Articles By: The Associated Press

Barbara Walters to announce her retirement Monday on ABC’s ‘The View’

The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism next summer.

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Later, Dawg: Longtime judge Randy Jackson leaving ‘American Idol’

The 56-year-old record producer and bassist called the experience a "life-changing opportunity." He said he’s leaving "Idol" to focus on his record label and other business opportunities.

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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital as at another across the country? It’s a mystery, federal health officials say.

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Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel owner Dan Musser Jr. dies at age 80

Dan Musser bought the Grand Hotel in 1979 with his wife, Amelia.

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Changes to Michigan’s medical-marijuana law kick in Monday

Some of the first significant changes to Michigan’s medical-marijuana law kick in Monday, including extending the one-year registry cards to two years and setting rules for the doctor-patient relationship for medical-marijuana users.

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Bills require 1 form for authorization of medicine

Michigan lawmakers are advancing legislation that would create a universal form that doctors could use when patients need prior authorization for coverage of prescription drugs.

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Michigan aims to identify health risk behaviors

Michigan is rolling out new guidelines designed to help health providers better identify teens with high-risk behaviors.

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Martha Reeves at Miracles’ Bobby Rogers’ funeral

Martha Reeves and an array of other Motown performers have turned out for the funeral of Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group the Miracles and a songwriting collaborator with Smokey Robinson.

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