http://www.detroitnews.com/graphics/detnews_printart.jpg http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews.com Saxotech Online online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:11 EDT 30 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305220003/-1/rss50 ]]>The planned merger of Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System is off after the Henry Ford Board of Trustees Monday decided to let their letter of intent with Beaumont expire. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:00 EDT By Karen Bouffard | - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305220003/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210357/-1/rss50 ]]>Embattled Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree took the witness stand in his own defense Tuesday and animatedly described details of an extramarital affair and its consequences that could derail his judicial career. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:00 EDT Oralandar Brand-Williams - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210357/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210386/-1/rss50 ]]>The wreckage left behind by a powerful tornado in the Oklahoma town of Moore is hard for Allison Koenigbauer to describe. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:00 EDT Serena Maria Daniels - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210386/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/POLITICS03/305210393/-1/rss50 ]]>Novi — Donald Trump, the billionaire real-estate developer and entertainer who flirted with running for president last year, drew record crowds Tuesday night at the Oakland County Republican Party's largest fundraiser of the year. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:00 EDT Lauren Abdel-Razzaq - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/POLITICS03/305210393/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210391/-1/rss50 ]]>A former administrator with the Detroit Public Library has been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office on accusations he took more than $1.4 million in bribes and kickbacks from two contractors. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:00 EDT Christine MacDonald - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210391/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0101/305210366/-1/rss50 ]]>The Detroit Lions are expected to create a new college football bowl game in 2014, and the game would be played at Ford Field, which has hosted the city's bowl game since it opened in 2002. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:00 EDT David Goricki - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0101/305210366/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210395/-1/rss50 ]]>A fire at a plastics recycling facility in Windsor created large plumes of thick black smoke visible from much of Metro Detroit. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:00 EDT Candice Williams - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210395/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210374/-1/rss50 ]]>Detroit — A 2012 Republican presidential campaign intern who worked for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan made a brief appearance in federal court Tuesday on charges he cyber-stalked 15 women and extorted them into sending nude photos. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:00 EDT Robert Snell - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210374/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210382/-1/rss50 The City Council today approved the appointment of Portia Roberson as Detroit's new top lawyer, but rejected a recommendation to hike the pay scale for the position. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT Christine Ferretti - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210382/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/AUTO0103/305210022/-1/rss50 General Motors Co. officially announced today that it will spend $44.5 million to build a logistics center at its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:00 EDT Melissa Burden | - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/AUTO0103/305210022/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO02/305210369/-1/rss50 ]]>An Oakland Circuit Court jury deliberated 15 hours over three days before returning a guilty verdict today for a Taylor man charged with the deaths of two men slain outside Porky's Bikini Bar in May 2012. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:00 EDT Mike Martindale - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO02/305210369/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210319/-1/rss50 ]]>After vowing the event would go on, Danialle Karmanos has canceled a June 8 white-tie gala honoring her husband, retired Compuware founder Pete Karmanos, in favor of what she said will be a more inclusive community party later this summer. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:00 EDT Laura Berman - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210319/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210360/-1/rss50 The outlook for portions of southeast Michigan is rainy and windy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, with a line of thunderstorms expected to move through the region, the National Weather Service says. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:00 EDT Serena Maria Daniels - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO/305210360/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210344/-1/rss50 ]]>Moore, Okla. — The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 EDT Nomaan Merchant and Sean Murphy Associated Press http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210344/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210009/-1/rss50 ]]>With a grand opening scheduled for late July, developers of Detroit's Gateway Marketplace shopping center say they hope it will serve as the pinnacle of the city's Woodward Avenue revitalization, drawing additional retailers in its wake. Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT By Karen Dybis | Special to - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210009/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210320/-1/rss50 ]]>Just weeks after praising an arbitrator who awarded her $712,328 in back wages for being fired after two months as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Turkia Mullin filed court papers last week alleging the arbitrator made mistakes that cost her and her attorney $113,000 or more. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 EDT Joel Kurth - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210320/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO02/305210375/-1/rss50 ]]>Royal Oak — The Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall arrived Tuesday morning at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, where it will be displayed through Friday. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:00 EDT Lauren Abdel-Razzaq - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO02/305210375/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210343/-1/rss50 ]]>Jodi Arias asked jurors today to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:00 EDT Brian Skoloff Associated Press http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210343/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0102/305210401/-1/rss50 ]]>Winning the coin flip with the Washington Wizards led to the Pistons falling to the eighth spot as opposed to the seventh. The Wizards rose to the top three. Had the coin flip gone the other way, the Pistons would've been in the top three. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:00 EDT Vincent Goodwill - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0102/305210401/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210324/-1/rss50 ]]>Downtown Birmingham, which struggled to fill storefronts after anchor Jacobson's closed in 2002, has reinvented itself with a creative mix of national name brands and local boutiques. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:00 EDT Michael Martinez - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/BIZ/305210324/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210383/-1/rss50 ]]>Tucson, Ariz. — Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/NATION/305210383/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210372/-1/rss50 ]]>If he doesn't pull out of this spiral, and in a hurry, the Tigers will be left with no practical choice but to return Avila, 26, to Triple A Toledo for a head-clearing stint that might put him back on track. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:00 EDT Lynn Henning http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210372/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/POLITICS03/305210389/-1/rss50 ]]>Two members of Michigan's congressional delegation are targeting the growing piles of petroleum coke along the Detroit River, calling on the state's environmental agency to enforce all applicable regulations against the company handling the material. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:00 EDT Jim Lynch - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/POLITICS03/305210389/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0102/305210402/-1/rss50 ]]>Villanueva is in California training for next season and decided to opt-in for the last $8.5 million from a deal he signed in the summer of 2009. Villanueva presumably will return to Detroit if he isn't traded or the team doesn't use the amnesty clause on him in July. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:00 EDT Vincent Goodwill - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0102/305210402/-1/rss50 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210008/-1/rss50 The threat of Chapter 9 bankruptcy for Michigan's largest city isn't squelching ideas whose times are overdue. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:00 EDT Daniel Howes http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210008/-1/rss50