Detroit’s Sanchez loses no-hit bid in ninth against Twins

DETROIT - Joe Mauer is becoming quite the spoiler. For the third time in his career, Mauer broke up a no-hitter in the ninth inning, lining a clean single off Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez on Friday night. That was the only hit for Minnesota, and the Twins lost 6-0 to the Tigers. ';He’s nasty, and he had everything working tonight,'; Mauer said. ';Obviously, you know ...

If your flight is canceled who pays

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — Compensation abroad for airline passengers whose flights are canceled is changing with the smoke of a European volcano.Europe has a generous compensation policy, which forces airlines to give each passenger as much as $775 when a flight is canceled.In contrast, the United States has no similar penalty, especially for cancellations blamed on weather or natural disasters. ...

I-75 in Troy reopens after closure from semi-truck fire

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 ...

Detroit union leaders threaten shutdown of 36th District Court amid talk of layoffs

Detroit - Union leaders are threatening to shut down 36th District Court in the wake of possible layoffs as the state looks at ways to streamline cost overruns and fix the troubled court. AFSCME union chief negotiator Robert Davis met Friday with union representatives for 200 court workers. He said they are worried some of their member will get laid off. "Members are fearful," Davis ...

Migration exhibit comes to Alpena in June

Alpena - Travel and the freedoms associated with it are the subjects of a Smithsonian exhibition coming in June and July to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Heritage Center in Alpena. "Journey Stories" will be on display from June 1 to July 26. The exhibit shows the ways mobility evolved in the United States from covered wagons to one of the most mobile in the world, and how ...