Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.
View ArticleUS poll finds widespread support for Redskins name
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin III.
View ArticleNo prison for Michigan woman in NFL pension fraud
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit-area daughter of an ex-Chicago Bears player has been sentenced to six months in a halfway house for collecting about $70,000 from an NFL retirement fund after her dad died.
View ArticleHouse panel OKs changes to Mich.'s car insurance
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan legislative panel has approved a bill that would end unlimited lifetime medical care for people seriously injured in car crashes.
View ArticleSlayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies at 49
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of the heavy metal band Slayer, has died. He was 49.
View ArticleMichigan House OKs bill that could allow wolf hunt
The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to allow wolf hunting in Michigan.
View ArticleEmergency manager for Detroit schools to step down
The state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit's public schools will make his second year on the job his last.
View ArticleWitherspoon: I lied about pregnancy during arrest
Actress Reese Witherspoon recalled that she panicked, said some "crazy things" and even claimed to be pregnant the night she was arrested in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge.
View ArticlePhil Jackson to help Pistons find coach
Phil Jackson will help the Detroit Pistons search for a head coach.
View ArticleTigers outlast Astros for 7-3 win in 14 innings
Don Kelly had an RBI single to start a four-run 14th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 7-3 Thursday night.
View ArticleRed Wings blow 3-goal lead, beat Ducks 5-4 in OT
Gustav Nyquist's power-play goal at 1:21 of overtime after the Red Wings blew a three-goal lead in the third period gave Detroit a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks to even their playoff series...
View ArticleThat's the spirit: Booze from local crops booming
Brian Lee and Ralph Erenzo (uh-REHN'-zoh) cook up hand-crafted whiskey, vodka and gin in a stretch of New York's Hudson Valley patchworked with apple orchards and corn fields.
View ArticleRI now 10th state to allow gay marriage
Ten U.S. states — including a long uninterrupted swath from New York to Maine — now allow gay and lesbian couples to marry now that gay marriage legislation has been signed into law in heavily Catholic...
View ArticleSave the date: 2013 Monroe County events
A 5-K Mud Factor Obstacle Run is among dozens of festivals, art shows, concerts and special events planned in 2013.
View ArticleDecades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's...
View ArticleUniversal announces opening of Transformers ride
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando says its new, 3-D theme park ride based on the Transformers toy brand will open June 20.
View ArticleMonroe relay team creates children’s photo contest
A children’s photo contest has been created in support of the American Cancer Society.
View ArticleAvila's 2-run HR in 9th lifts Tigers past Astros
Alex Avila hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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