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  1. Metro Detroit schools quick to use lockdowns when danger threatens

    Superintendents and principals are quick to lock down buildings and call police at the first hint of trouble. Law enforcement officials say they don’t blame school leaders, especially after the Dec. 14 shooting that killed 26 students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

  2. State boating rules tightened, safety promoted as season starts

    This is National Boating Safety Week, which leads into the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer watercraft season.

  3. Man arraigned in attempted Grosse Pointe Park firebombing

    Charles Patterson Kay of Grosse Pointe Park was arraigned this morning in connection with the attempted firebombing Friday of the home of of Art Van Furniture chairman Gary Van Elslander.

  4. Corktown course offers miniature golf with an urban twist

    This Corktown lot - down the block from the vacant Roosevelt Hotel, next door to two burned-out houses -- actually is a miniature golf course known as “Roosevelt Par.”

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Small Florida city wonders who won $590M-plus Powerball jackpot

    Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5M.

  5. Game 3 keys: Wings’ Howard vs. Blackhawks’ Crawford an intriguing subplot

    Keep an eye on the goaltending matchup between Jimmy Howard and Chicago's Corey Crawford. Howard was sharp in Game 2, and though certainly not peppered with shots (only 20), he made a key stop when needed.

  6. Bad news: We have a surplus

    Prosperity is the greatest enemy of fiscal discipline. When fortunes begin to reverse, the urgency to cut spending, find savings and use resources more efficiently wanes.

  7. Sunday’s Tigers lineup: Doug Fister seeks better luck against Rangers

    Doug Fister starts for the Tigers Sunday night in a nationally-televised ESPN game as Detroit tries to get a split of their four-game series against the Rangers.

  8. Editorial: New police chief inherits tough job

    Native Detroiter and new Detroit Police Chief James Craig is returning to his hometown to accept his "dream job." His passion is welcome because he inherits a nightmare.

  9. Michigan softball team dumps Cal, advances to Super Regionals

    The Wolverines (48-10) will host the Super Regional and will face LSU or Louisiana-Lafayette in the best-of-three series next Saturday and Sunday. Sara Driesenga got her third win of the regional by scattering five hits and striking out five.

  10. Red Wings get under the Blackhawks' skin -- and right back in the series

    They found their legs. And then they used them. Again and again, shift after shift, the Red Wings did, pulling together until they’d pulled even, skating away with Game 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

  11. Man drives carjacked woman to Pontiac before fleeing

    Pontiac — A man left his wife in the car when he ran into a Commerce Township fast food restaurant and when he came out, she and the car were gone.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Buena Vista teachers to return to classrooms Monday

    Buena Vista Township — More than two dozen teachers laid off in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district will return to work Monday.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

    Atlanta — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Report: Yahoo’s board approves $1.1B purchase of Tumblr

    Yahoo! Inc.'s board has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr Inc., a service that hosts 108 million blogs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • TECHNOLOGY

    A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

    New York — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

  12. Grand opening held for Model A museum in Michigan

    Hickory Corners — A new Ford dealership opened up in southwestern Michigan.

  13. ‘Game of Thrones’ star Rory McCann finds some commonalities with his character

    Born and raised in Glasgow, Rory McCann is home in the northern Scottish Highlands, even mooring his sailboat in a region known as Wester Ross — almost the ...

  14. AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

    Washington — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and ...

  15. 'Star Trek Into Darkness' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

    — 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

    Zagreb, Croatia — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip ...

  16. Michigan disabled vets could see property tax relief

    Lansing — Some disabled veterans living in Michigan could get some relief next tax season under legislation being debated in the state Senate.

  17. Tim McGraw puts new spin on ACM's TV special, airing Sunday

    When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately ...

  18. Trainers indicate Oxbow-Orb showdown in Belmont is likely

    After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday’s Preakness to extend racing’s Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation ‘eat-in’

    Charlotte, N.C. — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African- ...

  19. Official: Driver in Virginia parade crash likely had medical condition

    Damascus, Va. — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical ...

  20. Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

    Tehran, Iran — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

    Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the ...

  21. U.S. takes bronze at hockey worlds, ends nine-year medal drought

    The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, taking the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a penalty shootout ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • NATION-WORLD

    Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush

    Lottery officials announced winning numbers Saturday night in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. Estimates have put the jackpot at around $600 million.

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