there and put a joke on top of a joke,” explained Bostwick. “It’s not as much fun if these people aren’t serious about who they are and where they are, even though the setting is absurd, their characters are not absurd.”

If you go

The Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society hosts “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a live cast on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at Phoenix State Wayne Theater, 35310 W. Michigan Ave., Wayne. Doors open at 11:15 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and $5 for a bag of props. No outside props allowed. Viewer discretion is advised. For questions or more information, contact michiganrhps@gmail.com.

“The Rocky Horror Show Live” will be at the Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 and 3 and 8 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets cost $25, which includes a bag of props. No outside props allowed. Viewer discretion is advised. For questions or more information, contact 313-537-2560 or visit redfordtheatre.com.

President Donald Trump received a standing ovation at the Israeli Knesset on Monday as he celebrated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

He spoke to Israels national legislature shortly after Hamas released the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages as part of the ceasefire deal brokered by Trump.

"The hostages are back," President Trump said. "Isn't that nice? First time I said the hostages are back. It feels so good to say it."

President Trump spent more than 10 minutes thanking those involved in helping achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu, adviser Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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President Trump recalled how the war started; Hamas launched a surprise attack on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostages.

"Never forget and never again," President Trump said to applause.

Following the attack, Israel launched an assault on Gaza, killing thousands in its effort to destroy Hamas.

"Israel, with our help, has won all that they can," President Trump added. "By force of arms, you've won ... Now it's time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East."

President Trumps 20-point plan, agreed to by Israel and Hamas, calls for the demilitarization of Gaza, including Hamas surrendering all its weapons. The president touted the agreement as a positive step for Palestinians, noting he plans to take part in the effort to rebuild Gaza.

"The total focus of Gazans must be on restoring the fundamentals of stability, safety, dignity and economic development, so they can finally have the better life that their children really do deserve after all these decades of horror," President Trump said.

While most of President Trumps speech was celebrated, there was a brief moment of tension. A Knesset member was escorted out after shouting at the president. The chamber quickly erupted in chants of Trump! Trump! Trump! to drown out the interruption.

The NFL will be reviewing the postgame fight between Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Adam Schefter reported Monday morning that the league will review the fight, and one NFL official told him, "determinations on discipline made from there."

After the game, Branch was seen throwing a punch at Schuster-Smith. It stemmed from Patrick Mahomes attempting to high-five Branch near midfield and Branch walking past Mahomes.

I did a little childish thing, Branch said, but I'm tired of people doing stuff in between the play and refs don't catch it. They be trying to bully me out there and I don't I shouldn't have did it. It was childish.

I love Brian Branch, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said, but what he did is inexcusable, and it's not going to be accepted here. It's not what we do. It's not what we're about. I apologized to Coach (Andy) Reid and the Chiefs, and Smith-Schuster. That's not OK. That's not what we do here. It's not going to be OK. He knows it. Our team knows it. That's not what we do.

Smith-Schuster came away with a bloody nose from the punch.

The guy came up and hit JuJu for what looked like no reason, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. That's tough. But pretty good damage on JuJu's nose.

Almost one in three Americans use self-storage facilities, with many drawn in by affordable introductory offers as low as $84 a month for a car-sized unit.

But what starts as a reasonable monthly rate can quickly become a financial burden as more and more companies are now implementing frequent price increases.

Bonnie Sales, an artist who needed extra space for her art supplies and old furniture, experienced this firsthand when she rented a 10-by-20-foot storage unit.

"The first month was $169 a month," Sales said. "Then it was $173."

But the increases didn't stop there.

"The next month it was $285," Sales said.

The dramatic price jump was especially frustrating when Sales discovered the same facility was offering new customers a promotional rate of just $84 per month.

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When Sales called to complain about the increase, she was told the company had the right to raise rates.

"They say it's in your contract, and they have the right to do so," Sales said.

The facility's website confirms this policy, stating "The facility can review and adjust rates on a month-to-month basis."

Now a name for frequent rent increases

Rent increases have become so common in the self-storage industry that there's even a name for them: existing-customer rate increases, or "ECRIs," which help operators maximize revenue.

Mirela Mohan, a real estate trends expert with the platform StorageCafe, said an average storage unit costs around $140 per month, while climate-controlled units average $153.

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While increases do happen, Mohan said there are ways customers can save money.

"Many facilities offer the first month off if you're renting for a long term and also you might want to ask if they offer student or military discount," Mohan said.

According to StorageCafe, you can reduce your costs by:

Clearing out clutter and selling items no longer needed if you've been holding onto belongings for years. You may then be able to downsize into a smaller, cheaper unit. Pack items in clear bins so you know what's inside. Do the math to determine the size you really need instead of guessing. Many people end up renting a larger storage unit than they really need.

Most importantly, before moving belongings into storage, ask companies about their rent-increase policies.

Find out if you can lock in a price for 12 months, as you can with an apartment.

Sales told us she feels trapped by the high rates because moving out would be too expensive.

"If I do just move out of there, I have to hire a truck, hire movers," Sales said.

Experts recommend asking about rate hikes before signing a contract, and calling to negotiate if hit with a rate increase.

That way you don't waste your money.

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.

The whirlwind trip, which included a speech at the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier in the day, comes at a fragile moment of hope for ending two years of war between Israel and Hamas.

More than two dozen countries are expected to be represented at the summit, which Trump is hosting along with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited but declined, with his office saying it was too close to a Jewish holiday.

Despite unanswered questions about next steps in Gaza, which has been devastated during the conflict, Trump is determined to seize an opportunity to chase an elusive regional harmony.

“You’ve won,” he told Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, which welcomed him as a hero. “Now it is time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East.”

Trump promised to help rebuild Gaza, and he urged Palestinians to “turn forever from the path of terror and violence.”

“After tremendous pain and death and hardship,” he said, “now is the time to concentrate on building their people up instead of trying to tear Israel down.”

Trump even made a gesture to Iran, where he bombed three nuclear sites during the country’s brief war with Israel earlier this year, by saying “the hand of friendship and cooperation is always open.”

Trump is on a whirlwind trip to Middle East

Trump arrived in Egypt hours late because speeches at the Knesset continued longer than expected.

“They might not be there by the time I get there, but we’ll give it a shot,” Trump joked after needling Israeli leaders for talking so much.

Twenty hostages were released Monday as part of an agreement intended to end the war that began on Oct. 7, 2023, with a terrorist attack by Hamas. Trump talked with some of their families at the Knesset.

“Your name will be remembered to generations,” a woman told him.

Israeli lawmakers chanted Trump’s name and gave him standing ovation after standing ovation. Some people in the audience wore red hats that resembled his “Make America Great Again” caps, although these versions said “Trump, The Peace President.”

Netanyahu hailed Trump as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House,” and he promised to work with him going forward.

“Mr. President, you are committed to this peace. I am committed to this peace,” he said. “And together, Mr. President, we will achieve this peace.”

Trump, in an unexpected detour during his speech, called on the Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu, whom he described as “one of the greatest” wartime leaders. Netanyahu faces corruption charges, although several hearings have been postponed during the conflict with Hamas.

The Republican president also used the opportunity to settle political scores and thank his supporters, criticizing Democratic predecessors and praising a top donor, Miriam Adelson, in the audience.

Trump pushes to reshape the region

The moment remains fragile, with Israel and Hamas still in the early stages of implementing the first phase of Trump’s plan.

The first phase of the ceasefire agreement calls for the release of the final hostages held by Hamas; the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza; and a partial pullback by Israeli forces from Gaza’s main cities.

Trump has said there’s a window to reshape the region and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

“The war is over, OK?” Trump told reporters traveling with him aboard Air Force One.

“I think people are tired of it,” he said, emphasizing that he believed the ceasefire would hold because of that.

He said the chance of peace was enabled by his Republican administration’s support of Israel’s decimation of Iranian proxies, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The White House said momentum is also building because Arab and Muslim states are demonstrating a renewed focus on resolving the broader, decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, in some cases, deepening relations with the United States.

In February, Trump had predicted that Gaza could be redeveloped into what he called “the Riviera of the Middle East.” But on Sunday aboard Air Force One, he was more circumspect.

“I don’t know about the Riviera for a while,” Trump said. “It’s blasted. This is like a demolition site.” But he said he hoped to one day visit the territory. “I’d like to put my feet on it, at least,” he said.

The sides have not agreed on Gaza’s postwar governance, the territory’s reconstruction and Israel’s demand that Hamas disarm. Negotiations over those issues could break down, and Israel has hinted it may resume military operations if its demands are not met.

Much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble, and the territory’s roughly 2 million residents continue to struggle in desperate conditions. Under the deal, Israel agreed to reopen five border crossings, which will help ease the flow of food and other supplies into Gaza, parts of which are experiencing famine.

Roughly 200 U.S. troops will help support and monitor the ceasefire deal as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players.

Megerian reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Will Weissert in Washington contributed to this report.

A suspect and a police officer were hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting that happened in Roseville on Monday morning, police tell us.

Watch footage from the scene after the shooting Police investigate after officer-involved shooting in Roseville

The shooting happened at police headquarters, located at 29753 Gratiot Avenue, just after 4:30 a.m.\

Authorities say that a 36-year-old Roseville man rammed a Pontiac G5 into an occupied police vehicle. We're told he proceeded to get out of the car, holding a knife. Two officers told the man to drop the knife, and when he did not listen to commands, the officers shot at the man, striking him.

Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin says that the suspect who was shot by police is still in the hospital, while the officer who was in the vehicle at the time of the crash has since been released. The two officers who fired their weapons were uninjured.

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Police say that the officer who was hit was legally parked.

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s been nearly three years since the Detroit Lions lost consecutive regular-season games, a testament to the resiliency and mental fortitude head coach Dan Campbell has hammered into a roster that’s 39-11 over its last 50 contests.

That streak will soon be put to the test.

The Lions, following a 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, are hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for “Monday Night Football” in Week 7. The Buccaneers, sitting atop the NFC after six weeks, are winners of two straight. They own a 5-1 record, tied with the Indianapolis Colts for the NFL’s best.

If you believe what the Lions say, and if you believe in what they’ve accomplished over the last 36 months, don’t expect Sunday’s result at Arrowhead Stadium to linger into next week’s matchup with the Bucs.

“I mean, we’re men. We’re going to show up to work, we’re going to collect the film and we’re going to get back to work,” defensive tackle DJ Reader said. “I don’t think anybody on this team’s going to hang their head. I mean, s—, we’re 4-2. The sky’s not falling out of the air. … You’re 4-2, you’re still at the top of your conference. You just lost a game to a good team.”

Reader described Detroit’s loss to Kansas City as “frustrating,” and he rejected a notion that the Lions weren’t as focused as they typically are.

“We just got beat today, that’s just what it came down to. We didn’t respond well to all the adversity that was out there,” Reader said.

The Lions struggled in the biggest moments Sunday. The Chiefs converted two of their three fourth-down attempts. The Lions, meanwhile, went 0-for-2, including an atypical drop from receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown on fourth-and-short. Had the Lions converted, they could’ve built their lead going into halftime. Instead, the Chiefs took advantage by scoring a go-ahead touchdown before the break.

One of Kansas City’s fourth-down conversions was a 6-yard touchdown catch from Xavier Worthy, who beat cornerback Amik Robertson to the flat. Robertson tried to jam Worthy at the line of scrimmage, but the receiver evaded the contact, causing Robertson to lose his balance.

“At the end of the day, man, we’re not about to hold our heads down,” Robertson said. “We’re what, 4-2? It’ll be all right, man. Twenty-four-hour rule, get back to the drawing board. Like I always say, next game is the most important.”

St. Brown said bouncing back quickly from a loss is “mandatory” for the Lions, who hope they can respond in Week 7 like they did in Week 2, when they clobbered the Chicago Bears at home after opening the season with a troubling loss at the Green Bay Packers.

“We will watch the film and we will clean this stuff up. We’re going to have to,” Campbell said. “Tampa Bay is coming in and they’re a good football team. We’re going to have to be ready. … These only get harder and harder as you go. They are more meaningful every game that we go. I go back to this: Maybe we needed this.

“Maybe we needed to get kicked around a little bit, because that’s what happened.”

By FAY ABULGASIM and SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal.

Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and were not expected to attend Monday’s summit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to the venue because of a Jewish holiday, his office said. President Donald Trump headed to Egypt after a stop in Israel.

Israel has rejected any role in Gaza for the internationally backed Palestinian Authority, whose leader, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday afternoon, ahead of the gathering.

The summit comes as Hamas released 20 remaining living Israeli hostages and Israel started to free hundreds of Palestinians from its prisons, crucial steps under the ceasefire that began on Friday.

But major questions remain unanswered over what happens next, raising the risk of a slide back into war — even as the world pushes for peace.

A new page

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s office said the summit aims to “end the war” in Gaza and “usher in a new page of peace and regional stability” in line with Trump’s vision.

In Israel, Trump urged the country’s lawmakers to work toward peace. To the Palestinians, he said it was time to concentrate on building.

Israel and Hamas came under pressure from the United States, Arab countries and Turkey to agree on the ceasefire’s first phase negotiated in Qatar, through mediators.

Ahead of the gathering, Egypt’s foreign minister said it was also crucial that Israel and Hamas fully implement the first phase of the deal so that the parties, with international backing, can begin negotiations on the second phase.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said the success of Trump’s vision for Mideast peace will depend on his continued commitment to the process, including applying pressure on the parties, engagement and “even deployment on the ground,” with international forces expected to carry out peacekeeping duties in the next phase.

“We need American engagement, even deployment on the ground, to identify the mission, task and mandate of this force,” Abdelatty told The Associated Press.

Directly tackling the remaining issues in depth is unlikely at the gathering, expected to last about two hours. El-Sissi and Trump are expected to issue a joint statement after it ends.

Under the first phase, Israeli troops pulled back from some parts of Gaza, allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza to return home from areas they were forced to evacuate. Aid groups are preparing to bring in large quantities of aid kept out of the territory for months.

Critical challenges ahead

The next phase of the deal will have to tackle disarming Hamas, creating a post-war government for Gaza and the extent of Israel’s withdrawal from the territory. Trump’s plan also stipulates that regional and international partners will work to develop the core of a new Palestinian security force.

Abdelatty said the international force needs a U.N. Security Council resolution to endorse its deployment and mandate as a peacekeeping force.

He said Hamas will have no role in the transitional period in Gaza. A 15-member committee of Palestinian technocrats, with no affiliation to any Palestinian factions and vetted by Israel, will govern day to day affairs in Gaza. The committee would receive support and supervision from the “Board of Peace” proposed by Trump to oversee the implementation of the phases of his plan, Abdelatty said.

“We are counting on Trump to keep the implementation of this plan for all its phases,” he told AP.

Another major issue is raising funds for rebuilding Gaza. The World Bank, and Egypt’s postwar plan, estimate reconstruction and recovery needs in Gaza at $53 billion. Egypt plans to host a future reconstruction conference.

A state function

The summit in Egypt is likely to see world leaders praise Trump’s push for the ceasefire. For his part, el-Sissi is almost certainly relieved that plans to depopulate the Gaza Strip have been ditched.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani are attending. Turkey, which hosted Hamas political leaders for years, played a key role in bringing about the ceasefire agreement.

King Abdullah of Jordan is in Sharm el-Sheikh. His country, alongside Egypt, will train the new Palestinian security force.

Germany, one of Israel’s strongest international backers and top suppliers of military equipment, plans to be represented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He has expressed concern over Israel’s conduct of the war and its plan for a military takeover of Gaza.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who also is attending, has he said will pledge 27 million dollars to help provide water and sanitation for Gaza and that Britain will host a three-day conference on Gaza’s reconstruction and recovery. Speaking in Egypt, Starmer said Britain was ready to “play its full part” in ensuring that the current ceasefire results in a lasting peace.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, European Union President António Costa and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also are attending.

Iran, a main backer of Hamas, is not attending the summit in Egypt as the Islamic Republic finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 revolution. Iranian officials have portrayed the ceasefire deal as a victory for Hamas.

The deal, however, has underlined Iran’s waning influence in the region and revived concerns over possible renewed conflict with Israel as Iran still struggles to recover from the 12-day war in June.

The venue

Sharm el-Sheikh, the Red Sea resort at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula, has been host to many peace negotiations in the past decades.

The town was briefly occupied by Israel for a year in 1956. After Israel withdrew, a United Nations peacekeeping force was stationed there until 1967, when Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the peacekeepers to leave, a move that precipitated the Six-Day War that year.

Sharm el-Sheikh and the rest of the Sinai Peninsula were returned to Egypt in 1982, following a 1979 peace treaty with Israel.

Though now more known for luxury beach resorts, dive sites and desert tours, Sharm el-Sheikh has also hosted many peace summits and rounds of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians under President Hosni Mubarak, ousted in 2011, as well as other international conferences.

Monday’s gathering is the first peace summit under el-Sissi.

El Deeb contributed from Cairo.

By Richard Silva, The Detroit News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Richard Silva grades the Detroit Lions in their 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on “Sunday Night Football.”

Quarterback

Conventional wisdom says to ascribe blame to a quarterback when his offense musters only 17 points. But Jared Goff was his usual self, completing 79.3% of his throws for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and he protected the ball throughout. Two of his six incompletions were drops (we’ll get to one of those momentarily). Goff also made some difference-making throws, finding tight end Sam LaPorta over the middle for 26 yards four plays before he did the same to receiver Jameson Williams, hitting the speedster for a 22-yard touchdown. The pocket was closing in on both plays. It didn’t matter for Goff, who stayed patient and hung onto the ball long enough for his pass-catchers to come open. Goff didn’t produce off-script moments like Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but he was far from the issue Sunday night. Grade: B

Running backs

There appeared to be some success for Jahmyr Gibbs early on — five of his first seven rushes went for four or more yards, and he had a 3-yarder to move the chains on third-and-short — but his final tally as a runner (65 yards on 17 carries) wasn’t as prolific as you’d hope, given the hot start. David Montgomery was curiously only given four carries and six total touches, a development we’ll discuss further in the coaching section. Montgomery chipped in most of his yards through the air, catching two passes for 37 yards. He was pivotal in getting the Lions down the field and into the end zone on their third-to-last drive, when the game was still within reach. Grade: B-

Wide receivers/tight ends

It feels unfair to criticize Amon-Ra St. Brown too heavily for his uncharacteristic drop in the second quarter, but it’s difficult to ignore the play’s magnitude. The Lions were driving and had a chance to extend their lead going into halftime, but St. Brown couldn’t corral a slightly low pass on fourth down, allowing the Chiefs to take over possession near midfield and later score, taking a lead they’d never give back. It’s worth mentioning Williams, who got back on track with his first touchdown since Week 2 (he was Detroit’s leading receiver, with 66 yards), and LaPorta, who snagged a wildly impressive touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The grade here is going to take a slight hit due to shoddy screen-pass blocking that killed the Lions’ first drive of the second half. Grade: B

Offensive line

The offensive line did an impressive job protecting Goff from Kansas City’s pass rush, especially defensive tackle Chris Jones and edge defender George Karlaftis; Goff was sacked once (by Charles Omenihu), but it came late, and in an obvious passing situation. The O-line was not as successful paving running lanes for Gibbs, who averaged a modest 3.8 yards per carry. That’s a passable average, but well below expectations for Gibbs, who had a 4.6 average heading into Sunday. It was especially disappointing versus a Chiefs defense that had been struggling against the run. From Weeks 1-5, Kansas City allowed 4.8 yards per rush on the season, the sixth-worst average in the NFL. Grade: C+

Defensive line

Rookie left tackle Josh Simmons was a late scratch for the Chiefs, and yet Kansas City’s offensive line kept Detroit’s pass rush mostly in check. Aidan Hutchinson pulled his weight by recording a sack in his fifth straight game — setting a new franchise record, by the way — when he stripped Mahomes in the second quarter, but he let Mahomes out of his grasp on a play in the first half, leading to a 20-yard gain for Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, and he had a costly roughing the passer infraction in the fourth quarter. Al-Quadin Muhammad was the only other defensive lineman to sack Mahomes and it came with less than three minutes remaining. Grade: C+

Linebackers

Run defense falls within the defensive line’s scope, of course, but linebackers also are part of the equation. The Lions weren’t horrendous in slowing Isiah Pacheco, but they allowed the running back to post a season-high 51 rushing yards on 12 attempts. Considering the opponent (Mahomes is Kansas City’s leading rusher on the season), the Lions fell below their elite standards. Also of note: Jack Campbell missed at least two tackles, per Pro Football Focus’ live tracking data. He had two missed tackles total entering Sunday. Grade: C

Secondary

The Lions are down starters D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold, and their absences were clearly felt against the Chiefs. Mahomes finished 22-for-30 for 257 yards and three touchdowns. His most popular target was Travis Kelce, who snagged six passes, including a third-down conversion while working against practice-squad call-up Arthur Maulet. Kelce also drew an impactful pass interference call against Rock Ya-Sin, putting the Chiefs in the red zone before his 17-yard catch placed them at the 1-yard line. Xavier Worthy scored because Amik Robertson missed his jam at the line of scrimmage, and Brown’s second TD was the result of miscommunication on the back end. Shout-out to defensive back Thomas Harper for having a pass breakup on fourth down. Grade: D+

Special teams

Punter Jack Fox did a solid job — Kansas City was forced to start drives on its own 7- and 11-yard lines due to a pair of Fox’s boots — but the Lions lost some of their advantage in the field-position battle when returning kickoffs. The Chiefs kicked the ball off to Craig Reynolds five times. He averaged 23.6 yards per return, a rate not good enough when the touchback comes out to the 35-yard line. Whether the fault is on the blocking or poor running from Reynolds, the Lions would benefit from being more explosive. Jake Bates was true on his one field goal attempt, which came from 28 yards out. Grade: C+

Coaching

Some of the offensive play-calling and personnel usage was curious. Namely, Montgomery’s lack of opportunity and back-to-back screen passes early in the second half. Neither play worked because there were missed blocks, but the calls were uninspiring, and perhaps telegraphed on second- and third-and-long. Defensively, Kansas City’s quick passing game was devastating, as nearly 70% of Mahomes’ passing yards came after the catch. The Lions never seemed to adjust. And if they did, it was ineffective. Grade: C

DETROIT ― When Kyle Finnegan was traded to the Tigers from the Washington Nationals on July 31, he brought with him a pedestrian 4.38 ERA and 1.282 WHIP. Understandably, the move didn’t have Tigers fans jumping all around.

But Tigers fans would probably welcome Finnegan, a free-agent-to-be, back for 2026.

After the trade, Finnegan was one of the Tigers’ most-consistent relievers, pitching in leverage situations and posting 1.50 ERA and 0.722 WHIP in 16 games in August and September. The veteran right-hander, 34, is a free agent this offseason, and he would welcome a return the team that helped him right the ship.

“You never know what the season has in store for you,” Finnegan said last Friday, following the Tigers’ season-ending loss in Seattle in the American League Division Series. “And, you know, getting traded over here I think was big for me. I think, you know, I unlocked a lot of things that will help me moving forward in my career. And that’s a testament to the people that this organization has.

“I can’t say enough about the staff and the players, and, just top to bottom, it was a first-class experience, and I was really happy to be a small part of it.

“I loved every second of my time here. And, you know, hopefully the feeling is mutual.”

In two months with the Tigers, Finnegan’s WAR was 0.8, per Baseball-Reference. His best WAR over a full season, in his first five major-league seasons, was 1.0. Pro-rated for a full season, Finnegan’s WAR with Detroit would’ve made him the team’s second-most-valuable pitcher, behind ace Tarik Skubal.

The Tigers saw Finnegan throw against them in Washington in early July, and he pitched back-to-back scoreless, hitless innings. A month later, they traded for him to help patch a leaky bullpen.

In 12 appearances in August, Finnegan didn’t allow a run. He struck out 19 in 14.1 innings, and saved three games.

But in early August, Finnegan landed on the injured list with a right adductor strain. Interestingly, he threw 14.1 innings in August, the most he’s ever thrown in a calendar month in the major leagues. He was out for nearly three weeks, and in his first appearance after his return, he allowed his first run with the Tigers.

Finnegan allowed a run in six of his last 10 appearances this season, including a run in three of the games against the Mariners, including the 3-2, 15-inning loss in the winner-take-all Game 5.

Finnegan was asked after Friday night’s game if he was fully healthy when he returned from injury, and he said he was.

“I felt good physically,” Finnegan said. “You know, I was on a pretty good roll (before the IL). And I think, you know, the injury kind of slowed the momentum, maybe a little bit. But I felt like I threw the ball pretty well all year.

“And, you know, happy with the season that I had.”

With the Tigers in the regular season, Finnegan allowed 4.5 hits per nine innings (down from 8.3 this season with the Nationals) and 2.0 walks per nine (down from 3.2), while striking out 11.5 per nine (up from 7.4). Finnegan this year credited the Tigers for increasing his splitter usage in strikeout situations.

Finnegan is likely heading for a raise from the $5.38-million contract he signed with the Nationals for 2025. Other free agents include trade-deadline pickup Rafael Montero and winter signing Tommy Kahnle, neither of whom would is a major priority from the Tigers. Will Vest, the bullpen leader, is arbitration-eligible, as is lefty Tyler Holton.

The Tigers’ bullpen was, by many measurements, middle of the pack in Major League Baseball this season, but Detroit’s bullpen was near the bottom of baseball in strikeouts.

One third of the NFL season has elapsed, and unless you’re the New York Jets, roughly nothing has been settled. At most, Week 6 will end with six one-loss teams. The only division leader with a lead of more than one game is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who at 4-1 stand head and shoulders above the disappointing NFC North. The next 11 weeks should be a wild ride.

Here is what to know:

 

Beware of the Seahawks

One early theme this season is that no truly dominant team has emerged. Don’t be surprised if the Seattle Seahawks eventually stake their claim. The Seahawks beat the Jaguars, 20-12, in Jacksonville to improve to 4-2, and the victory carried the hallmarks of what makes Seattle a potential sleeping giant.

Seattle’s ferocious defensive line can take over any game. Its depth – Leonard Williams, DeMarcus Lawrence, Uchenna Nwosu, Byron Murphy II, Boye Mafe and others – sets it apart. Coach Mike Macdonald’s creative simulated pressures give offensive lines nightmare. The Seahawks hit Trevor Lawrence an absurd 17 times Sunday and registered seven sacks.

No wideout is playing better than Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who leads the NFL with 696 receiving yards. He caught another eight passes for 162 yards and a touchdown against Jacksonville. He has the body type and quickness of a slot receiver, but Smith-Njigba does his damage downfield: He entered Sunday second in the NFL behind Indianapolis’s Alec Pierce in yards per target.

He’s catching passes from Sam Darnold, who seems like a perfect conductor of new coordinator Klint Kubiak’s play-action heavy offense. Since the start of last season, Darnold is 18-5.

In both of Seattle’s losses this year, the Seahawks’ opponent scored go-ahead points with less than two minutes remaining. The Seahawks rarely get mentioned as an elite team, but they are playing like it.

Drake Maye’s breakout continues

One week after Drake Maye beat Josh Allen in Buffalo, he exploded in New Orleans for 261 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 25-19 victory for the New England Patriots. At 4-2, just a half-game behind the Bills in the AFC East, the Patriots have already matched their win total from both 2023 and 2024. The difference between misery and contention has been Maye, the third overall pick last year.

What stands out about Maye is his ability to mix accuracy and playmaking. Maye flicked darts downfield on the run, zipped passes from the pocket and scrambled to find open wideouts and gain yards. He converted a procession of third and longs.

The Saints defense offered little resistance and allowed receivers to roam free, but Maye was still one of the most impressive players of the day. His stat line would have been outrageous if not for two bizarre, suspect offensive pass interference flags that wiped out massive gains. It was a rough day for Adrian Hill’s officiating crew.

Maye entered Week 6 second in completion percentage and fifth in passing yards. His production, playmaking and poise have put him on track to become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, maybe sooner than later.

What’s gotten into Rico Dowdle?

Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle’s 200-yard rushing game last week seemed like one of the great random stat lines of the season. After his performance Sunday in a 30-27 walk-off victory against the Dallas Cowboys it doesn’t seem quite as random.

Dowdle exploited his former team’s dismal defense with 183 rushing yards on 30 carries, plus four catches for a team-high 56 receiving yards. In the past two weeks, Dowdle has rushed for 389 yards. In his previous 56 career games, he ran for 1,547.

Dowdle surpassed 1,000 rushing yards last year for the Cowboys, who showed tepid interest in bringing him back. He began the year as a secondary back behind Chuba Hubbard, but Hubbard’s injury opened a path for him. He has taken advantage with two monster games. During the week, Dowdle warned that the Cowboys needed to buckle their chinstraps to play him. Then he went out and ran all over them.

Bo Nix is not making the leap

The Denver Broncos avoided disaster and escaped London with a 13-11 victory over the New York Jets, the NFL’s lone winless team, in a hideous game that may have set back United States-England relations. The Broncos remained clumped among the AFC’s best teams at 4-2, but they head home with diminished reason for confidence that quarterback Bo Nix can be the driving force behind a genuine contender.

As a rookie, Nix exceeded expectations and led Denver to the playoffs. Through six games, though, Nix has not progressed in his second season. Specifically, Nix remains unable to produce explosive plays to an extent that it places a hard ceiling on his ability. Nix’s average completion has sailed 3.6 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, second-lowest in the NFL, just ahead of Aaron Rodgers. Against the Jets, it was only 3.1. Against a defense that has spewed big plays, the Broncos managed one play longer than 17 yards.

Nix entered the league as a 24-year-old rookie after six seasons in college. He may be only in his second season, but he’s closer to being a finished product than most quarterbacks of his NFL experience. With their excellent defense and strong offensive line, the Broncos don’t need Nix to be a pyrotechnic passer. Nix remains first class at avoiding negative plays. But the Broncos need more explosive plays in the passing game to compete against the likes of Buffalo and Kansas City in the AFC.

Kyler Murray’s absence showed his shortcomings

What does it say that the Arizona Cardinals had their best offensive game of the season with Kyler Murray sidelined with a foot injury? That’s a question the Cardinals will have to grapple with after their 31-27 loss against the Indianapolis Colts, which ended with the Cardinals inside the Colts’ 10-yard line, threatening to score a game-winning touchdown inside the final minute.

Backup Jacoby Brissett passed for 320 yards, a total Murray has surpassed four times since 2020. Even with top wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. sidelined for most of the game with a concussion, the Cardinals’ offense functioned better with a journeyman backup at the controls than it has this year with Murray.

It’s not just a statistical comparison. Murray, 28, is an irrepressible playmaker, but his inconsistency managing the offense leads to persistent lulls. His speed and quickness allows him to conjure magic. His lack of height limits what the Cardinals can do in the passing game.

The Cardinals are financially wedded to Murray – his dead cap hit for next season is $57 million. Where does that leave them? Murray still has no playoff victories, and with the Cardinals at 2-4 it seems unlikely his first will come this season. The way the Cardinals played without him Sunday hints at uneasy questions Arizona should be asking itself.

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.

In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of race in redistricting.

“Race-based redistricting is fundamentally contrary to our Constitution,” Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill wrote in the state’s Supreme Court filing.

A mid-decade battle over congressional redistricting already is playing out across the nation, after President Donald Trump began urging Texas and other Republican-controlled states to redraw their lines to make it easier for the GOP to hold its narrow majority in the House of Representatives. A ruling for Louisiana could intensify that effort and spill over to state legislative and local districts.

The conservative-dominated court, which just two years ago ended affirmative action in college admissions, could be receptive. At the center of the legal fight is Chief Justice John Roberts, who has long had the landmark civil rights law in his sights, from his time as a young lawyer in the Reagan-era Justice Department to his current job.

“It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race,” Roberts wrote in a dissenting opinion in 2006 in his first major voting rights case as chief justice.

In 2013, Roberts wrote for the majority in gutting the landmark law’s requirement that states and local governments with a history of discrimination, mostly in the South, get approval before making any election-related changes.

“Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions,” Roberts wrote.

The challenged provision relies on current conditions

Challenges under the provision known as Section 2 of the voting rights law must be able to show current racially polarized voting and an inability of minority populations to elect candidates of their choosing, among other factors.

“Race is still very much a factor in current voting patterns in the state of Louisiana. It’s true in many places in the country,” said Sarah Brannon, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project.

The Louisiana case got to this point only after Black voters and civil rights groups sued and won lower court rulings striking down the first congressional map drawn by the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature after the 2020 census. That map created just one Black majority district among six House seats in a state that is one-third Black.

Louisiana appealed to the Supreme Court but eventually added a second majority Black district after the justices’ 5-4 ruling in 2023 that found a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act in a similar case over Alabama’s congressional map.

Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined their three more liberal colleagues in the Alabama outcome. Roberts rejected what he described as “Alabama’s attempt to remake our section 2 jurisprudence anew.”

That might have settled things, but a group of white voters complained that race, not politics, was the predominant factor driving the new Louisiana map. A three-judge court agreed, leading to the current high court case.

Instead of deciding the case in June, the justices asked the parties to answer a potentially big question: “Whether the state’s intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution.”

Those amendments, adopted in the aftermath of the Civil War, were intended to bring about political equality for Black Americans and gave Congress the authority to take all necessary steps. Nearly a century later, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, called the crown jewel of the civil rights era, to finally put an end to persistent efforts to prevent Black people from voting in the former states of the Confederacy.

A second round of arguments is rare at the Supreme Court

The call for new arguments sometimes presages a major change by the high court. The Citizens United decision in 2010 that led to dramatic increases in independent spending in U.S. elections came after it was argued a second time.

“It does feel to me a little bit like Citizens United in that, if you recall the way Citizens United unfolded, it was initially a narrow First Amendment challenge,” said Donald Verrilli, who served as the Obama administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer and defended the voting rights law in the 2013 case.

Among the possible outcomes in the Louisiana case, Verrilli said, is one in which a majority holds that the need for courts to step into redistricting cases, absent intentional discrimination, has essentially expired. Kavanaugh raised the issue briefly two years ago.

The Supreme Court has separately washed its hands of partisan gerrymandering claims, in a 2019 opinion that also was written by Roberts. Restricting or eliminating most claims of racial discrimination in federal courts would give state legislatures wide latitude to draw districts, subject only to state constitutional limits.

A shift of just one vote from the Alabama case would flip the outcome.

With the call for new arguments, Louisiana changed its position and is no longer defending its map.

The Trump administration joined on Louisiana’s side. The Justice Department had previously defended the voting rights law under administrations of both major political parties.

Rep. Cleo Fields has been here before

For four years in the 1990s, Louisiana had a second Black majority district until courts struck it down because it relied too heavily on race. Fields, then a rising star in the state’s Democratic politics, twice won election. He didn’t run again when a new map was put in place and reverted to just one majority Black district in the state.

Fields is one of the two Black Democrats who won election to Congress last year in newly drawn districts in Alabama and Louisiana.

He again represents the challenged district, described in March by Roberts as “a snake that runs from one end of the state to the other,” picking up Black residents along the way.

If that’s so, civil rights lawyer Stuart Naifeh told Roberts, it’s because of slavery, Jim Crow laws and the persistent lack of economic opportunity for Black Louisianans.

Fields said the court’s earlier ruling that eliminated federal review of potentially discriminatory voting laws has left few options to protect racial minorities, making the preservation of Section 2 all the more important.

They would never win election to Congress, he said, “but for the Voting Rights Act and but for creating majority minority districts.”

Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributed to this report.

People in Israel are rejoicing Monday as loved ones return home after Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump

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The freed hostages were being reunited with emotional family members after receiving medical evaluations. As part of the deal, Israel also agreed to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners who returned home and were greeted by cheering crowds.

The ceasefire halts two years of war in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of people. It also opens the flow of humanitarian aid into the region. The world's leading authority on food crises has noted that more than half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger, and many more risk dying from malnutrition.

President Trump traveled to Israel on Monday to celebrate the ceasefire agreement. Speaking before the Israeli legislature at the Knesset, he declared an end to the war and called for longstanding peace in the Middle East.

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"It's an incredible triumph for Israel and the world to have all of these nations working together as partners in peace," President Trump said. "And it's pretty unusual for you to see that but it happened in this case. This was a very unusual point in time a brilliant point in time. Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change and change very much for the better. Like the U.S.A. right now, it will be the golden age of Israel and the golden age of the Middle East."

The peace deal came together after a flurry of diplomatic activity over the past few weeks that culminated in a breakthrough last week, with Trump announcing phase one of the deal on Truth Social after hinting it was imminent earlier in the day. Phase one of the ceasefire agreement includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed upon line, starting a 72 hour period for Hamas to return hostages both living and dead that the group has held for more than two years.

That includes the return of 28 dead hostages. However, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters said it was "shocked and dismayed" to find out that only four deceased hostages would be returned on Monday.

"This represents a blatant breach of the agreement by Hamas," the group said in a statement obtained by Scripps News. "We expect Israel's government and the mediators to take immediate action to rectify this grave injustice."

Officials said once the release of all hostages occurs, the U.S. will work with the Israelis and U.S. Central Command to set up a joint task force. An official says the U.S. will have 200 people on the ground with a role to oversee and make sure there are no violations, with armed forces from Egypt and Qatar. U.S. troops, another official noted, are not intended to go into Gaza.

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The next phase of the ceasefire agreement, according to officials, is determining what comes next in Gaza.

President Trumps 20-point plan, introduced publicly last month, calls for the decommissioning of Hamas weapons, for Gaza to be governed under a "technocratic apolitical Palestinian committee" overseen by an international Board of Peace chaired by Trump, without a governing role for Hamas and with guarantees from regional partners to ensure Hamas complies with obligations. It also calls for the creation of a temporary International Stabilization Force to deploy in Gaza to help train police and secure borders, which will start building after the hostages are released.

The Trump administration views the deal as a chance for broader peace in the Middle East.

This is a very delicate time, but I do think there's a real chance the first time, the first time I've seen in the last two years, that you really have a chance to get back to the good momentum that occurred at the end of the President Trump's first administration in the Middle East, a senior U.S. official said.

This is a developing news story. Check back for updates.

Gas prices in Michigan have hit a new 2025 low, with the average driver paying $2.92 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.

That's down 17 cents from last week, 16 cents from this time last month, and 37 cents from this time last year.

For a full 15-gallon tank of gas, drivers are paying an average of $43, down $14 from last year's highest prices.

Average gas prices in metro Detroit are down, with the average price being $2.93 per gallon, down 13 cents from last week and 48 cents from this time last year.

Here's a look at the priciest and cheapest gas prices across the state:

Most expensive gas price averages:  Ann Arbor ($3.04), Jackson ($2.94), Marquette ($2.93) Least expensive gas price averages: Grand Rapids ($2.84), Flint ($2.84), Traverse City ($2.89)

For more information on gas prices near you, click here.

One man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Detroit's west side early Monday morning.

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We're told the crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Joy Road and Central Street, with police telling us that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the vehicle fled the scene after the crash, with the Detroit Police Fatal Squad looking further into the incident.

A long, frustrating night for the Detroit Lions inside Arrowhead Stadium ended with Brian Branch delivering a punch to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, setting off a brief fistfight among players from both teams.

It was about as much fight as the Lions showed all night.

They were dominated on both sides of the ball by a Kansas City team coming off a mistake-filled mess in Jacksonville with no interest in falling two games below .500. Indeed, the Chiefs shut down the prolific Detroit offense, holding it to less than half its season scoring average, and their own offense romped up and down the field on the way to a 30-17 victory Sunday night.

We got worked pretty good, Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted afterward.

Afterward is when the real fireworks happened.

As red ones were set bursting over the stadium to celebrate the Chiefs' victory, Patrick Mahomes tried to give a high-five to Branch as they met near midfield. The Lions safety walked right past the Kansas City quarterback and Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took umbrage with the move, walking up to Branch and having a few words with him.

Branch responded by throwing a right hook that knocked Smith-Schuster to the ground.

The veteran wide receiver leaped to his feet and went after Branch, who played through an ankle injury that had kept him out of practice most of the week. Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco tried to get between them, but Branch succeeded in ripping Smith-Schuster's helmet off as dozens of players from both teams converged on the scrum.

I did a little childish thing, Branch said, but I'm tired of people doing stuff in between the play and refs don't catch it. They be trying to bully me out there and I don't I shouldn't have did it. It was childish.

Eventually, coaches and players managed to separate the parties, and they finally left the field for the locker room. Branch could be facing yet another hefty fine he was docked $23,186 for face-masking and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against Green Bay last month and perhaps even a suspension for his actions.

I love Brian Branch, Campbell said, but what he did is inexcusable, and it's not going to be accepted here. It's not what we do. It's not what we're about. I apologized to Coach (Andy) Reid and the Chiefs, and Smith-Schuster. That's not OK. That's not what we do here. It's not going to be OK. He knows it. Our team knows it. That's not what we do.

Smith-Schuster came away with a bloody nose from the punch.

The guy came up and hit JuJu for what looked like no reason, Reid said. That's tough. But pretty good damage on JuJu's nose.

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton was on the sideline getting tape cut off when he caught sight of the fracas.

The big thing for us is make sure our guys are safe, Bolton said. Make sure our quarterback is good and our guys taken care of.

The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Detroit, which was trying to pull off a rare feat by winning two consecutive games in Arrowhead Stadium. Instead, the Lions allowed 355 yards of total offense, forced just one punt, and were unable to make the stops they needed late in the fourth quarter to give their offense a chance to mount a comeback.

Jared Goff finished with just 203 yards passing, though he did have touchdown throws to Jameson Williams and Sam LaPorta, while Amon-Ra St. Brown was held to 45 yards receiving. Jahmyr Gibbs needed 17 carries for 65 yards, and nine for 32 came on the game's opening drive, when Detroit marched right down field for what looked like a touchdown.

David Montgomery took a direct snap near the goal line and threw to Goff, who had gone into motion, caught the pass and then barreled into the end zone. But long after the play had finished, the officials huddled and decided that Goff never got set even though no flags were thrown on the flag and the illegal motion penalty wiped away the the touchdown.

After a delay-of-game penalty, the Lions had to settle for a field goal and a 3-0 lead.

It was just the start of a frustrating night for Campbell and his team.

It doesn't matter if I agree or disagree (with the penalty), he said. They said he never stopped. He stayed in motion. You can't stay in motion. But that had no bearing on the game. We lost by 13 points.

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