A contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Senate ...

PARIS — Salimata Sylla was about to lead her team onto the basketball court, as she had done many times before.

The Western Michigan Christian soccer team captured its first district championship since 2016 in convincing fashion Friday night, shutting out host North Muskegon 5-0 in the Division 4 final.

The ceremonial lottery at Parliament, where bills are drawn randomly from what’s known as “the biscuit tin” in local parlance ...