Provides the latest RSS feeds for Detroit News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Detroit Star.com http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/cat/3d33b780d0e24349/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 00:36:16 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:36:16 -0400 30 Police say the man was approaching Plymouth and Evergreen when a group of men standing on the corner began to taunt him. Suddenly, the group attacked the man. The man tried to defend himself, but was overpowered by the group. The violent attack moved onto the busy ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609406/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:54:52 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609406/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 D. Clarke Evans (NBAE/Getty) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that Lawrence Frank will not return as the team's head coach. "We thank Lawrence for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time," said Dumars. "Decisions like this are never ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609407/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:02 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609407/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 CHICAGO (April 3, 2013) - Coors Light, The World's Most Refreshing Beer, has finalized a multi-year deal to become a sponsor of the Detroit Pistons. The partnership features the following assets for Coors Light: Sponsorship of the Pistons annual draft day party and consumer promotions related to the draft. A special ticket packaging program for all of Pistons' Tuesday home games. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609408/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609408/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson appeared Friday on public television's 'Off the Record,' where he called Speaker of the House Jase Bolger 'Adolf Bolger.' / ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609409/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:32:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214609409/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The leader of an arson ring was sentenced today to 137 years in prison for running a scheme that involved burning down houses and businesses for money, scamming more than $5 million from insurance companies through phony claims.Ali Darwich, 31, of Beverly Hills was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland, who oversaw his trial that ended in December with him convicted of 33 counts of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214608950/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:38:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214608950/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Valtteri Filppula of the Detroit Red Wings collides with Michal Handzus of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on May 18, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Getty ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214608380/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:10:00 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214608380/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander (35) reacts after walking Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (1) during the third inning May 16, 2013. / Ron ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607965/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607965/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a developer who says Troy must give back land the developer donated for a transit center because the city failed to get the project funded within the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607966/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:31 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607966/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons are helping to clean-up St. Hedwig Park in Southwest Detroit today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., clearing debris, removing graffiti and painting the basketball court to celebrate NBA Green Week. Members of the Pistons organization, including Pistons Legend Earl Cureton, will join Detroit ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607252/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607252/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 DAMASCUS, VA. — An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town.Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said Saturday that no fatalities have been reported.The injuries ranged from critical to superficial. Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to regional hospitals. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607253/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:39 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607253/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A chance to meet a comic book legend drew thousands of fans to the Motor City Comic Con in Novi on Saturday, with many enduring highway backups and long lines to get in just to get an autograph.Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man, was the main draw at the convention, held at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It was ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607254/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:38 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607254/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Four similar incidents have been reported in Troy and Royal Oak over the past week when women and girls were followed by a man who exposed himself and made lewd comments, police said.Troy police issued an alert about the incidents this afternoon, warning the community to be on the lookout for the man seen driving a red SUV. No one has been injured.According to police, the incidents ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607255/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214607255/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Novi - Just about any other day of the year, Alex Ellsworth is a graphic designer who works on tombstones. But on Saturday, he was a superhero. The Whitmore Lake resident turned heads at the Motor City ComiCon in his homemade Optimus Prime costume. He said he made it last year to wear for Halloween when he took his four-year-old cousin trick-or-treating. "It's all cardboard and hot ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606679/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606679/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Avisail Garcia is back in the lineup as the centerfielder as the Detroit Tigers play on against the Texas Rangers in their 4-game series in Arlington.Right-hander Anibal Sanchez (4-3, 2.05 ERA) goes against right-hander Justin Grimm (2-3, 4.28) at 8:05 p.m.The two teams split the first two games of the series after the Tigers took Friday ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606680/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:02:49 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606680/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Groceries for Guns event aims at making local neighborhoods safer by getting more guns off the street. For every gun turned in Saturday, participants received a $50 Meijer gift card to buy groceries. The Wayne County Sherriff's Department was on hand to safely collect the guns during the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606681/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:33 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606681/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader (C) is hit by the puck as he screens Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (R) with Duncan Keith during the first period during Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference semi-final playoff hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2013.(JIM ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606158/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:36 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606158/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606159/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:22:48 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606159/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 UNITED CENTER (CBS) The Blackhawks said they would be ready for a stronger, faster Red Wings team in Game 2. They just didn’t play like it. In fact, Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Red Wings was their worst effort since their 24-game points streak ended in Colorado Mar. 8. Every other loss this season was by two goals or less. ';Across the board we should all assume some ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606142/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:17 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606142/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606009/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:04 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606009/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 CHICAGO — This lockout-shortened season has been an easy ride for the Chicago Blackhawks.It took nearly two months for them to suffer a loss as their first defeat came after starting the season 21-0-3.They went on to easily capture the Western ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606160/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:07:19 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606160/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Groceries for Guns event aims at making local neighborhoods safer by getting more guns off the street. People who came out and turned in a gun received gift a Meijer card to buy ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606161/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:58 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606161/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 So what would you do with all that money? "I would go buy me a house way out in the country, get a dog live in the mountains with me and my woman," LeRoy Hill from Highland Park. The two dollar tickets are selling fast everywhere including at the BP on Nine mile and Hilton. "It's been busy, we were really bust yesterday. We sold over 400 tickets just on our shift," said ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606162/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:38 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214606162/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Rockford, Mich. - A groundbreaking has been held for a ball field in Rockford that will hold games for children with physical and mental disabilities. Nate Hurwitz Field will be part of the West Michigan Sports Commission's Art Van Sports Complex, which has been under construction since September, according to MLive.com. The complex will have 12 baseball and softball fields. Hurwitz was a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605623/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:33:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605623/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to Detroit for two games with Game Three set for Monday at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard was rock solid in the Detroit net, facing 20 shots, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605622/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:34 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605622/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Louis Farrakhan , speaking at a Detroit City Council meeting, urged unity and a focus on urban renewal through shared work for the city's black residents. Speaking at a special session of the council Friday, the Nation of Islam leader urged ministers of all faiths to come together and lead their congregations in an effort to rebuild blighted sections of the city, the Detroit Free Press ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605625/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605625/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Brendan Smith netted the go-ahead goal in the second period Saturday and the Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago 4-1 to even their Stanley Cup semifinal series ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605629/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605629/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Race for the Cure: Thirty thousand runners and walkers turned out for the Detroit Race for the Cure Saturday May 18, 2013. The anual event raises money towards reasearch for a cure for ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605631/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:16 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605631/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wayne County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and more than 100 partners have been working for nine years on the restoration of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Gateway in ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605632/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:10:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605632/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Michigan's Courtney Avery, Mike Martin, and Thomas Gordon gang tackle Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez in the first half. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 45-17, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday, November 19, 2011. (Julian H. Gonzalez/Detroit Free Press/MCT) / ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605066/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605066/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Auburn Hills police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old man who was found Friday in his ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605067/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:12:34 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214605067/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 He spoke to business graduates at Notre Dame General Motors is still in the "early innings" of its recovery, but it won't be long before it rejoins the S&P 500 largest companies and gets its bond rating back to investment grade, GM CEO Dan Akerson said Saturday.Speaking at the commencement for business graduates at Notre Dame, Akerson noted GM's 13 consecutive profitable ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214604228/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:33:09 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214604228/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Saturday's event raised funds in the fight against breast cancer. It featured a 5K run/walk and a one-mile walk. The Komen race honors those who have fought breast cancer as well as their families and friends. Attendees gathered near the Detroit Tigers' ballpark downtown in a sea of pink. The color represents breast cancer awareness. Mayor Dave Bing was on hand and said ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214604505/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:13:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214604505/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit - The Wayne County Executive's Office and the Sheriff's Department came together Saturday to hold a gun buyback on the city's west side. The goal was to encourage people who no longer want their firearms to turn them in no questions asked. "One thing we know is these guns here will never hurt anybody again," said Sheriff Benny Napoleon. It was a bloody week for ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603932/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:39:18 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603932/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 In this Oct. 10, 2011, file photo, Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch celebrates after breaking up a pass by Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603933/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:58 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603933/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603934/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603934/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603935/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:38 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603935/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Powerball hopefuls have secret to winning: As the Powerball jackpot climbs, hopefuls flock to the store to buy tickets, each one claiming they have the secret to winning it ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603336/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:41 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603336/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Americans seem to be fed up with frugality.As the recession ever so slowly recedes, an increasing number of Americans say they are less frugal than they were a few years ago. At the same time, sales at restaurants are at an all-time high and at least one survey says consumers expect to spend more eating out as soon as their pocketbooks allow.Sales at eating and drinking places in April reached ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603338/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:38 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603338/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sheriff's deputies arrested a southwestern Michigan man after finding him driving a farm tractor on a county road while drunk.The Van Buren County sheriff's office says the 49-year-old Paw Paw man was taken into custody around 5 p.m. on Friday in Decatur Township.The deputies spotted the man driving the John Deere tractor in both the northbound and southbound lanes of County Road ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603339/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:12:54 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214603339/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A three-story pile of petroleum coke along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ont., on April 20, 2013. Residents on both sides of the river are concerned that the coke mountain is both an environmental threat and an eyesore. (FABRIZIO ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602512/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:46:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602512/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602520/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 statement that she had "been advised by her doctors to rest as a result of dehydration and ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602679/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:16 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602679/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602680/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602680/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Classes are canceled at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools today after a quarter of the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602681/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:12:47 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602681/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit - When Michelle Brown went into labor, there was one person who wasn't there to share in her joy. Her grandmother Jeannette Watson was scheduled for breast cancer surgery the same day, after a diagnosis that threw the family into chaos. "She is a big support in my family," said Brown, from Detroit. "It was hard not having her there." Five months later and with a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602056/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214602056/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The actress says she's not about to buy a pole for herself. CANNES -- Harry Potter star Emma Watson shows off a new celeb-obsessed personality and a specific Los Angeles accent in The Bling Ring.But her fans will be interested to see that Sofia Coppola's new film features a fully-clothed Watson performing a brief but memorable show on Paris Hilton's stripper pole dance floor.The ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601309/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:18 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601309/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 conservative groups . The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the much larger, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601286/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:27:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601286/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes.State regulators' days-old decision to approve an opt-out ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601532/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:09:19 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601532/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 On April 14, Zachary Bunting of Grand Ledge was trying to slide down a railing when he lost his balance and fell to his death in the stairwell. And Tyler Usher of Dorr was celebrating his birthday at the club in 2009 when he ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601114/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601114/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fashioned after a Ford dealership from 1928, the 12,000-square-foot museum sits on the Gilmore Car Museum campus in Hickory Corners, about 115 miles west of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601113/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:21:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601113/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601051/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:07:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601051/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga. / David Goldman / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601053/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:07:19 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601053/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Charles Woodson was happy to hear that high school cornerback Jabrill Peppers wants to be better than he ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601054/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:06:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601054/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 About a week before he was arrested for the first time, Titus Young happened to be on the same flight from Miami to Detroit as Lions linebacker and former teammate Stephen Tulloch.Tulloch, who was honored as the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601055/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:06:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601055/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 In this Dec. 22, 2012 file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during the first quarter of a game against the Atlanta Falcons. / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601057/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:06:49 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214601057/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 May 18--A metro Detroit benefit screening of "Monsters University," the much-anticipated prequel to the animated hit "Monsters Inc.," is switching locations. The May 29 event is moving to Emagine Royal Oak from its original site, the Detroit Institute of Arts' Detroit Film Theatre. The arrival of the new digital projection system at the Detroit Film Theatre has been ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214600086/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:30:24 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214600086/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Nice, France: If you want wild flavors, you'll find them at Fenocchio, a family-owned parlor scooping up scrumptiousness since 1966. While the scoops are on the pricey side, loyal customers will tell you the cones are worth it. Salted caramel and pistachio ice cream are favorites, though if you're looking for something adventurous, go for the cactus or tomato-basil ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214599732/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:19:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214599732/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 (Reuters) - Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on top of the American League East Division while ensuring the Blue Jays (17-25) remain rooted to the bottom. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214599162/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:29:34 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214599162/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The extremely enticing Powerball prize is now at a staggering $600 million. It's become the second largest jackpot in U.S. history. The only multi-state jackpot in the U.S. that was larger was the Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012, which reached $656 million before it was split by three winning ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214598532/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:17:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214598532/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214598533/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:52:21 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214598533/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Veterinarian technician Sheri Grace and Dr. Thomas Bankstahl care for an iguana at Parkway Small Animal and Exotic Hospital in Clinton Township. It was rescued from Greenwood Pets in Warren after a raid this week. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597830/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:48:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597830/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Marine reunited with combat bomb-sniffing dog: Marine Sergeant Ross Gundlach is reunited with Casey, a bomb sniffing dog he was deployed with to ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597831/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:48:00 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597831/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 CHICAGO — Not many were calling Victor Oladipo a potential top-10 draft pick when he was a freshman defensive specialist at Indiana.The general consensus was that he had to improve offensively to be considered an NBA prospect.Guess NBA teams already have an idea of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597828/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597828/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 What research showsThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers predicts that the shortage of skilled factory workers could reach 3 million jobs in the U.S. by 2015. A Boston Consulting Group study forecasts there will be 875,000 too few highly-skilled machinists, welders, industrial engineers and machinery mechanics by 2020. From January 2010 through September 2012, U.S. manufacturing employment ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597827/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:55 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597827/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Christina Lovio-George is celebrating 30 years as one of the area's top veteran public relations executives. Lovio-George is shown at her firm Wednesday. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597829/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:54 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597829/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 If stock market returns are truly a leading economic indicator, Michigan appears poised for more prosperous times after a long, painful shakeout.With a gain of 50% over the past three years, stock prices of Michigan-based companies have outpaced the Standard & ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597835/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:53 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597835/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Adapted from a recent online discussion.Dear Carolyn: One of my friends asked me to set her up with a guy friend of mine. I happen to know the guy friend is not looking for the same things she is looking for and will probably (though not definitely) wind up blowing her off, even if he seems interested at first (which he probably will). Is it my job to share this with her, or should I just set up ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597837/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597837/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Dear Amy: My father has cancer, along with other health issues. Though his prognosis is fine, my mother seems to be showing a complete lack of concern or involvement with his health care.He has gone to oncologist and radiologist visits by himself. He was recently hospitalized after a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597836/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597836/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 President Barack Obama hired Attorney General Eric Holder, and is therefore responsible for the IRS scandal, a Free Press letter writer says. / Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597838/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597838/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit King 5, Detroit Cass Tech 3: Terrell Walker got the win, striking out 12, and had three hits and three RBIs for King in a PSL semifinal. Demetrius Hicks added a double and scored a run.Detroit Osborn 7, Detroit Henry Ford 5: Brandon Hunt threw five scoreless innings with six strikeouts. Nicholas Phillips went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.Farmington 8, Detroit U-D Jesuit 3: Mike Cartey threw a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597839/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:03 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597839/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 D'Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party's candidate for Detroit mayor, spoke Thursday at a mayoral forum held at the North Rosedale Park Community House on the city's northwest side. Collier outlined a socialist program for the working class and distinguished himself from the array of Democratic candidates at the forum. These included Liza Howze, former Detroit Medical ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597190/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:31 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597190/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit - Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr may place more safeguards to ensure Detroit's pension trustees are spending money wisely in the wake of a scheduled trip by some trustees to a conference in Hawaii. Orr's spokesman, Bill Nowling, said Friday said Orr is "very concerned" about the trip and he's weighing his next steps, including seeking removal of board members who ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597191/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597191/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Grosse Pointe Park - Police have taken a suspect into custody after an attempted firebombing of the home of a prominent local family early Friday morning. Grosse Pointe Park police were called to the 700 block of Whittier on a report of a fire alarm at 3:23 a.m. Friday, after an incendiary was thrown through a kitchen window of the home of Gary and Janet Van Elslander and partially ignited. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597192/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:44 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597192/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members of the Detroit City Council and other supporters not to let the struggling city collapse under the weight of its financial crisis and other challenges. About 200 people gathered Friday at Detroit City Hall, where Farrakhan encouraged residents to unite and pool their resources to become stakeholders in the city's future. He ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597193/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:43 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597193/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Dearborn - The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers said Friday. The event, which has drawn thousands of visitors annually, is expected to return next year at its new location in Ford Woods Park, according to the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. "With the move to a new location … we needed more time to ensure we provide a quality event ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597194/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597194/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The planned M1 Concourse is envisioned to include a restaurant, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597196/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597196/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Royal Oak - A charming pair of baby warthogs - with their gray, wrinkly skin, elongated snouts and long, tasseled tails - are frolicking around the Detroit Zoo's African grasslands habitat, the result of a successful breeding effort to sustain threatened and endangered species. Daphne and Violet - female warthogs born April 7 - are dusting up their habitat near the Africa Train Station with ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597195/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:27 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597195/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A tiny insect with a voracious appetite has found its way to Metro Detroit and soon could pose a big threat to Michigan's fruit and vegetable crops. Called the brown marmorated stink bug, it devours a variety of plants, which has growers and agriculture experts becoming more concerned since there are no state or federal eradication programs. Last year, the invasive bug from Asia was found in ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597197/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597197/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Brendan Edgerton poses with a 1948 Tucker at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597198/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597198/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sara Ylen is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed her claim of cancer. (Wendy Torello / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597199/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597199/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Pontiac An 18-year-old Pontiac man was charged Friday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old girlfriend this week. Lorenzo Jaquan Clanagan, 18, was arraigned before 50th District Judge Michael Martinez on charges of manslaughter and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Martinez set Clanagan's bond at $100,000 cash or surety, no 10 percent, and ordered ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597200/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:16 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597200/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597204/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:43:27 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214597204/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214596465/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:37:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214596465/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 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 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214596466/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:36:55 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214596466/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Grosse Pointe Park - Neighbors in the 1300 block of Wayburn Street were shocked to hear of the homicide of a 35-year-old woman as the peace in the usually quiet neighborhood was disrupted by law enforcement officers investigating the crime scene. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office on Friday ruled Sabrina Gianino died as a result of strangulation. Grosse Pointe Park public safety ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595740/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595740/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A spokesman for Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr says, 'We are researching all of the emergency manager's legal options regarding the boards, including the removal of individual members.' / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595741/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:43 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595741/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed. / AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595742/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595742/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Sixto Rodriguez, whose career fizzled in the U.S. but soared, unbeknownst to him, in South Africa, performs in April in New York. / Evan ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595743/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:38 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595743/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MICH. — More than two dozen teachers laid off in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district will return to work on Monday.School board members voted 6-0 Friday night to get the 27 teachers back on the job. They were laid off May 7.The 400-student district in Saginaw ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595744/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:15 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595744/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The community rallied around Sara Ylen, 38, with fund-raisers and other care when her cancer diagnosis became public. But state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. / Sanilac County Sheriff's Office via Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595745/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:14 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595745/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Renaissance's Chloe Ostolosa pitches against Cass Tech during the first inning of the PSL championship on Friday. Renaissance won, 10-4. / Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595746/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595746/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 ATLANTA -- A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.Aimee Copeland, 25, is returning from Hilliard, Ohio, where she was fitted with a pair of hands with 24 programmable functions that will improve her dexterity, her father, Andy, told the Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214594944/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214594944/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, left, deflects a shot as Red Wings forward Johan Franzen pursues the puck in the first period of Game 1 on Wednesday. / Scott ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595366/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:48:07 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595366/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 It took 70 years, but Rodriguez is about to play the biggest Detroit date of his life.Seats for his show tonight at the 4,400-capacity Masonic Temple Theatre sold out in a single day in ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595083/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:21:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595083/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP — A judge has set a $765,000 bond for a suburban Detroit man ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595084/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:20:59 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595084/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Riders board a SMART bus. A House bill introduced Thursday would allow suburbs across metro Detroit to opt out of paying for or benefiting from a new regional transit authority. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595085/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:20:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595085/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 WINDSOR, Ontario ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595422/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:16 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214595422/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 From left, Carson Daly, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera, from the reality television competition 'The Voice', in Culver City, Calif. / Matt Sayles/Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214594364/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:43 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214594364/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks to invited pastors and community members at New Destiny Baptist Church on Thursday in Detroit. / Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593344/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593344/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 This image provided by the Riverside County Sheriffs Department shows the second booking photo of former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young who was arrested early May 5, 2013. / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593345/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:04 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593345/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Just as they did much of the past 22 years, Drew Lane and Mike Clark began their radio show at 6 a.m. Friday by cracking jokes, hitting the latest headlines and talking sports. But with local TV crews doing live shots from the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593347/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214593347/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit-A 27-year-old man was arraigned Friday in connection with the stabbing and robbery of a 64-year-old Detroit man at a gas station on the city's northwest side last weekend. Maurice Abraham of Detroit was charged with one count each of armed robbery, assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm and two counts of resisting and obstructing in the Saturday ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592164/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:26 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592164/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 According to the patent application, the toothbrush could also be packed with flavoring like berry or lemon or even herbal remedies like lavender or ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592166/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:34 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592166/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Two stars out of four stars Thursday, Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield Program repeats at 8 p.m. Sat., Kirk in the Hills, Bloomfield Hills; 3 p.m. Sun., Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, Grosse Pointe Farms. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592167/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592167/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Four members of the Detroit Pension Board -- two from the general fund and two from the police and fire fund -- were jetting off to Hawaii on ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592170/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:29 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214592170/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Grosse Pointe Park - The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office on Friday ruled the death of a woman whose body was discovered inside a home a homicide by strangulation. The woman, identified as Sabrina Gianino, 35, was found in her home on the 1300 block of Wayburn Road at 12:11 a.m. Thursday after her boyfriend placed a 911 call to police. Grosse Pointe Park police questioned the boyfriend ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591006/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591006/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Lexington - Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. "It was a little box, a very ornate box, to hold a prayer. She needed God to look over her," Connell said, recalling the 2008 lunch when she ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591007/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:11 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591007/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 You can throw out the records any time the varsity and junior varsity girls' soccer teams from Sterling Heights Stevenson and Henry Ford II meet on the field. But on Saturday, May 18, players will compete while honoring service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591009/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214591009/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Kuwaiti cabinet has decided to suspend several senior oil executives over a $2.2bn penalty paid to Dow Chemical for scrapping a joint venture and ordered a judicial investigation into the matter, AFP has reported. The cabinet also announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer for state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), and said it has taken "the necessary measures to ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214590497/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:52 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214590497/scat/3d33b780d0e24349