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  1. Red Wings dominate Blackhawks to tie up series

    Don't count the Red Wings out just yet. The Red Wings were clearly the better team Saturday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, trouncing the Blackhawks, 4-1, and evening the best-of-seven series 1-1.

  2. Thousands of excited, costumed fans descend on ComiCon in Novi

    With an estimated 30,000 attendees expected between Friday and Sunday, the convention is proving that superheroes certainly have their following.

  3. CEO Akerson: GM close to returning to S&P 500

    General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said Saturday that he thinks the company is close to returning to the S&P 500 index.

  4. Guns traded in for grocery gift cards

    Detroit - The Wayne County Executive's Office and the Sheriff's Department came together Saturday to hold"Groceries for Guns," a gun buyback, on the city's west side.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets

    With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game’s highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that’s after taxes.

  5. Thousands in pink hit Woodward supporting breast cancer awareness

    Detroit - When Michelle Brown went into labor, there was one person who wasn't there to share in her joy. Her grandmother Jeannette Watson was scheduled for breast cancer surgery the same day, after a diagnosis that threw the family into chaos.

  6. Michigan community reels as woman faces fraud charges for cancer claim

    Lexington — Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.

  7. Neighbors shocked by woman’s strangulation death in Grosse Pointe Park

    Grosse Pointe Park — Neighbors in the 1300 block of Wayburn Street were shocked to hear of the homicide of a 35-year-old woman as the peace in the usually quiet neighborhood was disrupted by law enforcement officers investigating the crime scene.

  8. Detroit EM weighs options after pension trustees go to Hawaii

    Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr may place more safeguards to ensure Detroit’s pension trustees are spending money wisely in the wake of a scheduled trip by some trustees to a conference in Hawaii.

  9. Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan urges Detroiters ‘to have a fighting spirit’

    Detroit — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members of the Detroit City Council and other supporters not to let the struggling city collapse under the weight of its financial crisis and other challenges.

  10. Arrest made in attempt to firebomb Art Van Furniture chairman’s house

    Grosse Pointe Park — Police have taken a suspect into custody after an attempted firebombing of the home of a prominent local family early Friday morning.

  11. Michigan growers bracing for a stink bug invasion

    A tiny insect with a voracious appetite has found its way to Metro Detroit and soon could pose a big threat to Michigan’s fruit and vegetable crops. Called the brown marmorated stink bug, it devours a variety of plants, which has growers and agriculture experts becoming more concerned since there are no state or federal eradication programs.

  12. Arab International Festival in Dearborn postponed until next year

    Dearborn — The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers said Friday.

  13. Detroit Zoo welcomes warthogs Daphne and Violet

    Royal Oak — A charming pair of baby warthogs — with their gray, wrinkly skin, elongated snouts and long, tasseled tails — are frolicking around the Detroit ...

  14. Red Wings’ Brendan Smith bounces back after subpar Game 1

    Singled out by most analysts and fans for a subpar Game 1, Smith scored the eventual winning goal Saturday in the Red Wings’ 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks ...

  15. This is why the Tigers refused to dump Rick Porcello in a trade

    Porcello has had one bad start in 2013. He has four consecutive quality starts (six innings or more, three or fewer earned runs allowed) after winning Friday ...

  16. Emails show Snyder aides aware of ‘skunk works’ group

    Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration has claimed the once-secret “skunk works” education reform project was not a government-sanctioned work group, but ...

    • 12:32 AM, May. 18, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    About $1M in jewels stolen from hotel near Cannes film fest

    Paris — Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen ...

  17. GM returns to $33 IPO price on optimism after 2-year slump

    General Motors Co.’s stock closed at $33.42 a share Friday, up 3.18 percent and hitting its highest close in more than two years.

  18. Car condos proposed for former General Motors site in Pontiac

    A Birmingham entrepreneur wants to turn more than 80 acres of vacant land once owned by General Motors Co. in Pontiac into a destination for car enthusiasts ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Official: ‘Amazing’ no one died in train crash

    Fairfield, Conn. — Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided ...

  19. Mich. Rep. Camp: IRS lied, must clean house

    Washington — A top House Republican blasted the Internal Revenue Service for “lying” to the American people at the first congressional hearing since the agency ...

  20. 15-1 underdog Oxbow wins Preakness, denies Orb shot at Triple Crown

    Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb’s bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Military to re-train leaders on sexual assault prevention

    Washington — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Toronto mayor disputes crack smoking ‘story’

    Toronto — A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations “ridiculous.”

  21. Landing gear issue leads to plane’s belly landing

    Newark, N.J — An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International ...

  22. Red Wings flip a switch, come to life in Game 2

    Game 2 made it clear the Blackhawks do not walk on water. It also proved the Red Wings still can skate like mad on it, frozen. It is far easier for coaches and ...

  23. European car sales rise slightly in April

    In April, for the first time in 18 months, monthly new auto registrations in Europe increased.

  24. S-Class Mercedes unwrapped

    Daimler AG has unveiled the newest version of its S-Class model from luxury brand Mercedes-Benz, a car that will play a key role in the company’s effort to ...

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