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ARTProjectArt Detroit Resident Artist Exhibition: June 29-July 1, opening 6-9 p.m. June 29 at Holding House Detroit, 3546 Michigan Ave., Detroit, projectart.org, free.HVCA Gallery Art Exhibition: Painter/vocalist Kathy Kosins, "Jazz in the Abstract," through June 30, Huron Valley Council for the Arts, 205 W.

Animal cruelty charges were authorized Wednesday against a man accused of spraying his dogs at a self-service car wash in Warren, city officials said.The two-count warrant by the City Attorney's Office accuses the 49-year-old Detroit man with a misdemeanor for using a high-pressure wand at the Wash Stop Car Wash on Hoover Road, north of Nine Mile Road, on the two dogs.

WASHINGTON >> President Trump created an immigration crisis to stoke resentment and anger among his base - traumatizing innocent children for political gain. Lacking any kind of moral compass, he makes a show of being pleased with what he has wrought. But you can smell his fear.Trump is desperate to keep his Republican congressional majorities, not because of anything they might accomplish but because he has cowed them into being afraid to hold him accountable.

As a longtime resident of Virginia, I am well aware of its sordid history when it comes to slavery, racism and discrimination. I can still remember "colored only" restrooms, water fountains, poll taxes and African Americans forced to ride in the back of the bus. Virginia public schools in the 1950s were mostly segregated, as they had been since first established in 1870.

[The following is adapted from comments made to interns visiting the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in Mecosta, June 25]I am a columnist for the paper wherein I first read the column of Russell Kirk. It's also the newspaper where I cut my teeth as a contributor way back when I was a high-school student in the mid-1970s.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor.The court's conservative majority scrapped a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent them, even if the workers choose not to join.

If the Lions are to become the Super Bowl contenders this town so desperately desires, Matthew Stafford must prove to be one of the best, if not the very best, quarterback in the NFL.But it will be first things first entering the 2018 season.Is Stafford even one of the best two QBs in the NFC North?Last season, when the Lions missed the playoffs, they nonetheless had the best QB in the division.

A Sterling Heights man was ticketed for alleged disorderly conduct and resisting officers after an incident in Rochester. According to Rochester police, the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on June 23 in the 200 block of Main Street. An officer was advised that a man was intoxicated and asking people to purchase alcohol for him.

Campus Martius Park in Detroit hosts its weekly Friday Beach Party from 5-10 p.m., with Caribbean music, sand and plenty of tropical food and drink fare. Visit DowntownDetroitParks.com.- Gary Graff

The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling - that's "GLOW" to you - are back for a second season of choke holds and body slams, which starts streaming Friday, June 29, on Netflix.Also Airing:• "Masters Of Illusion": The magicians return with more jaw-dropping tricks and treats, with Season 7 beginning at 8 p.