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  • GM recalls nearly 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs

    General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua. GM has been investigating ...

  • Former Pontiac School chief to lead catholic schools

    Brian Doughtery, who resigned as superintendent at the troubled Pontiac School District last month, has been named superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of ...

  • Bobby Ferguson bid-rigging retrial begins

    Ferguson is charged with fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. He's accused of obtaining millions of dollars in public works contracts through false statements and bid ...

  • Teachers death and suspects standoff shock Oakland County

    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 ...

  • Georgia Southerns Kellogg Experiencing Success

    Entering his 10th year with the Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team, Head Coach Nate Kellogg has established quite the legacy. Appointed as the interim coach in the fall of 2004, Kellogg quickly proved to be more than capable of leading a program. The Eagles have re-written the school record books during his tenure, breaking a whopping 54 marks in nine ...


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How High [DVD]

The problem with pot comedies is that, in general, one has to be high to get any enjoyment out of them. Viewing them sober--or even anything less than completely inebriated, for that matter--tends to result in an irritating movie experience. Yeah, there's humor for the first few minutes, until you realize that the same basic joke is being repeated over and over again in slightly different variati ... ...

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  • West Pointer busted for taking nude photos of cadets

    WASHINGTON — A soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been charged with crimes for taking nude photos of female cadets without their consent, extending the military's sex-scandal crisis to the hallowed ground of its premier training academy, the Army announced Wednesday.It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples ...

  • Detroit 11 Cleveland 7 Verlander struggles again but picks up win

    Starting pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field in a downpour just after officials called a rain delay during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. / Jason Miller/Getty ...

  • Plymouth-Canton Livonia voters say yes to technology upgrades

    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 ...

  • Your Mike Vote for the winner of our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party

    You pick the winner! Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party! 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 ...

  • 4000 missing without trace in Mich. anguished families keep searching

    Wherever Sharon Murray heads, she seeks her younger brother. Randall Childs, 52, and his girlfriend, Karen Young, left their apartment on Detroit's west side one day in June 2011. Neither has been seen since. Nearly two years after a missing person report was filed, and an investigation that has yielded few clues, "I look for his face - it doesn't matter where," Murray of ...

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