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  • Thousands in pink hit Woodward supporting breast cancer awareness

    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 ...

  • Emma Watson Not a pro stripper pole dancer

    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 ...

  • IRS probe ignored most influential groups

    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, ...

  • Red Wings look to Datsyuk for spark in Game 2

    CHICAGO (AP) - Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Chicago's Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league. If you want to stop a Datsyuk or Toews, well, it sure helps to have a Datsyuk or Toews. Two of the three finalists for the ...

  • Michigan DTE customers oppose fees to refuse power meters

    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 ...


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Movie Review

Stray Dog (Nora inu) [DVD]

Stray Dog (Nora inu) [DVD]

Stray Dog (Nora inu) was Akira Kurosawas ninth film as a director, and it marked the first time in which he truly branched out beyond simple genre material. In a sense, Stray Dog is very much a genre filma straightforward police procedural with hints of American-influenced ... ...

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  • Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

    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 ...

  • 3 in Michigan win $250000 in Mega Millions lottery

    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 ...

  • National Safe Boating Week begins today states crack down on drunken boating

    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 ...

  • Mega Millions jackpot won Powerball at $600M

    Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in Friday's $190 million Mega Millions drawing, but even if you aren't holding those magic numbers in your hand, you have a chance at an even bigger prize tonight.The winning tickets in the Mega Millions drawing were bought in New Jersey and Virginia, according to a news release on the lottery's website. The winning numbers were: 11, 15, 35, ...

  • Charles Woodson talks Jabrill Peppers Michigan football and Lions

    Charles Woodson was happy to hear that high school cornerback Jabrill Peppers wants to be better than he ...

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