Red Wings top Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead
Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago...
View ArticleMichigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools
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 approved by Republican-led...
View ArticleFielder's single gives Tigers 7-6 win over Twins
Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
View ArticleBoy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from...
View ArticleSummer in the park: St. Mary's Park concert series
More local acts than usual will make up this year’s free Summer Entertainment in the Park series, which kicked off Thursday night. “There is a lot of talent right here, and we’d like to make sure we...
View ArticleJurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the...
View Article'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology,...
View ArticleBill would let Michigan install red-light cameras
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's local governments would have the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights under proposed legislation in the state House.
View ArticleCockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.
View ArticleGoogle to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures...
View ArticleNJ: Bars put cheap booze in premium liquor bottles
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State investigators say at least one bar in New Jersey was mixing food dye with rubbing alcohol and serving it as scotch.
View ArticleRare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a...
View ArticleArea communities holding services, parades
Prayers, services and veterans’ parades will be held Monday in more than a half-dozen Monroe County communities in memory of men and women who have served in the armed forces.
View ArticleCabrera following Triple Crown with big start
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera raised his right arm as he rounded first base, a surprised grin on his face.
View ArticleMuseum art collection at risk amid Detroit's woes
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection, officials said.
View ArticleVideo: Memorial Day flags placed at Arlington
Continuing a 40 year tradition, the 3rd U.S. Infantry placed flags at the grave markers of those buried in Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. The practice is known as, "flags in."
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