Provides the latest RSS feeds for Michigan 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/9e75b1ce4082dd57/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:55 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:55 -0400 30 The World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a joint visit to Africa's Great Lakes region, a World Bank statement said Monday. The visit is to be undertaken in support of a landmark peace agreement and to push for economic development in the troubled region. "The visit will draw attention to the plight of fragile and conflict-affected countries ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652979/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652979/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit Red Wings' Gustav Nyquist, of Sweden, and Chicago Blackhawks' Brandon Saad tangle during Game Three of the NHL playoffs Western Conference semifinal game in Detroit, Monday, May 20, 2013. Photograph: Paul ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661363/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661363/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Grand Rapids - State police helicopter patrols over Grand Rapids as part of an effort to curb violent crime in the city and surrounding communities are prompting complaints from area residents. The Grand Rapids Press reports noise from the flights that started in April has been a concern. David Lubbers says he tried to host a dinner party for seven people on his back porch Saturday night, but a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661366/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:37:40 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661366/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 MUNISING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan man plans to walk more than 200 miles across part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of an effort to help fellow ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661597/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661597/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The same storm system that spawned massive tornado in Oklahoma will bring showers and thunderstorms to metro Detroit today , according to the National Weather ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661370/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:03 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661370/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 U.S. stock futures reversed direction to tilt higher this morning.Dow Jones industrial average index stock futures rose 0.07% to 15, 330, Standard & Poor's 500 index stock futures added 0.01% to 1, 664.80. Nasdaq 100 index stock futures rose 0.07% to 3,023.On Monday, the Dow fell 0.1% to 15,335.28. The S&P 500 0.1% to 1,666.29. The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.1% to 3,496.43.On ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661371/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:02 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661371/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 If ever there was a sonic siren that could compete with Jim Morrison's haunting vocals, it was the piercing, throbbing wail of Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek's Vox Continental organ.That sound has been silenced with Manzarek's death Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, where, according to the band's Facebook page, the 74-year-old co-founder of one of the 1960s' most ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661373/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661373/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 "Four couples left and everyone is amazing," said Kellie Pickler at the start of the final performance show of Season 16 ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661372/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661372/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 NEW YORK — Sex scenes are strange and uncomfortable at the best of times, when it's two strangers groping and fondling on camera.It doesn't get any easier when the staged intimacy takes place between friends who have known each other almost two decades, as is the case with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy."It makes it weirder. You feel a little bit like brother and sister," ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661374/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:00 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661374/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Raw video: Man arrested for riding lawnmower drunk: Roy Walton was arrested after police spotted the riding mower parked on the sidewalk outside Rite Aid on Woodward at Square Lake Road at 9:49 p.m. March 22, according to a report issued Thursday by the Bloomfield Township Police ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661375/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:08:55 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214661375/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The Detroit Red Wings remind me of the protagonists in one of those cheesy 1950s-style Dracula movies. You know the kind. Someone has a chance to kill off the Count early, fails to do so - and all sorts of mayhem subsequently ensues.The Red Wings were like that with a week to go in the regular season - on the cusp of missing the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Somebody just had to come ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660108/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660108/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington - Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Some of the questions on Tuesday will be direct: What did you know, and when did you know it? They also want to know why former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman didn't tell Congress that agents ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659843/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:28:35 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659843/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Authorities say Everette Thibeault was brought to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing in March 2012 with injuries consistent with physical abuse. The child was 3 months old at the time and later died. Authorities have said the surviving twin had a broken ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660257/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660257/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Police say a 55-year-old woman is dead and two men are wounded following a shooting at a vacant Detroit residence believed to have been used for drug activity.Police say the three were found shot about 1:40 a.m. today.The men ages 73 and 47 were listed in temporary serious condition following the shooting. No details about a possible suspect were immediately released.Police say the three may have ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660114/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660114/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Donald Trump is to address a group of Oakland County Republicans in Novi.The TV star and billionaire businessman is a scheduled speaker at tonight's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showcase convention center.Trump is an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama who flirted with a run for president in 2012.The New York real estate mogul decided against it, a decision he told ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660115/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660115/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Michigan fans have grown accustomed to strong recruiting since coach Brady Hoke arrived in 2011. His first class, an amalgam between his ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660118/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:59:47 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660118/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds takes batting practice before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 29, 2006. / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660117/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:59:47 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660117/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Police say they're seeking malicious destruction of property charges against three Michigan high school students after a Jewish classmate found a swastika carved into her ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660119/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:59:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660119/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Flint officials including the state-appointed emergency manger want the Legislature to approve an income tax increase in the city to help stabilize city finances as property values ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660120/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:59:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660120/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The Detroit Public Schools is expanding its summer school academy, reaching out to non-district students and offering a pre-kindergarten transitions ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660121/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:58:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214660121/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 (WXYZ) - Apolice situation happening on Detroit's west side ended with a man taking his own life. The activity happened in the 1500 block of Elm Street nearthe MotorCity Casino Hotel late Monday night andinto Tuesday morning. Police say, bail bondsmen were carrying out an arrest warrant out of Warrenfor attempted murder whenthe suspect reportedly locked himself in a house and armed himself ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659009/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:27 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659009/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Police say they're seeking malicious destruction of property charges against three Michigan high school students after a Jewish classmate found a swastika carved into her ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659148/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214659148/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A Purdue University economist says he experts gas prices this summer to be lower last year. Energy economics specialist Wally Tyner expects prices in the Midwest to be between $3.50 and $3.90 a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214658041/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:26 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214658041/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 DETROIT | Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214658033/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:13 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214658033/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbours, educate millions of out-of-school children, empower women, and create economic opportunities that will help the countries forge a path to prosperity, good governance, and lasting stability.In the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214657751/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:56:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214657751/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The Detroit Red Wings took a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series over the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL on Monday.The Red Wings scored twice in the space of 31 seconds in the second period at the Joe Louis Arena, opening up what proved to be a match-winning buffer.Rookie Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller were credited with the goals that put Detroit 2-0 up in the match on home ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655059/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:08:44 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655059/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit - Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway shouldn't spend a day in federal prison, her lawyer said Monday, despite admitting she orchestrated an elaborate two-year scheme to defraud her bank of $600,000 owed on a Grosse Pointe Park home. Defense lawyer Steve Fishman argued the loss was less than $70,000 and urged U.S. District Judge John Corbett O'Meara to keep ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655049/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655049/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit - The city's nine Democratic state House members announced an auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates Detroiters pay as well as make public information from a $14 billion fund for catastrophic accident claims. The bills, still in draft form, would restructure the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to force it to hold open meetings, be subject to ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654866/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654866/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington -Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill. Lawmakers called it a step toward a more expansive biometric system that would use identifiers such as fingerprints to keep track of immigrants and visitors exiting the U.S. Currently no such ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654864/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654864/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington - White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDonough and the other advisers did not tell Obama, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654859/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654859/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington - Rep. Gary Peters is kick-starting his bid to become Michigan's next U.S. senator by assembling his campaign leadership with no Republican yet stepping forward to challenge the Oakland County Democrat. Peters campaign, a third-term congressman from Bloomfield Township, announced today he tapped his first congressional campaign manager to run his bid for Senate in 2014. Julie ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655423/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655423/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 There was a script going around before this series that had the top-ranked Chicago Blackhawks rolling over the underdog Detroit Red Wings. Apparently Mike Babcock’s crew decided that script needed a few revisions. The Wings asserted their physical dominance early then got goals 31 seconds apart in the second period from Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller and a third-period dagger from Pavel ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655236/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:52:33 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655236/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Al Sobotka of the Detroit Red Wings gets the crowd going by spinning an octopus over his head prior to the Red Wings playing the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655079/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:51:43 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655079/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Melvin London works on striping the new parking lot spaces at Meijer in the Gateway Marketplace, at Eight Mile and Woodward in Detroit. (Clarence Tabb Jr. /The Detroit ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654911/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:49 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654911/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Jerry McDonnell, of Grosse Pointe and member of the Detroit Mower Gang volunteers by cutting over grown grass at Viola Liuzzo Playground Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Detroit, Mich. Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655238/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:31 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655238/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 LANSING — A commission that recommends how much pay the governor and other state officials should receive is expected to make recommendations for 2015 when it meets in Lansing today.The State Officers Compensation Commission determines salaries and expense allowances for the governor, lieutenant governor, legislators, Supreme Court justices, attorney general and secretary of state.In 2011, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655237/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:31 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655237/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 TOP RIGHT: A child calls to his father after being pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.ABOVE: A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School on Monday after a tornado with winds up to 200 m.p.h. roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening neighborhoods. / Photos by Sue ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655239/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:30 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655239/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs today, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. / Sue Ogrocki/Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655240/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:29 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655240/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Up and down. Quick as a minute. The compass was broken at Joe Louis Arena, and the game had only two directions: north and south. It was a track meet, a caffeinated pogo stick, all breathless goals and breathless chances. Fortunately, the Red Wings had three of the former and Jimmy Howard for the latter. When the horn sounded, the oddsmakers were rubbing their eyes, fans were singing Bon ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655242/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655242/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Draft prospect Ben McLemore averaged 15.9 points per game and was a Wooden Award finalist as a freshman at Kansas. The 6-feet-5 guard also shot 42% from the three-point line. / Julian H. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655244/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:27 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655244/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Rendering of the MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema 16 slated to open as early as April 2014. The 74,000-square-foot project will replace a vacant Kmart. / MJR Digital ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655245/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:26 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655245/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Serves: 4 / Preparation time: 15 minutes / Total time: 30 minutesIngredients■ Oil for the grill grate ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655246/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:24 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655246/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 QUESTION: With summer right around the corner, I know gas prices will start soaring soon. Are there any tech tools that can help me save on gas?ANSWER: I know quite a few. Gas Buddy is a free app that helps you find the cheapest gas near you. To find the cheapest stations anywhere on your commute, use a navigation app like Waze or WHERE. The problem might not be with where ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655241/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655241/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Dear Amy: I am really scared for my younger sister. My mom has let her start tanning in tanning beds.Because we have a history of skin cancer deaths in our family, I ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655247/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655247/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Everyone should have the right to love and marry who they want with all the benefits that any marriage offers. None of us should judge a person on this issue.Diane WeinmanVia Facebook commentsI support gay unions to be recognized by the state. However, the word marriage is a religious term, and should stay that way. Nobody is going to change thousands of years of teachings, and I ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655248/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655248/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Brighton 9, Walled Lake Northern 4: Alexx Zielinski pitched three innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two for Brighton. Brennan Williams was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer for Northern (19-7). Hunter VanMaele was 2-for-4 with one run and an RBI, Drake Lubin was 2-for-3 with a run and a double and Eric Woolf was 2-for-3 with a run.Novi 15, Westland Glenn 10: Ryan ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655249/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:31:18 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214655249/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 DETROIT — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 Monday ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654319/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654319/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Peters is running to fill the U.S. Senate seat opening up with the retirement of Carl Levin. Peters is from Bloomfield Township in Oakland County, a suburban Detroit bellwether important to winning a statewide ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654573/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654573/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Non-Profit Partners and Winners Recognized Final Game of the Pistons Season AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons 50/50 Payday charity raffle has raised more than $200,000 during its inaugural Pistons' 2012-13 season, helping support non-profits throughout the State of Michigan, as well as the organization's Come Together Foundation in support of volunteerism, youth leadership and ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654373/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:58 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654373/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit police are looking for a man who has been missing for nearly two weeks.One of Dwayne ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654374/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:29:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654374/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 East English Village's Trevon Godfrey celebrates an inside-the-park home run against Osborn during the PSL East-West championship Monday. Godfrey also was the winning pitcher, striking out 10. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654375/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:28:18 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214654375/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life-one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of the 1987 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crash that killed 154 people aboard, including Crocker's parents and brother, and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport. In Sole ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653037/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:24 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653037/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews is pushed into the boards by Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall during the first period Monday night.(Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653475/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653475/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 DETROIT ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653472/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214653472/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Michigan is a goldmine of funding for new start-up businesses, despite a dip in such giving nationally, according to the Michigan Venture Capital Association. The group found in its annual research report that the Great Lakes State jumped to 15th-best state in the nation for venture capital activity, up from 25th a year ago. That means investors who underwrite start-ups are heaping millions of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652778/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:31 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652778/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A firefighter suffered a minor injury battling a blaze Monday at a vacant warehouse in Detroit.The fire broke out at about 2:10 p.m. in a large trash pile next to the building in the 15000 block of Woodrow Wilson near Pilgrim, said Detroit Fire Senior Chief Joseph Rinehart. Flames spread to a portion of the roof, sending dark, thick smoke high in the air.One firefighter injured his elbow, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652573/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:07 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652573/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A 3-year-old girl found wandering early Friday morning on a Pontiac street led ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652574/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:57 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214652574/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 DETROIT - A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was travelling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond Monday. Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at the airport in Romulus, Michigan, and charged with giving false statements to federal agents and possessing an altered passport. Defence lawyer James C. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214651550/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:57 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214651550/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Operators of the idled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan say repairs to a tank that leaked slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan will take until early summer to ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650860/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650860/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 April 15, 2013 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - It's 7:30 p.m. You're at tonight's Detroit Pistons game against the Charlotte Bobcats. You're sitting in the 200-level, but you see some open seats in the 100-level. Tonight - you can use the official Detroit Pistons Mobile App to upgrade your seats in the arena. The Pistons are the second team to provide the seat upgrade option on their ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650612/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:14 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650612/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Judge Wade McCree looks up at his attorney Brian Einhorn as he faces a tenure commission hearing in the Washtenaw County today. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650614/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:59 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650614/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Eminem performs for his release party of his new album Relapse at the Sound Board stage in the Motor City Casino in Detroit, on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. / Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650613/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:58 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650613/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Jodi Arias lawyers refused mistrial request: Lawyers in the Jodi Arias trial were denied a mistrial and claim that witnesses meant to take the stand received threats and ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650615/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650615/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A 24-year-old Adrian man charged in a child pornography case after authorities found a photo of a dead infant with a noose around her neck on his computer thumb drive declined his detention hearing in federal court today, opting to stay in jail.Sean Gossman, who wore a yellow Wayne County Jail jumpsuit, hung his head during most of his time in the courtroom.Gossman appeared in U.S. District Court ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650616/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650616/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party plans to open five permanent regional offices around the state, hire staff and invest in technology as it launches a plan to improve the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650617/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214650617/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 GM hired high school students from 11 high schools to help spruce up the city. The 110 students are planning service work type projects that include cleaning up the city, planting gardens and setting up food banks. The schools on the roster are the United Way Network of Excellence schools. For the schools involved, it is probably a dream come true. Not only do the students get paid, they also ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649683/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649683/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit - Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway shouldn't spend a day in federal prison, her lawyer said Monday, despite admitting she orchestrated an elaborate two-year scheme to defraud her bank of $600,000 owed on a Grosse Pointe Park home. Hathaway pleaded guilty in January to one count of felony bank fraud, eight days after she left the bench in the biggest scandal to ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214648978/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:10 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214648978/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Monday that his Active and Safe Campaign has already raised $24 million of its $60-million three-year target to support public safety and recreational programs, and that another major donation will be announced in the next week or ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649454/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:29 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649454/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Oakland County is vowing to take its fight against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to get millions in real estate transfer taxes from the mortgage giants.The county was dealt a blow in the battle Monday when a federal appellate court tossed out its lawsuit seeking $12 million in unpaid real estate transfer taxes. The county says ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649455/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:26 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649455/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 In announcing he won't seek a second term, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most of his power to an emergency manager who currently controls almost every aspect of City Hall, from spending to hiring.That arrangement, coupled with a stubbornly high crime rate, blighted neighborhoods and a financial crisis that has pushed Detroit toward bankruptcy, raised an obvious ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649456/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214649456/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Pfizer Inc , which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644000/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:01 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644000/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A 61-year-old man was fighting with his alleged assailant before he was stabbed around 6:20 p.m. The assailant then fled on a bicycle, police spokeswoman Officer Eren Stephens said in an email. She said the victim was in good ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644563/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:25 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644563/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 16, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643779/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:20 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643779/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Cleveland Indians' Yan Gomes is congratulated by teammates after hitting a game-winning three-run home run off Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Charlie Furbush in the 10th inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Cleveland. Michael Brantley and Drew Stubbs scored. The Indians won 10-8 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) / ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644331/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644331/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 What happens when the North American leaders of rival automakers General Motors and Toyota have ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644332/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644332/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 DETROIT — A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and threw out tax claims by Oakland County against the federally charted mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.In an opinion released Monday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati determined that Oakland County tried ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644333/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214644333/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Will Power, of Australia, covers his ear as he waits to be interview on the public address system following his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214642660/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214642660/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A large tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest.Television footage shows a funnel cloud touching down southwest of the city on Monday, and radar indicates it is moving toward the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643104/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643104/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 HICKORY CORNERS — A new Ford dealership has opened in southwestern Michigan.Actually, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643102/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:43 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643102/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A Wayne County Circuit judge accused of having an affair with a complaining witness in a child support case before him, then discussing the case with her, is expected to testify during a hearing over the allegations that begins this morning in Ann Arbor.Judge Wade McCree, who has been suspended without pay, is accused of sexting from the bench with Geniene ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643105/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643105/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP — Teachers and students in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district are returning to the classroom after the district shut earlier this month.MLive.com reports ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643106/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:04 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214643106/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A neighbor of the Grosse Pointe Park woman found strangled to death in her duplex Thursday said investigators raided his home over the weekend and his uncle is in police custody.Police would not comment on the claims regarding ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641895/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641895/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers watches the video board replay of his home run in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers on May 19, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. / Getty ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641896/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:04 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641896/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Trial began Friday for two men charged with first-degree felony murder, accused of opening fire on a crowded party bus parked in front of a Pontiac bar, killing two.Prosecutors say Lerrick Myers, 21, of Pontiac and Craig Lewis, 23, formerly of Pontiac but now a resident of Taylor, fired semiautomatic handguns into a rented bus the morning of May 13, 2012, as they sat parked in front of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641897/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214641897/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.Monday's court hearing resolved minor outstanding issues following the sale of most of the company's assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639902/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:35 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639902/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The large (and protected) ivory bloom of the lilypad is probably most well-known, while the elusive trillium humble announces spring's arrival while hidden along deepwoods damp areas. No flower, however, signifies the approach of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640930/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640930/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 was killed Sunday in a one-car crash in Ohio just one day after he was married to his new bride, Heather Favazza-Costa, 21.Rocky Barra, pastor of Canton Connection Church, had presided over the wedding Saturday, just one day before Ohio State Police reported Costa, a Canton resident, was killed while the couple was traveling south for a honeymoon. Favazza-Costa of Wayne was hospitalized.Barra ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640628/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:10 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640628/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. for the following Michigan counties: Alcona; Allegan; Alpena; Antrim; Arenac; Barry; Bay; Benzie; Calhoun; Charlevoix; Cheboygan; Clare; Clinton; Crawford; Eaton; Emmet; Genesee; Gladwin; Grand Traverse; Gratiot; Huron; Ingham; Ionia; Iosco; Isabella; Jackson; Kalamazoo; Kalkaska; Kent; Lake; Lapeer; ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640627/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:09 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640627/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 When I think of mahjong, I think of grandmas, Boca Raton and caftans.Retro? Of course.Which is what makes these bracelets from Detroit-based Gehazi Collections so fun.Made from bone, mahjong tiles and glass beads, the red Tournament Bracelet is $14.99. The blue sparkling lotus bracelet is $20.Both, along with mahjong earrings, necklaces, wine charms and more, are available ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640626/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:07 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640626/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A pile of petroleum coke sites on the edge of the Detroit River in Detroit, in this March photograph. The pile has grown since this photo was taken. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640629/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640629/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A 52-year-old Royal Oak Township man is in the Oakland County jail, charged with attempted murder, after police say he threw his girlfriend out of a third story window at the Royal Inn on Eight Mile Friday night.The woman, 47, survived, and underwent surgery at a local hospital, according to a press release from the Oakland County ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640630/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:52 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214640630/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Pets were rescued Monday from the rubble of mobile homes destroyed by Sunday's tornado in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, near Shawnee, Okla., May 20, ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639290/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639290/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 founder Tom Kartsotis launched Shinola with the aim of restoring quality American manufacturing in the economically battered industrial capital of Detroit, my hometown. Shinola takes its name from the mid-20th-century American shoe polish that was popularized in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola." This no-nonsense Midwestern attitude also comes through in ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638567/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:28 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638567/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 The Detroit Tigers have now played 42 games of the 2013 season. That 40 game mark is significant since it was famed former Tigers manager Sparky Anderson that often said it takes 40 games to see what you got each season. After 42 games we sort of know who the 2013 Tigers are, and here is a look at where they ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639494/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:48:47 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639494/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Human Services plans a pilot project in three counties designed to keep children out of foster care and cut ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639495/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:29 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639495/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 NEW YORK Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire. The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frills breakfast alternative but now caters to dieters who see its airy chips and pastries as a way to beat cravings and lose weight. And this summer, Kellogg Co. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638527/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:22 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638527/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Judge Wade McCree waits as he faces a tenure commission hearing in the Washtenaw County courtroom of Judge Donald Shelton Monday, May, 20, 2013. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639275/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639275/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his 'victim impact statement' to the jury. / Rob Schumacher / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639276/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639276/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Morning X hosts Chuck the Freak, Dave Hunter and Lisa Way at the Night 89X Stole Christmas at the Fillmore Detroit / B.J. Hammerstein / Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639279/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:48 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639279/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Singer Miguel accidentally lands on fan at Billboa...: Singer Miguel got a little excited during his performance of 'Adorn' during the Billboard Music Awards. When he tried to jump to another section of the stage, he came up a little short, and landed on the head of an audience member. Fortunately, the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639280/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:47 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639280/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Troy voters will choose a mayor Tuesday in a special election called after Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson sued the city in a highly publicized dispute over filling the seat of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639281/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:37 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214639281/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington - Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina offered the amendment, which would terminate asylum or refugee status for anyone who returns home to the country they fled, unless they can show a good reason ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638097/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214638097/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 They're members of the GM Student Corps, a program being introduced Monday by GM North America President Mark Reuss that combines service, education and ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637847/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637847/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Regular Season Game #77 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sitting on 999 career victories, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman is on the brink of joining an exclusive club that is sure to bring some long overdue attention his way. After failing in their first bid to help Adelman become the eighth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 career games, the Timberwolves host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637849/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:06 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637849/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Judge Wade McCree, who has been suspended without pay, is accused of sexting from the bench with Geniene La'Shay Mott and having sex with her in his judicial chambers last year, according to a 20-page complaint filed by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission in March. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637851/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:12 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637851/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Witnesses: Oklahoma tornado more than half-mile wi...: Christopher Apgar and John Spain captured highly destructive tornadoes on camera near Shawnee, Oklahoma. They say one was nearly half a mile to a mile ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637850/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:11 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637850/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson smiles as he signs autographs for fans during the Taste of the Lions event at Ford Field on May 7, 2013. / Andre J. Jackson / ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637852/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:10 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637852/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 General Motors President North America Mark Reuss addresses the gathering at the Automotive News World Congress Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. / John F. Martin for General ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637853/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:09 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637853/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 There is little doubt that small businesses face a growing ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637854/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637854/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Jessica Heeringa, 25, apparently was abducted Friday, April 26, 2013, from the Exxon Mobil gas station where she worked as a clerk in Norton Shores. Police on Sunday, April, 28, 2013, said they were seeking information on a silver minivan and its male driver seen in the area about the time of her disappearance. / Norton Shores Police Department / Associated ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637857/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:24 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637857/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 One of the players that Head Coach Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State staff are taking a close look at for the class of 2014 is defensive lineman David Beedle of Clarkston High School. The 6-foot-5, 278-pound prospect is seeing his stock rise this spring and he now holds over half a dozen scholarship offers from a host of MAC programs and the Cincinnati Bearcats.Beedle talked with ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637858/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:23 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214637858/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.The Food and Drug Administration released its review of the company's sleep aid, suvorexant, ahead of a public meeting on Wednesday. The pill works by temporarily blocking chemical ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214636509/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:30 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214636509/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Timberlake is enjoying his first Cannes competition and giving valuable assistance to his co-stars. CANNES, France -- Justin Timberlake is making the most of his first full Cannes Film Festival experience and he's helping his fellow actors from Inside Llewyn Davisenjoy it, as well.As the crew -- including Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and John Goodman -- assembled on the steps of the theater ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635766/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635766/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Introducing Cindy Brady at Kings Island: Greg Brady, Barry Williams, introduces Cindy Brady, Susan Olsen, at Kings Island during a visit to Kings Island recalling the taping of a "Brady Bunch" episode 40 years ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214636307/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:21 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214636307/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Charles Woodson a Detroit Lion? Woodson feels he still has plenty left in the tank and could help a team win a Super Bowl. After visiting Denver, Woodson plans on visiting Oakland, but he did not rule out ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635103/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:14 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635103/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Washington - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the town of Greece in suburban Rochester in upstate New York violated the Constitution by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634358/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:34:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634358/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Teachers and students in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district are returning to the classroom after the district shut earlier this ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634904/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:53 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634904/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit automakers such as Chrysler are enjoying improved reviews and ratings -- a sign that Motor City may be catching up with imports. Isaac Davis, a salesman from the Detroit suburb of Southfield says he would love to buy a car from his home state. "But," he lamented, "I just don't think the quality is there."Davis isn't alone. In recent decades, millions of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634234/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:30 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634234/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Warren Consolidated Schools is opening a specialized mathematics, science and technology center for middle school students in the fall.A group of 168 sixth-graders will take their math, science, technology and language arts education at the center, which school officials say is part of the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634906/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:27 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634906/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen about 10 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.88 per gallon. The auto club says Monday the average is about 13 cents per gallon more than last year at this time. Of the cities it surveys, AAA Michigan says the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel is in the Saginaw and Bay City areas, where it's about $3.83 a gallon. ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635104/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:10 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214635104/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 It was a rally for peace, a hope to stop the violence and bloodshed in Detroit. But the celebration Sunday took a horrific turn when it abruptly ended with a man wielding a knife and on the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634907/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214634907/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Quick, name a Billboard Music Award winner. Yeah, we'd be hard-pressed to do it, too. As with most such shows, it's the performances that get people talking. USA TODAY recaps Sunday night's musical numbers.* * * * (out of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633691/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:05:58 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633691/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.A survey of 1,400 sunscreen products by the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633692/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:05:57 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633692/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Truck fire closes I-75 in Troy: A truck carrying toilet paper and paper towels caught fire in Troy early today, closing the northbound lanes north of 14 Mile Road. Tammy Stables ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633693/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:05:50 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633693/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Deamarian Johnson, 13, checks out a new Google Chromebook at the East Middle School library in Plymouth. A proposal would give all students a digital device. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633694/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:05:41 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214633694/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) - Some of Detroit's city offices will be closed Monday, May 20, because of a budget required furlough day. These offices include: Board of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632549/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:55 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632549/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Greg Brown "can't claim to be a super connoisseur" of craft beers, but he does like to think he knows more than a little about the subject, and he has been a fan of Michigan brewers such as Founders Brewing and New Holland Brewing for a while now. Still, the 26-year-old Ferndale, Mich., resident was taken aback in February when he made his first trip to Grand ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631926/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:36:30 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631926/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - With Grand Rapids' craft beer scene getting barrel-fulls of national and international attention, several of my pals and I decided to put the city's breweries to the test. None of us are what you'd call beer elitists, but we all spent a fair amount of time studying the fermented arts during our years at Michigan State. We figured to be up for whatever ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631986/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:36:29 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631986/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 HAZARD, Ky. - Searchers have found three hikers safe in the Red River Gorge.WYMT-TV ( http://bit.ly/YUiC4I) reported the out-of-state adventurers somehow strayed off the Osborne Bend Trail in Wolfe County.Officials said the group consisted of two women and one man, all between 20 and 30 years old. They became lost after setting out on a Sunday day hike.They were found and rescued late Sunday ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632734/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:25 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632734/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Port Huron - A decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public. A Friday ceremony at the 180-foot Bramble at Seaway Terminal Bean Dock will be the first public viewing of the vessel since it was sold in January to Robert Klingler of Marine City. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the Memorial Day weekend ceremony ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632550/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:32:17 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632550/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push world stock markets higher today.A gauge of future economic activity issued Friday rose more than expected, a sign that the world's biggest economy is improving. Consumer confidence also rose, offsetting several lackluster reports on slowing manufacturing and an increase in applications for unemployment benefits.Britain's ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632556/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:42 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632556/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is congratulated by Omar Infante after his third home run Sunday in Arlington, Texas. / Richard Rodriguez/Fort Worth ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632557/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:07 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632557/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Police say a woman apparently beat her 38-year-old boyfriend to death at the southern Michigan apartment building where they lived.WLNS-TV and the Jackson Citizen Patriot report police were called to the apartment early Saturday and were told that a man was bleeding. Police say the man is believed to have been beaten with multiple blunt objects, and he was dead by the time they arrived.Names of ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632558/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:05 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632558/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Officials say kayakers have found a man's body in the Thornapple River.The body was reported Sunday afternoon in Barry County's Thornapple Township, about 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.The body was sent to the medical examiner's office for autopsy and identification. The death is under ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632559/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:04 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632559/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Phase 1 includes a medical education center on the campus of Covenant HealthCare. Later phases include a facility at St. Mary's of Michigan and renovated space at both ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632736/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:05:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632736/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another.The incidents never caused any serious injuries. But the January grounding embarrassed Boeing, which makes the ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631560/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:41:37 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631560/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Lansing - Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan residents. About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members are planning to visit Michigan's Capitol on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers. The effort is part of the American Cancer Action Network's annual Lobby Day. The ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631054/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:32:45 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631054/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Corrections has several efforts to teach community college courses and vocational training in-house to a small number of inmates near ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631592/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631592/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 An Amber Alert has been issued for Alonna Anderson, 3, who was placed inside of vehicle while the mother was being assaulted by the child's father. / Detroit Police ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631472/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10:14 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631472/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Detroit police said Alonna Anderson was taken Sunday night from a home in the area of Northfield Avenue and I-96 by someone while her mother was being assaulted by Anderson's ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631473/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:08 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214631473/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon May 20, 2013 6:59am EDT By Bernie Woodall and Karen Pierog DETROIT May 19 (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632555/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:59:56 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214632555/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A judge who a state agency says had an affair with a woman who had a child-support case pending in his court faces a ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214630365/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:26:26 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214630365/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214626885/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:51 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214626885/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Hey, at least your team made the playoffs, Stephen A. Smith.The outspoken ESPN personality took to Twitter on Sunday to mourn the loss of the New York Knicks, who were eliminated in six games by the Indiana Pacers on Saturday in the Eastern Conference ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627900/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:49 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627900/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 George Bezenar, 62, of Detroit looks Tuesday at the damage scrappers caused when they broke into a house he still hopes to live in in Detroit's Brightmoor area. The furnace was stripped along with some copper. / Jessica J. Trevino/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627902/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:46 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627902/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214626890/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214626890/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ... http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627564/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.detroitstar.com/index.php/sid/214627564/scat/9e75b1ce4082dd57