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  • Wayne County judges wife takes stand in misconduct case

    Ann Arbor - The wife of Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree is taking the stand as he continues to fight for his job and battle accusations of judicial misconduct leveled by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. McCree, 56, is expected to take the stand himself later Tuesday as his wife, Lavern, began the second day of testimony on Tuesday at the hearing to decide the judge's fate. On ...

  • Metro Detroit facing round of thunderstorms with hail possible

    The outlook for portions of southeast Michigan is rainy and windy for parts of Tuesday, with a line of thunderstorms expected to move through the region by morning, the National Weather Service says. Strong winds of up to 50 mph and half-inch sized hail are also possible the first part of Tuesday for Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and surrounding counties, according to a hazardous weather outlook. ...

  • Property owners sue after Boardman River flooding in Lower Peninsula

    East Bay Township - Some property owners hit by flooding last year during a dam removal project in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula are suing. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports the lawsuit filed Friday says their property values dropped due to the Boardman River flooding. The suit names the Boardman River Dams Settlement Agreement Implementation Team and others as defendants. ...

  • Wife of judge at center of misconduct hearing takes stand

    Testimony resumed Tuesday in a misconduct hearing for a Wayne County judge who admits to having an affair with a woman who had a child-support case pending in his ...

  • Eminems music publisher sues Facebook

    Eight Mile Style, the music publisher for Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers), claims Facebook's advertising agency (Wieden + Kennedy) used the song during YouTube and television ads without ...


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Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Before heading into Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth installment in the seemingly unstoppable video-game-based franchise, I had to remind myself that I had, in fact, seen two of the previous three installments, not just one. I had skipped out on 2007s ...

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  • NHL playoffs Red Wings get jump on Blackhawks take series lead

    Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard (35) stops a shot by Chicago center Jonathan Toews (19) during the second period of their game in Detroit, Monday, May 20, 2013. Detroit won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) DETROIT -- 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 ...

  • Massive deadly tornado devastates Oklahoma at least 51 killed including 20 children

    Powerful tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma City: A powerful tornado sweeps through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials ...

  • Megatron still getting used to Lions new WRs coach

    Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Tim Lappano, foreground, instructs players during rookie minicamp at the team's training facility in Allen Park on May 11, 2013. / Associated ...

  • Microsoft expected to unveil next Xbox today

    Microsoft is hosting an event at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters today, where it is expected to announce the successor to the Xbox 360. An invitation sent to media outlets last month teases "a new generation revealed."Although few official details have emerged on the new Xbox video game console, industry experts such as Digital World Research analyst P.J. McNealy expect Microsoft to ...

  • Apple avoids billions in U.S. taxes Senate panel says

    Apple, the tech giant that has made a corporate bonanza by selling iPhones, iPads and iPods to consumers worldwide, has avoided tens of billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on its income and profits, according to a Senate report summary issued Monday and swiftly challenged by the firm.The California-based firm has used a web of offshore ...

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