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DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:07 -0400

23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country. "We have the best chance in many years to bring peace and ...

GM recalls nearly 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400

General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua. GM has been investigating ...

Big Ten baseball Illinois 3 Michigan 2

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:11 -0400

Illinois stayed alive in the Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, holding off Michigan 3-2 in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at Target Field. Designated hitter Michael Hurwitz led the way for the No. 5 seeded Illini (34-17), going 2 for 4 and driving in Thomas Lindauer with the winning run on a fifth-inning triple. Michigan (29-27), the No. 6 seed, is the first team eliminated from ...

Game thread Tigers-Twins will start in a rain delay

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:14 -0400

It was a rainy night in Cleveland on Wednesday. Tonight is no different at Comerica Park, where it looks like tonight's Tigers-Twins game will be delayed. The two teams are opening a 4-game weekend series.Scott Diamond (3-4, 4.99 ERA) of the Twins faces Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.92) of the ...

Detroits Whole Foods Market gets vibrant murals brightening Midtown

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:13 -0400

Detroit artist Jerome Ferretti stands beside the whimsical mural he created for the exterior of the Whole Foods Market set to open June 5 in Midtown. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ...

Lakers Kupchak thinks Dwight Howard can play nice with coach MAY 23

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:57 -0400

06:30 PM ET 05.23 | Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak believes Dwight Howard will take a return to Los Angeles seriously. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Howard is also interested in Dallas, Houston, Golden State and Atlanta as free agency destinations. But he will also consider the Lakers, whose coach, Mike D'Antoni, is rumored to have rubbed Howard the wrong way. Kupchak ...

Nate McMillan done as Team USA assistant MAY 23

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:56 -0400

05:58 PM ET 05.23 | On the same day coach Mike Krzyzewski announced he would return to coach Team USA, his assistant, Nate McMillan, said he won't. McMillan is currently searching for a head coaching opportunity that would fit him. ...

Kobe Bryant ties records for most All-NBA selections MAY 23

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:56 -0400

06:11 PM ET 05.23 | Kobe Bryant may not have a chance to usurp Michael Jordan for greatest ever, but he's in the running for having the greatest longevity. The Los Angeles Lakers guard was named to the All-NBA First Team on Thursday, the 11th time he's appeared on the first team and the 15th time he's been on the list overall. That ties him with former Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone ...

State Senate committee moves to shorten foreclosure redemption period

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39:35 -0400

Lansing - A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure. Opponents predicted it would slow Michigan's recovery from the mortgage crisis, while a foreclosure expert argued it would boost the state's home sales. The Banking and Financial Institutions Committee sent the legislation, included in a package of ...

Michigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:27 -0400

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's public schools would get about 3 percent more and it's community colleges and universities about 2 percent more in overall funding next fiscal year under measures nearing final approval in the ...

Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropol…

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400

Detroit - Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.Hussain Al Kwawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure cooker.It ...

John Conyers apologizes for Louis Farrakhans remarks in Detroit

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:20 -0400

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, apologized today for anti-Semitic remarks made by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan last week in Detroit. 'The fact that Minister Farrakhan has engaged in important charitable work aimed at expanding economic opportunities for underserved communities does not excuse these statements,' Conyers said. / Susa Tusa/Detroit Free ...

Prosecutors Ex-Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway should go to prison for bank fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:19 -0400

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway leaves federal court in Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, with her husband, Michael Kingsley, after pleading guilty to bank fraud. / Carlos Osorio/Associated ...

Hamtramck teacher accused of spying on principal he wanted to date

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:19 -0400

Gerald Brent Gresham, 42, is accused of eavesdropping on the principal of Hamtramck High School, where they both work. / Ferndale Police ...

Can Americans drop diesel phobia embrace new Chevy Cruze Diesel

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:18 -0400

Chevrolet unveils the 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois. Clean diesels generate at least 90 percent less Nitrogen Oxide and particulate emissions when compared to previous-generation diesels. Turbocharging helps deliver a segment-leading 148 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque with an estimated 42 mpg highway. (Photo by Brian ...

Man lived with dads dead body one week in filthy Auburn Hills home

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:03 -0400

Auburn Hills police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old man who was found Friday in his ...

Commission allows Duggan to stay on Detroit ballot

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:03 -0400

Former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan will be on Detroit's mayoral ballot next year but there were some tense moments while awaiting a ...

US Lock up ex-Michigan justice for bank fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:22 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to send a former Michigan Supreme Court justice to prison for bank fraud.The U.S. government filed a sentencing memo in the case against Diane Hathaway ahead of a hearing next Tuesday in Ann Arbor federal court.Prosecutors say her crime was "coordinated" and "methodical." They're seeking a prison sentence of a ...

GM to Build Logistics Optimization Center in Michigan

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:20 -0400

will invest $44.5 million to build a logistics optimization center at its Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan.The investment will be used to build a 400,000-square-foot building adjacent to the plant to sequence and assemble parts to make manufacturing more flexible at the site. The Lansing Grand River Assembly plant, which opened in 2001 and includes 2.5 million square feet of space ...

Will Kmarts Big Gas Ad Go Big Or Backfire

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:57 -0400

Ship My Pants " -- Kmart's catchy ad campaign for its new shipping program -- and now we've got " Big Gas Savings" to promote its Shop Your Way rewards program. But will tongue twisting ads translate to into big-ass sales for the retailer or be a big-ass backfire? The video, created by the same Chicago-based Draftfcb that brought us "Ship My Pants," features ...

Tromadance Detroit Premiers June 22

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:17 -0400

Detroit will premier Saturday, June 22 at the Tangent Gallery,715 East Milwaukee, Detroit, Michigan. Billed as the first film festival devoted wholeheartedly and without reservation to filmmakers and fans, TromaDance Detroit will be unlike every other film ...

You’ve Shipped Your Pants. Now Get Big Gas Savings At Kmart

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:27 -0400

Ship Your Pants and created a viral sensation? Well, now the retailer and agency Draftfcb are telling you the truth about your Big Ass...Savings, that is. This new ad for Kmart brings back the funny-sounding word humor, this time emphasizing how funny the term "big gas" sounds in different ...

OverUnders For Game 4 Of Blackhawks-Red Wings

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:31 -0400

3. Toews CORSI rating after game 4 He currently has a 39.96 rating, best among all players to play more than five games this postseason. That’s an average of nearly five per night. What will it sit at after tonight's ...

Report Detroits 36th District Court millions over budget may need new leadership

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:17 -0400

Michigan's 36th District Court in Detroit. has had difficulties in collecting fees and other costs related to parking violations, civil infractions, misdemeanor traffic, drunken-driving violations, and other misdemeanor violations, about $254 million according to their records in Detroit on Monday, Feb. 20, 2013. / February file photo by Romain Blanquart/Detroit ...

McDonalds CEO bawled-out by 9-year-old

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:15 -0400

McDonald's needs kids more than today's kids need McDonald's.Perhaps no one knows that better than CEO Don Thompson, who was seriously put on the hot seat by a 9-year-old girl at Thursday's annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook, Ill.For a few moments, Hannah ...

Fan-fueled Bruce Springsteen documentary to hit theaters July 22

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:13 -0400

Bruce Springsteen plays during his concert featuring the E Street Band on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ...

Moroun family says it cant stop giant pet coke pile Stephen Henderson

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:13 -0400

I noted the convergence of several unfavorable interests around the pile of petroleum coke ...

Recruiting Michigan State prospects get additional stars

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:38 -0400

Earlier this week, rivals.com updated its individual player rankings, and Michigan State saw a bump up the national recruiting rankings.The Spartans are now ranked 20th for the class of 2014, tied with Oklahoma. Both the Spartans and the Sooners have eight players verbally committed. The Spartans rank fifth in the Big Ten, behind Michigan (7th), Ohio State (9th), Northwestern (12th) and Penn ...

Panel declares financial emergency in Hamtramck

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:37 -0400

LANSING — Hamtramck could be the next Michigan city with an emergency manager after a state-appointed financial review team on Thursday declared a financial emergency there.Gov. Rick Snyder now has 10 days to make a decision on the report.The review team was appointed April 17 after a request by city officials.In its report to the governor, the team cited a $3.3-million general fund ...

Michigan lawmaker accused of sexual harassment

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:37 -0400

A state lawmaker is being accused of harassment by a former aide who says he was forced into a sex act.The former aide is a 29-year-old man who is a strip show promoter. He regularly drove Rep. Brian Banks to the Capitol from Harper Woods.Banks, a Democrat, says he ...

Michigan budget panel OKs fund boost for colleges

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:52 -0400

Republican-led conference committees approved the community college and higher education budgets Thursday. The education budget proposals now head to the House and Senate floor for final ...

Michigan joblessness falls 0.6 points in April

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:52 -0400

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan says that the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down 0.6 percentage points statewide and in most major labor ...

Hoke didnt know about U-Ms not in Ohio football

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:01 -0400

Michigan football coach Brady Hoke may not be a fan of Ohio State, but he has no problem with the State of Ohio itself.The footballs U-M receiver Bo ...

Inge sports Penguins jersey around Pirates clubhouse

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:00 -0400

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are wearing Penguins hockey jerseys on their road trip to Milwaukee and Detroit that begins with a flight tonight, but former Detroit Tigers infielder and alleged Red Wings fan Brandon Inge might have trouble getting through airport security.Inge took the support for ...

French film In the House explores a dark teacher-student relationship

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:58 -0400

Germain (Fabrice Luchini) is a high school literature teacher frustrated by his ...

DraftFCB and Kmart quickly debut a great sequel to Ship My Pants

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:36 -0400

"Big Gas Savings" is the sequel to the super successful "Ship My Pants" from DraftFCB/Chicago and client Kmart. Suddenly genius is busting out all over at DraftFCB/Chicago. The agency several weeks ago debuted a new Kmart commercial "Ship My Pants" that had people instantly laughing hysterically. And just a few weeks later, that spot has apparently become the 11th most ...

Obama America at crossroads in terror fight

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:54:38 -0400

President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ...

Sens. Levin Stabenow back Peters for US Senate

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:11 -0400

Michigan's Democratic senators announced their support by email to supporters on Thursday. Peters announced earlier this month that he is running to fill the seat opening up with Levin's retirement next ...

Kmart’s ‘Big Gas Savings’ Ad May Make You Ship Your Pants

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:36:08 -0400

came out of left field and dropped a contender for funniest ad of year with ';Ship My Pants.'; Like that ad, Kmart’s new ad ';Big Gas Saving'; makes use of a language trick to make the innocent sound a bit salty. Man, those sure are some big gas savings. The ';Ship My Pants'; ad currently boasts over 17.3 million views on YouTube. I think you can call that a ...

Pistons Dumars has spoken with Jackson one or two times since Phil left town

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:34 -0400

Phil Jackson sits courtside at game between the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden. / Jim O'Connor / USA TODAY ...

Kate Upton prom teen finds new model date

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:33 -0400

The high school senior who asked Kate Upton to his prom didn't get that wish to come true. But his backup date isn't too shabby.Jake Davidson, the high school senior who asked Kate Upton to his prom, didn't get his wish. After first saying she'd have to check her schedule, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl finally turned him down.No worries. The Sherman Oaks, Calif., ...

Big Ben picture frame closed Metro Airport for hours report says

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:30 -0400

DETROIT — The incident forcing the partial evacuation of Detroit Metropolitan Airport for hours one day last month was triggered by law enforcement ...

Novi infant found unresponsive on Mothers Day autopsy planned

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:14 -0400

Jerrod Hart said today that a call came in from a home in the Novi Meadows trailer park off Napier near 12 Mile just after 3 p.m. Sunday. The family reported their 7-month-old daughter was ...

Birmingham teacher Harry Berkowitz shot at least 3 times sources say

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:22:50 -0400

Neighbor is shocked by death of Harry Berkowitz: Nancy Katzman, 52, and other neighbors said they were shocked to learn of the death of Harry Berkowitz in ...

Concerns about pet coke piled along Detroit River remain

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:41 -0400

Detroit - New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials. But they are being interpreted differently. In March, state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, walked on to the property in southwest Detroit where the massive piles of pet coke are stored and collected several samples of the black, rock-like material. ...

Michigan Senate honors 9 fallen service members

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:48 -0400

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan soldier who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan addressed the state Senate on Thursday during a ceremony honoring the nine state residents who died while serving in the armed forces over the last ...

Behind response to airport bomb threat that wasnt

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:48 -0400

DETROIT (AP) -- Thickly wrapped in newspaper and duct tape, several packages stowed in a man's luggage as he passed through Detroit Metropolitan Airport security last month had local and federal law enforcement officers believing they'd detected an explosive. As the terminal was partially evacuated and a bomb squad called, officers' suspicions grew because the man became agitated, ...

Judge lets Kwame Kilpatrick oust attorney ex-mayor says James Thomas didnt include him in strategy

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:23 -0400

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick makes his way down Fort Street outside Federal Court in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ...

Stafford confident Lions offensive line will be up to par

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:21 -0400

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during organized team activities Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Allen Park. / Andrew Weber / USA TODAY ...

Mike Babcock Red Wings cant be cautious and careful in Game 4 tonight

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:21 -0400

Wings want to 'stick to it' in Game 4: The Detroit Red Wings are focused on building a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks. Video by Helene St. James / ...

Detroit 11 Cleveland 7 Justin Verlander struggles again but Tigers triumph in rain

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:43 -0400

Starting pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field in a downpour just after officials called a rain delay during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. / Jason Miller/Getty ...

Michigan has nearly 4000 missing people FBI says

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:39 -0400

LANSING, MICH. — There are nearly 4,000 missing people in Michigan that the FBI counts on a statewide list it has been maintaining for nearly 40 years.John Broad, president of Crime Stoppers of ...

2nd teen dies after Genesee County rollover crash

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:38 -0400

GAINES TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Authorities say a second teenager has died following a rollover crash last week in Michigan.State police say 16-year-old Brandon Anderson, of Byron, died Wednesday and 16-year-old Matthew VanKuren, of Swartz Creek, was pronounced dead at the scene of ...

Billboard aimed to find kidney match

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:38 -0400

Family members hope an ad a going up Monday along Interstate 75 will help a Hartland Township woman seeking a kidney donation and the thousands of Americans just like ...

Kwame Kilpatricks lawyer is off corruption case

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:47 -0400

Kilpatrick told a judge Thursday that his relationship with James Thomas deteriorated long before his conviction two months ago on corruption ...

President Obama to address drones Gitmo in security speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:20 -0400

In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy on any new sweeping policies. The move reflects the global fragmentation of al-Qaida's top leaders as the ...

TE Juwan Caesar transferring from Michigan State

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:30 -0400

Michigan State's A.J. Troup and Juwan Caesar, left, celebrate Troup's game-winning touchdown reception during the spring game April 20, 2013, in East Lansing. / Associated ...

Free Press Test Kitchen recipe Brie Burgers with Caramelized Onions and Spicy Mayo

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:28 -0400

cup reduced-fat or fat-free mayonnaise ■ 3 to 4 ounces brie cut into 8 slices ■ 4 thin sandwich buns or bun of choice ■ 4 pieces green leaf lettuce ■ 4 slices ...

Fugitive wanted for killing his family to return Saturday after fleeing to India

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:24 -0400

A Novi man accused of killing his wife and two children before fleeing to India in 2008 is scheduled to return to face his charges on Saturday.Lakshminivasa Nerusu waived legal proceedings in India on April 22, helping to speed the extradition, which could have taken years if Nerusu had fought the process, according to a news release from the city .He is being charged with three counts of ...

Truck drivers quick thinking avoided tragedy in Orion Township crash police say

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:13 -0400

Drivers survive Orion Township truck crash: Tow crews upright a heavy duty landscap truck and clean up after two landscape trucks crashed head-on, sending one into an SUV and flipping off the roadway. Tammy Stables ...

Walled Lake cancels classes after bus drivers call in sick

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:58 -0400

Classes are canceled at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools today after a quarter of the ...

Ford Motors to Leave Australia After 90 Years

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:50 -0400

Ford Motor Company announced Thursday that it would stop making cars in Australia within two years because high costs and low volumes mean it cannot compete with imported vehicles. Ford Australia chief Bob Graziano said that closing its plant in Melbourne and the other 60 kilometres further south-west in Geelong would see 1,200 workers laid off by October 2016. "Our costs are double ...

Michigan Right To Life pursues petition to block insurance coverage of abortions

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:47 -0400

petition approved. If they can get 258,088 valid voter signatures, the law could either be adopted by the Legislature or be on the voter ballot in 2014. The proposal would require women to purchase optional riders to cover a ...

Hobby Lobby birth control coverage up for federal appeal in Denver

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:48 -0400

DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses-not just the currently exempted religious ...

Boy Scouts of America vote over allowing gay members into troops

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:21 -0400

Boy Scouts are today voting to determine whether openly gay members can participate in the organisation, as part of a landmark debate that could change the face of Scouting across ...

3 council members abstain from vote on abstaining

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:24 -0400

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) -- Three City Council members in Michigan have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future ...

Teen shoots kills teen in Detroit

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:40 -0400

Detroit Police responded to Sharon near West Vernor Thursday morning just before 7:00 a.m. where they found a male teen laying in the street. He had been shot in the heart. Emergency crews rushed him to the hospital where he later ...

JJ Were Creaming Medivation Boehringer Bristol And Pfizer

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:32 -0400

Pharmaceutical Business Review today. Most of the day is dedicated to geeky drug R&D stuff, but Joaquin Duato started of the morning with a run-down of how J&J's pharmaceutical division is doing in terms of cold, hard sales. Two J&J drugs of ...

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio discusses Spartans team fights conflicts

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:54:45 -0400

During the presentation, Dantonio gave folks a glimpse into the professional mindset he has of being a no-frills, no-nonsense leader. Surrounded by individuals interested in business and those hoping to be future leaders in the economy, ...

Medical marijuana users can drive rules the Michigan Supreme Court

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:54:41 -0400

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 25: Marijuana plants grow at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary, which opened in 2006, on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, ...

Review Bone found is adult human skull fragment

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:28 -0400

The Mason County sheriff's department says the bone was among a group of 12 bones found Friday in Riverton Township, near Ludington. The department says a review Wednesday by a forensic anthropologist determined that the other bones found weren't ...

Suspects in ghastly London attack had been under investigation

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:03 -0400

butchering a soldier to death on a London street before spouting extremist slogans to bystanders were part of a early security services investigations for possible terror links, according to a government British official.The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the investigation, said he could not provide other details because the ...

Recruiting Michigan State climbs the rankings

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:02 -0400

Earlier this week Rivals.com updated their individual player rankings and Michigan State saw a bump up the national recruiting rankings. The Spartans are now ranked 20th in the nation for the class of 2014. Michigan State shares that ranking with the University of Oklahoma. Both the Spartans and the Sooners currently have 8 players verbally committed. As far as the Big Ten, the Spartans rank 5th ...

Teen birthrate hits new record low in 2011

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:00 -0400

The teen birthrate in 2011 set another new record low, according to the latest federal data, released Thursday. The numbers reflect a continued trend downward for teens having babies.The new rate, 31.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, is about half the 1991 rate of 61.8 births per 1,000 teens, which was an all-time high, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.The teen birthrate ...

Tigers AAA Michigan promote teen driving safety

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:24:01 -0400

AAA Michigan, the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Tigers are teaming up to promote teen-driving safety with an event at Comerica Park in ...

Family hopes billboard helps find kidney donor

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:20 -0400

Jerry Millen of Livingston County's Hartland Township is seeking a potential donor on behalf of Virginia Millen, his mother. The message is to run for a week starting Monday near the northbound exit to 12 Mile Road in the Detroit suburb of Madison ...

Teens pot cash stolen by potential customers in Waterford Township pair arrested

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:02 -0400

A 17-year-old selling marijuana was robbed of his pot, cash and other items by two potential customers armed with a sawed-off shotgun, according to police in Waterford Township.The Waterford teen at first told police he was robbed by two men of his wallet, cell phone, basketball jersey and shoes while he was skateboarding in the 3000 block of Herbell at 11:29 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report ...

Drew Sharp Lions development of Willie Young and Jason Fox will be telling

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:40 -0400

Detroit Lions defensive line coach Kris Kocurek talks with Detroit Lions defensive end Willie Young (79) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. / Rick ...

Michigan lawmaker seeks to make small business office

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:37 -0400

Lansing - A Michigan lawmaker wants to create a new state office with the goal of helping small businesses get started and thrive. Democratic Rep. Collene Lamonte of Montague introduced a bill this week that would establish an Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship Services in the state's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. It would coordinate programs for ...

Soldier who lost 4 limbs to address Michigan Senate

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:37 -0400

Lansing - A Michigan soldier who lost all four limbs while fighting in Afghanistan is set to address the state Senate. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Senate's 19th annual Memorial Service in Lansing. The ceremony remembers and honors Michigan residents who died while serving in the armed forces during the previous year. In a statement, Sen. Mike ...

Census Detroit population remained above 700000

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:48 -0400

The figures show Detroit lost residents between 2011 and 2012, but the decline was at a slower pace than in previous years. Most of the nation's largest cities posted strong population growth, but Detroit fell 0.7 percent, or 4,726 residents, to an estimated 701,475 as of last ...

Flooding takes big bite out of Michigan mans land

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:47 -0400

CROTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan man's home is no longer habitable after flooding along the Little Muskegon River took a big bite out of his ...

Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:17 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...

Dow Corning to Present at IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:10 -0400

Dow Corning , a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today announced that it will have a major presence at IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference 2013 (ECTC), where it will present a paper on an advanced new temporary bonding breakthrough and introduce two new high-end thermally conductive compounds for the semiconductor ...

RPT-FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:58 -0400

Thu May 23, 2013 6:59am EDT By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13 for Pfizer. Jansen's next vaccine success could come by taming the superbug ...

32 new charter schools plan to open in Michigan

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:08:22 -0400

The Detroit News and The Flint Journal report many of the schools will be in urban areas where charter schools are already prominent, such as Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint. The Detroit suburbs of Novi and Beverly Hills are expected to get their first such ...

Detroit Tigers Down Cleveland Indians 11-7 On Rainy Night

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:04:18 -0400

CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 22: Andy Dirks #12 celebrates with Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers after both scored on a home run hit by Cabrera during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty ...

Bears Brian Urlacher announces retirement

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:44:24 -0400

CHICAGO — Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he ...

Group denounces Farrakhans anti-Semitic comments in Detroit church

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:44:22 -0400

The leading Jewish civil rights group in the U.S. slammed anti-Semitic comments made in a Detroit church by Minister Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam. The Anti-Defamation League is also calling upon Detroit leaders who invited Farrakhan and hosted his talks last week in Detroit to condemn his ...

Between economy and trouble Obama approval steady

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:21 -0400

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as singer-songwriter Carole King performs after being presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring King Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

Central Africa World Bank PledgesU.S. $1 Billion to Great Lakes Region

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:38:07 -0400

On the first day of a joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries in the region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity projects in support of the Great Lakes peace agreement that was signed by 11 countries in February. ...

Teachers death and suspects standoff shock Oakland County

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:31:50 -0400

Neighbor is shocked by death of Harry Berkowitz: Nancy Katzman, 52, and other neighbors said they were shocked to learn of the death of Harry Berkowitz in ...

Georgia Southerns Kellogg Experiencing Success

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:31:02 -0400

Entering his 10th year with the Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team, Head Coach Nate Kellogg has established quite the legacy. Appointed as the interim coach in the fall of 2004, Kellogg quickly proved to be more than capable of leading a program. The Eagles have re-written the school record books during his tenure, breaking a whopping 54 marks in nine ...

West Pointer busted for taking nude photos of cadets

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:59 -0400

WASHINGTON — A soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been charged with crimes for taking nude photos of female cadets without their consent, extending the military's sex-scandal crisis to the hallowed ground of its premier training academy, the Army announced Wednesday.It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples ...

Plymouth-Canton Livonia voters say yes to technology upgrades

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:23 -0400

Voters in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and Livonia Public Schools said yes today to technology upgrades, school renovations, school bus purchases and other projects.All but one of the eight school-related proposals on the ballot passed tonight, with the exception being a $12.9-million bond proposal in Richmond Community Schools in Macomb County.■ Election ...

Your Mike Vote for the winner of our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:16 -0400

You pick the winner! Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party! You have until Thursday at 3 p.m. to vote. Look for the winning reader submission/rough sketch combo on Friday right here online and in the Friday print edition of the Detroit Free Press. Good luck to our finalists!Become a fan of Mike Thompson ...

IRS supervisor denies wrongdoing

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:44:36 -0400

Lois Lerner appears Wednesday before a House panel hearing into the targeting of conservative groups by IRS agents under her supervision. She refused to answer questions after denying she broke laws or lied to Congress. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated ...

Former aide sues Harper Woods lawmaker Brian Banks claims sex harassment

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:44:34 -0400

Detroit - A former aide for a state lawmaker says the representative forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to forge a romantic relationship. Tramaine Cotton, 29, is making his allegations against freshman state Rep. Brian Banks, D-Harper Woods, in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court. In his complaint Cotton also says he was subjected to a ...

Activists consider second Mich. wolf referendum to target game animal designation

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:44:34 -0400

Lansing - Animal rights activists are considering putting two questions before voters in 2014 about whether wolf hunting should be legal after the Legislature effectively rendered their first referendum meaningless. A planned hunt of gray wolves in the Upper Peninsula has been put on hold - for now - after the law authorizing the harvest was suspended Wednesday pending a statewide vote next year. ...

Political insider Govs staff emails have scent of skunk works

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:44:33 -0400

Under state law, the only time the public gets to peek inside the inner workings of the Governor's Office is when its staffers send emails to employees of other state agencies, which are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Records obtained by The Detroit News through an FOIA request to the Department of Technology, Management and Budget included the correspondence of Gov. Rick ...

Big plans are in the works for a tiny Capitol Park in downtown Detroit

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:23:15 -0400

The former United Way building at 1214 Griswold was bought earlier this year. The state approved a $6 million loan for the historic building. (Steve Perez/The Detroit ...

New hookah bar rules ignite ethnic debate in Troy

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:56 -0400

Candi Lee, 20, of Troy blows circles while hanging out with friends at Mist Hookah Lounge in Troy, Mich. on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Troy City Council amended an ordinance on Monday that forces all hookah lounges in the city to close at midnight. For hookah bars like Mist, the move forces them to turn away customers who normally arrive at their lounges late at night. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit ...

Wayne Sheriffs Office steering work to one tether vendor over others

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:55 -0400

Tethers contain radio transmitters that allow the Sheriff's Office to locate the individuals around the clock. / Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free ...

Mitch Albom In Wings world every night rates as a big night

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:53 -0400

After a Game 3 win, Game 4 looms as the Wings' most important game of the season. Detroit leads Chicago in the Western Conference semifinals, 2-1. / Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

Former MSU standout Krug becomes the talk of Boston with fast start

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:52 -0400

Former Michigan State defenseman Torey Krug of Livonia is the talk of hockey in Boston after scoring goals in each of his first two playoff games for the Bruins as an emergency call-up.Krug, 5-feet-9, had played in three NHL games before being an emergency call-up from the American Hockey ...

Former Lion Charlie Batch other pros get a taste of media boot camp

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:51 -0400

Charlie Batch, left, was among 20 current and ex-NFL players who took part in a media boot camp last week in Toledo. / Carlos Monarrez/Detroit Free ...

Mark Phelan Jaguar XF luxury sedan is stylish

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:50 -0400

2013 Jaguar XF 2.0-liter Turbo review: The 2013 Jaguar XF has a fuel-efficient new engine and glorious interior highlight luxury sedan, but Free Press Auto Critic Mark Phelan says controls and voice-recognition need work. Mark Phelan/Detroit Free ...

Automakers donate to Oklahoma tornado relief efforts

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:48 -0400

Automakers, whose products were just as fragile as houses, schools and offices in the path of this ...

Epic doesnt quite live up to its title

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:46 -0400

Trailer: 'Epic': A teenager (Amanda Seyfried) finds herself transported to a deep-woods world where there's a battle raging between those who want to keep the natural world alive and evil forces who wish to destroy ...

Grill your whole meal with tips from chef-author Jamie Purviance

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:45 -0400

Grilled herbed chicken thighs with honey lemon glaze, grilled Caesar salad with grilled baguette slices, grilled avocado with blistered tomato salsa and grilled potato planks with lemon aioli. Cooking everything for a meal on the grill, Monday, May 20, 2013. / Jessica J. Trevino/Detroit Free ...

Carolyn Hax Husbands complaints about work wear wife down

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:43 -0400

Adapted from a recent online discussion.Dear Carolyn: My husband has been unhappy in his job for more than five years. He refuses to take any of my advice about changing ...

Just Desserts Experiment with smore ideas

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:42 -0400

Clockwise from top left: Double Chocolate Grasshopper S'more, Toasted Mocha S'more, Sesame Caramel S'more, Salted Oatmeal S'more. / Matthew Mead/Associated ...

Feedback Education Achievement Authoritys critics rely on falsehoods

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:41 -0400

If you want to know why so many Detroit schools have been allowed to fail for so long, look no further than the heated efforts by some politicians and their allies to kill the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA) an innovative new approach to education in Detroit that is showing promising results.The most dishonest part about their campaign is their use of misrepresentation and, in ...

Feedback Elected officials havent earned a pay raise

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:40 -0400

I think any official in any organization should take the high road and say that until the state economy turns around we will not take more when so many are getting little or nothing.Mark Andreottivia Facebook commentsThey ...

Read this Is your city struggling Well blame the state too analyst says in Bridge Magazine

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:39 -0400

At Bridge Magazine, a content partner of A Better Michigan, former House of Representatives fiscal analyst Mitch Bean says many local woes are attributable to state policy. Among his accusations: ■ The state has reduced revenue sharing by more than $4.4 billion since 1998, and only fully funded the program in one year, 2001. ■ The state continues to limit ...

In Detroit mayoral race if you cant beat em eliminate em Nancy Kaffer

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:39 -0400

Multiple-time Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow tried to get rival Mike Duggan off the ...

Emergency manager to decide on Detroit bankruptcy within six weeks

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:55 -0400

Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has set a six-week deadline--until the end of the current fiscal year--to decide whether to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Detroit would be the largest city in US history to file for bankruptcy.Orr is using the threat of imminent bankruptcy--much like the Democrats and Republicans used the manufactured "fiscal cliff"--to force through sweeping concessions ...

Troy voters keep moderate in office after recall of Janice Daniels

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:19 -0400

Dane Slater basks in the noise of his crowded victory party after being elected mayor of Troy in a special election today. / Bill Laitner/Detroit Free ...

See how much your Michigan hometown grew or shrank in 2012

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:59 -0400

Two out of three Michigan communities experienced population declines from 2011 to 2012, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Statewide, total population increased by a marginal 0.07% - 6,559 people - during the same time period. • ...

Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:33 -0400

Rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ford Motor Co. said it was closing its two Australian auto plants and ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales. (AP Photo/Rick ...

Court for man accused in girlfriends window fall

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:02 -0400

ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP — A judge has set a $765,000 bond for a suburban Detroit man ...

Farrakhan Kilpatricks sins would have been forgiven in white politicians

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:01 -0400

Speaking in a Detroit church Friday night, Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam said that he plans to visit former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in prison Saturday as he tried to portray him as a victim of white ...

U-M doctors use 3D printer to create airway implant for baby

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:40 -0400

University of Michigan researchers have used a 3D printer to create a custom-made, life-saving implant for a baby boy, they reported today in a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine.The baby, Kaiba Gionfriddo, had a rare disorder in which one of the airways in his lungs collapsed when he exhaled. The problem caused him to stop breathing and turn blue when he was 6 weeks old. Even with a ...

Gary Peters urges probe of Detroit oil waste storage

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:44:45 -0400

Michigan U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has taken to the House floor to criticize the storage of piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke along the Detroit ...

Deflecting Pressure Jimmy Howard Gives Red Wings a Boost

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54:15 -0400

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Jewish group Detroit leaders abet Farrakhan bias

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:12 -0400

DETROIT (AP) -- A national Jewish civil rights group has criticized National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for making anti-Semitic statements at a Detroit church appearance and is calling on a congressman and other leaders in attendance to condemn the ...

Detroit mayoral candidates push to have competitors tossed from ballot

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:09 -0400

Labor activist Robert Davis urged the state's top elections official to step in on a controversy over whether Mike Duggan was a Detroit resident long enough when he filed to become an official candidate. / Patricia Beck/Detroit Free ...

Catholic archdiocese appoints new superintendent of its 96 schools

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:07 -0400

Detroit-area Catholic schools are getting a new superintendent.Brian Dougherty, who resigned Friday as superintendent from the cash-strapped Pontiac public schools, was appointed Wednesday by Archbishop Allen Vigneron to oversee 96 grade schools and high schools in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair and Lapeer counties.Dougherty of Lake Orion was once a Catholic school teacher and ...

Game thread Verlander Tigers open up 6-2 lead on Indians

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:06 -0400

Justin Verlander's fast start to the 2013 season seems like ages ago. Now he tries to get back on track against the same Indians team who started to batter him May 11.The Tigers ace is 4-4 with a 3.17 ERA, but had a 1.55 ERA as of two start ago. Since then, he's given up 11 earned runs on 12 hits and seven walks in 7.2 innings against the Indians and Rangers, both losses.Ubaldo Jimenez ...

Wolf hunt in Upper Peninsula will go on despite ballot question

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:16 -0400

LANSING — The ongoing battle over hunting gray wolves in the Upper Peninsula ...

Washtenaw County communities see rash of home break-ins

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:36 -0400

GM HAS MADE CHANGES TO ITS SUMMER SHUTDOWNS BUT HAS NOT ELABORATED. Carmen: THERE'S GROWING CONCERN TONIGHT ABOUT A GROWING CRIME WAVE IN ONE WASHTENAW COUNTY COMMUNITY. Devin: POLICE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECENT HOME INVASIONS AND THE CRIMES HAVE STIRRED UP FEARS AMONG PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK THERE. Lauren: ON A TYPICAL DAY, KIDS PLAY OUTSIDE OF THIS WHITMORE LAKE DAY CARE ALL DAY ...

GM Recalling Cadillac SUVs To Tighten Wheels

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:56 -0400

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 27,000 Cadillac SUVs worldwide because the wheels can fall off.The company says the recall affects the 2013 Cadillac SRX with 18-inch wheels. Canadian safety regulators say the wheel nuts may not have been tightened enough at the factory.GM says the problem hasn't caused any crashes or injuries, and no wheels have fallen from vehicles.Dealers will ...

Detroit is brokebankruptcy may be next

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:53 -0400

The first report by Detroit's emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money - a financial meltdown that could mean employees don't get paid, retirees lose their pensions and residents endure even deeper cuts in municipal services. If Detroit cannot avert disaster by reducing its debt payments, the only remaining option appears to be ...

Former GM Pontiac site could get auto-themed destination

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:28:39 -0400

M1 Concourse proposed for former GM Pontiac site: An entrepreneur is proposing to build a major automotive-themed destination called M1 Concourse at a former General Motors property in Pontiac. Nathan Bomey/Detroit Free ...

Shoalts Red Wings are proof that depth means everything in the playoffs

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:13 -0400

Detroit Red Wings left wing Drew Miller (20) celebrates his 2nd period goal with teammates as Chicago Blackhawks defencemen Johnny Oduya (27) and Chicago Blackhawks defencemen Michal Rozsival (32) reacts during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference semifinals game in Detroit, Michigan May 20, 2013. (REBECCA ...

Full circle Summer shutdowns at Detroit Three scaled back or cancelled

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:13 -0400

The Detroit Three auto makers learned a valuable lesson during the Great Recession: too much assembly capacity is deadly.Now, with the U.S. market bouncing ...

Troy Catholic parish asks for donations in tribute to priest accused of stealing

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:12 -0400

Police are investigating whether Rev. Edward Belczak, the longtime pastor of a Catholic church in Troy, might have embezzled or mismanaged more than $400,000. / Archdiocese of ...

Car designers urged to simplify infotainment controls

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:11 -0400

The new touch-screen interface features new simpler graphics and controls that are easier to use. Customers will experience significantly faster touch-screen response times, one of the top requests from owners. ...

Man with claw hammer robs Speedway station in Waterford

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:04 -0400

Waterford police are hoping someone will recognize a robber shown on surveillance video slamming a hammer onto the counter during a gas station heist early this morning.The man, armed with a claw hammer, entered the Speedway Gas Station at 4960 Dixie Highway at 3:38 a.m., according to a news release. He demanded money from the cash register, and the clerk complied after the man struck the counter ...

Doctors save Ohio boy by printing an airway tube

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:39 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab.In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth ...

Mexico’s Role as Top Economic Partner recognized in Michigan

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:46 -0400

When the Hon. Vicente Sanchez-Ventura, Consul of Mexico in Detroit, leaves his post in June after seven years of service, his departure will be felt not only by the thousands of Mexicans in Michigan, but also by diplomatic colleagues, government officials, and organizations around the ...

Michigan senators seek answers on Ontario nuclear storage project

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:13 -0400

Michigan senators approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Ontario power officials to answer questions before proceeding with a controversial nuclear waste storage project. For the past decade, Ontario Power Generation has been carrying out plans for a deep geologic repository - a massive underground storage vault for low- to medium-level nuclear waste - in the municipality of Kincardine. While ...

Snyder Mich. could still get Medicaid expansion

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:27 -0400

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income ...

Blackhawks Red Wings have 2 of NHLs top coaches

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:53 -0400

DETROIT - Joel Quenneville has accomplished a lot in the NHL, hoisting the Stanley Cup once and with as many postseason victories as any active coach.The Chicago Blackhawks coach, though, has never gotten past the Detroit Red Wings in the playoffs.Quenneville is 0-5 as a head coach against the Red Wings in postseason series, getting eliminated by them in 2009 to end his first season in Chicago, ...

Lions Suh ready to lead defensive line Schwartz says

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:54 -0400

Detroit Lions at OTAs: The Detroit Lions held OTA's Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the practice facility in Allen Park. Rookies and veterans took part on the practice. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free ...

Snyder to visit Israel in June

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:14 -0400

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder is planning a trip to Israel in June, his office confirmed today.Details of the trip are still being finalized, spokeswoman Sara Wurfel told the Free Press.Snyder has made trade missions to Asia and Europe. This will be his first trip to Israel as governor.Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited Israel in 2008 and signed an agreement with the country establishing a ...

Alumni protest Detroit Northwestern High School closing

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:39 -0400

"Children need this school," said Northwestern High School alumni president. "This school means a lot to the whole community. To take this public school away and put in a self-governing charter school with an application process will be something ...

Reliance One hiring 400 test drivers in southeast Michigan

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:38 -0400

Auburn Hills-based Reliance One is hiring 400 test drivers to meet a growing demand from local automotive ...

Former top library official in Detroit charged with kickbacks

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:25 -0400

The former chief administrative officer of the Detroit Public Library has been charged with taking more than $1 million in kickbacks from contractors. Tim Cromer, who served as the library's chief administrative officer, and two contractors were charged Tuesday in a 21-count indictment, The Detroit News reported. Cromer, who was fired in February, had been suspended with pay after a raid on ...

Robert Davis wants secretary of state to weigh in on Mike Duggan residency issue

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:42 -0400

One dead after machete attack on London streets

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in Woolwich southeast London on Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. / Alastair ...

Helene St. James Cleary a pest but Wings love him for it

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:40 -0400

Detroit Red Wings' Daniel Cleary, right, and Chicago Blackhawks' Michal Rozsival battle as they wait for the puck May 15, 2013. / Associated ...

Kellogg School debuts new CMO program

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:06 -0400

Eric Leininger is the executive director of the Kellogg School's new CMO program. It's called burnishing your image. And Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management already known for its strength in the training of business marketers hopes to bolster that reputation with the launch this week of an executive development program designed, as the school's marketing ...

ACO to close 14 locations in Michigan

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:11 -0400

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - ACO Home, Garden & Hardware say the company is closing 14 underperforming stores as they work to improve and strengthen the company's financialposition. As part of the process, ACO will conduct a "Total Inventory Blowout Sale" at each of the affected locations. The sales will being on Thursday, May 23. The affected stores are: 13400 E. Eleven ...

Pfizer plans offering to pare Zoetis stake

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:23 -0400

TRENTON, N.J. - Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to try to sell its controlling stake in its former animal health business, Zoetis Inc., through a voluntary stock exchange with Pfizer shareholders.Pfizer, the world's second-largest drugmaker, said Wednesday that its shareholders will be able to trade their Pfizer holdings for Zoetis shares at a discount expected to be about 7 percent. The ...

Detroit Pistons picking eighth in 2013 NBA Draft

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:39 -0400

2013 NBA Draft Lottery with a slim chance of moving up into the top three. It seems quite likely they would be picking seventh when the actual event rolls around. Then, something improbably happened. No, the Pistons didn't move up. Instead, a team with even worse chances of getting a top three pick, the Washington Wizards, moved up, meaning the Pistons will be drafting ...

Hunting of gray wolves in Michigans U.P. put on hold

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:14 -0400

Lansing - A planned hunt of gray wolves in the Upper Peninsula has been put on hold - for now - after the law authorizing the harvest was suspended Wednesday pending a statewide referendum vote in November 2014. The Board of State Canvassers determined Wednesday the group Keep Michigan Wolves Protected turned in more than the minimum 161,305 signatures required to get the issue on the ballot. The ...

Change of command at Maine shipyard Friday

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:34 -0400

Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, will preside over the change of command ceremony and give the keynote speech ...

Falcon chicks atop Macomb County building named Wayne Oakland

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:11 -0400

'Oakland,' the Peregrine Falcon named by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, makes a lot of noise as he and his brother named 'Wayne' were banded indoors at the Old Macomb County in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. / Eric Seals/Detroit Free ...

Lions Delmas taking it easy not participating in OTAs

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:10 -0400

Louis Delmas is not taking part in Organized Team Activities this off-season as he continues to rehab from knee injuries that cut short his last two seasons.Delmas was one of two players on the ...

Maurice Cheeks will have second interview with Pistons today

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:09 -0400

Evidently, Mo Cheeks impressed someone during a recent phone interview with the Detroit Pistons.The Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach and former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers will have second interview with the Pistons today, according to two people with knowledge of the ...

Michigan Traveler New tours on both sides of Windsor-Detroit border focus on Henry Ford

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:06 -0400

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, where the Model T was invented, was the site of the announcement of new auto-related tours in Detroit and Windsor. / Ellen Creager/Detroit Free ...

Large building fire in southwest Detroit

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:33 -0400

DETROIT (WXYZ) - The Detroit Fire Department is on the scene of a large fire at a commercial building in southwest Detroit. Michigan State Police has been asked to block traffic near I-75, around South Deacon and ...

Police looking for witness from latest sexual assaults

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:21 -0400

East Lansing police are continuing the search to find the man responsible for two sexual assaults and an attempted sexual assault, the most recent occurrence taking place about 8 p.m. May 16 at the Abbott Pointe Apartments, 204 E. Pointe Lane. Officers now are looking for a witness that possibly saw the suspect leave the scene while walking his dog on the Northern Tier Trail near Abbott Pointe ...

UN Secretary General Visits Africas Great Lakes Region

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:23 -0400

Kinshasa, May 22 (Presa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began a 48-hour visit today to ...

UK official Barbaric attack near London military barracks could be terror-related

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:22 -0400

A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in southeast London Wednesday today. LONDON - Two suspected Islamist terrorists have been shot after a soldier was allegedly beheaded in south east London today.The victim – who was wearing a Help For Heroes t-shirt – was said to have been attacked by men armed with knives, including a meat cleaver.One of the alleged killers said after ...

Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamp program

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:29 -0400

Washington - The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. The current food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. It cost $78 billion last year, more than double what it cost in 2008. The amendment by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., to a wide-ranging farm ...