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  • Thousands walk run final mile of Boston Marathon

    Rachel, left, and Pam Vingsness of Newton, Mass., hug each other after crossing the finish line as runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings were allowed to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow ...

  • Blackhawks face elimination at home vs. Red Wings

    CHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews is going to play his usual minutes. Corey Crawford will be in goal. The lines will look largely the same. Don't expect any major changes for the Chicago Blackhawks when they try to extend their season in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against Detroit on Saturday night. After three consecutive losses to the rolling Red Wings, Toews and Co. think ...

  • Hope College student killed by bus in western Michigan

    A Hope College student in western Michigan has died after being struck by a private bus.Ottawa County authorities say the 18-year-old woman was walking on U.S. 31 when she was hit by the bus around 1:45 a.m. today in Holland Township. Her name was not immediately released.Hope College says the woman was living on campus and taking a ...

  • 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. ...


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Movie Review

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

At a cost of some $80 million, Anthony Minghellas adaptation of Charles Fraziers popular novel Cold Mountain is Miramaxs biggest Oscar-baiting gamble to date. A broad, sprawling, Odyssey-like melodramatic journey set against the backdrop of the horrors of the Civil War, Cold Mountain holds itself up with a sometimes labored studiousness that threatens, but never quite undermi ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Detroits Compuware Corp. a finalist for DOD award

    Detroit - Detroit's Compuware Corp. is a finalist for an award given for employer support of Guard and Reserve employees. Earlier this year, it was announced that the software development company, along with Davenport University in Grand Rapids and Mott Community College in Flint, were among 138 semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. It's ...

  • Many parents doubt they can prevent teen substance use

    Parents are among the most influential factors in preventing their children's substance use, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. / Thad Allender, Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World ...

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