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  • General Motors recalls 231000 SUVs over fire risk

    US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said. The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported ...

  • Windsor councillors want Detroit to keep the noise down

    A Windsor city councillor wants to have a say in Detroit's noise bylaw. Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac wants the City of Windsor to at least be in the conversation and organization of music festivals on the U.S. side of the Detroit River. Gignac says she received complaints from residents about the volume of the music from Orion music festival held recently on Belle Isle. West-end councillor Ron ...

  • Jimmy Hoffa search finds no sign of ex-Teamsters leader in Detroit suburb

    Robert Foley, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit division, addresses the media in Oakland Township, Mich., June 19, 2013, where he announced the FBI was ending search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in ...

  • Tigers Tuiasosopo could be in line for more playing time

    Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Tuiasosopo reacts in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run against the Washington Nationals on May 9, 2013, in Washington. / Associated ...

  • Mens Wearhouse ousts founder George Zimmer

    George Zimmer was seen as the face of the company, appearing in many of its TV commercials with the slogan, 'You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.' / Martin E. Klimek/USA ...


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Movie Review

Crazed Fruit (Kurutta Kajitsu) [DVD]

Crazed Fruit (Kurutta Kajitsu) [DVD]

In the United States, the 1950s was the decade of the juvenile delinquent film. Although there were antecedents, the cycle was really kick-started by 1955s The Blackboard Jungle, which scandalized audiences not only with its depiction of rough, switchblade-wielding youth bucking au ... ...

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    Bryan Cranston Spills 'Breaking Bad' Series Finale...: "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston, who plays Walter White on the show, spills details about the series finale of the show, which premieres Aug. 11 on AMC. Cranston says the series will definitely have a big ending, unlike "The ...

  • Magazine Kim Kardashian had delivery room drama

    Baby name revealed for Kim Kardashian and Kanye We...: Reports claim that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their baby Kai Georgia Donda ...

  • Free Press Test Kitchen recipe Strawberry Salsa

    Michigan strawberries are ripe for the picking. And this week, we are celebrating the red beauties with a new strawberry recipe each day. ...

  • Your Mike Vote for the winner of our cartoon caption contest on Tigers closer Jose Valverde

    You pick the winner! Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our cartoon caption contest on Detroit Tigers closer Jose Valverde! You have until Thursday at 3 p.m. to vote. Look for the winning reader submission/rough sketch combo on Friday right here online and in the Friday print edition of the Detroit Free Press. Good luck to our finalists!Become a fan of Mike Thompson ...

  • Skeptics forensic anthropologists arrive at Jimmy Hoffa search site

    Zoom Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. / Carlos Osorio / Associated ...

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