Disney's 'Oz' bewitches box office with $80M debut
"Oz the Great and the Powerful" clicked with moviegoers. Disney's 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" debuted in first place and earned $80.3 million at the...
View ArticleMarvel releasing some 700 No. 1 issues digitally
In comics, the first issue is where the story starts and the legend begins. For readers, a print copy of issue one can be hard to find and expensive to buy. But those rules don't apply to tablets,...
View ArticleJury convicts ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of corruption
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation’s youngest big-city leaders.
View ArticleThanks for memories, Armory
I’ve lost some great old friends recently, and it appears I’m about to lose yet another. Perhaps it’s silly to call the old Monroe Armory a friend, but, after reading this newspaper’s recent account of...
View ArticleAmerica's new love: Water
It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart.
View ArticleSome hope Kilpatrick verdict helps Detroit improve
Minutes after former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick left a courtroom some area residents reflected that his corruption conviction may put to rest a tainted period in the city's history.
View ArticleGallery: Dance designed just for tots
Little Ones Dance Party was held Sunday at Dixie Skateland.
View ArticleInmate fatally beats other inmate in Ionia
IONIA, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Corrections Department says an inmate at a prison in Ionia has fatally beaten another inmate.
View ArticleNiese outpitches Verlander in Mets' win 11-0
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Jonathon Niese took another step toward earning an opening day start if Johan Santana is not ready, allowing one hit in 4 2-3 innings and leading the New York Mets to an 11-0 win...
View ArticleEmergency manager protest ties up Detroit traffic
DETROIT (AP) — People protesting the possible appointment of an emergency manager for Detroit have slowed traffic on an area interstate during the morning rush hour.
View ArticleModest quake shakes wide area of S. California
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — A modest but widely felt earthquake rolled through a wide swath of Southern California late Monday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.
View ArticleKleinhans offered Bedford schools top job
Mark R. Kleinhans has accepted the position of superintendent of Bedford Public Schools pending contract negotiations.
View ArticleJudge strikes down NYC sugary-drinks size rule
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big, sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael...
View ArticleUS-23: Truck overturns on car, kills driver
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — State police say a truck pulling two trailers had a tire blowout on an expressway near Ann Arbor and overturned onto a passenger car, killing the driver.
View ArticleSarah Palin writing book about Christmas
Sarah Palin has a new book coming, this time about Christmas.
View ArticleNFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease.
View ArticleFlood of support: County rejoins watershed council after lapse
Monroe County is rejoining the River Raisin Watershed Council after a lapse of several years. The county board of commissioners recently approved the move when it voted 9-0 to pay a membership fee of...
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