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  • Former Westland man killed in Toledo home invasion

    A former Westland man was shot and killed at his Toledo-area home over the weekend, the victim of a home invasion, police said. James Safadi, 34, was shot early Saturday once in the chest after three masked intruders came to his riverfront home in the Toledo suburb of Waterville Township. Safadi was a 1997 graduate of John Glenn High School in Westland, his brother Michael said. He had attended ...

  • Red Wings Babcock having the most fun hes had in a couple of years

    Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, top, directs his team during the first period of Game 1 against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. / Associated ...

  • Eastern Market Flower Day draws crowds

    Sunday was the 47th Annual Flower Day at the Eastern Market -- one of the largest flower shows in the country -- and it attracted large crowds, drawn by more than 15 acres of annuals, perennials, foliage, shrubbery, trees exotics, tropical plants, flats, hanging baskets and more available for ...

  • Sterling Heights eyes 2.5-mill tax increase for police fire roads

    The Sterling Heights City Council on Tuesday is to consider putting a millage proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot to levy a special 2.5-mill property tax for police and fire and for road improvements.The portion of the millage to preserve police and fire protection would be 1.7 mills and 0.8 mills would be for road repair and reconstruction, allowing the city to invest more than $30 million in ...

  • Tornadoes hit Kansas Oklahoma no injuries reported

    TOPEKA, KAN. — Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials ...


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Movie Review

Under the Volcano [DVD]

Under the Volcano [DVD]

When we first see British consul Geoffery Firmin (Albert Finney) wandering through a marketplace in Cuernavaca, Mexico, there is no indication that anything is wrong. Dressed in a sharp black tuxedo, his hair immaculately in place, and large, dark sunglasses hiding his eyes, he ... ...

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  • U-M MSU other Big Ten football assistant salary database

    Here is the 2013 salary of every Big Ten assistant coach, other than coaches from Northwestern (private) and Penn State (doesn't have to obey open-records laws). These salaries do not ...

  • Game thread Tigers lineup for primetime game vs. Rangers

    The Detroit Tigers look to even the 4-game series against the Texas Rangers tonight in Arlington.Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. on ESPN.Doug Fister (5-1, 3.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers. He threw seven innings of 2-run ball against the Houston Astros in his last start, a 6-2 win. Adrian Beltre is 6-for-14 against him lifetime, while Nelson Cruz is 7-for-16 with a home run.Left-hander ...

  • 6 Weeks Key to Deciding Detroits Fate

    Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing.Kevyn Orr, a former bankruptcy lawyer, in his first report to the state of ...

  • Struggling with urban decay Detroit now has a mountain of unwanted coke - thanks to anti-environmentalist Koch brothers

    The vistas in struggling Detroit are not always beautiful. Once-grand commercial buildings stand open to the winds while wild grasses strangle those swathes of the city where abandoned homes have been razed. And now residents must deal with an enormous and fast-growing mountain of pitch-black ...

  • For Detroit in crisis next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate

    A plug is seen coming from the Chevrolet Volt electric car during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan January 13, ...

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