Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Updates on your desktop
- Get the latest headlines delivered direct to your desktop or browser with an RSS feed.
Editor's Choice
Viewpoints
Detroit City Hall Insider
Jonathan Kinloch: U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick may be facing two simultaneous challenges -- a subpoena to … Continued
Living in the D
Michael Hodges: And yes, ArchBlogger recognizes he's getting this up here late. His apologies, but things have been … Continued
How They See Us
Outsiders' views of Detroit
What are people outside of Detroit saying about our city? We'll keep an eye on the media and report back in a new feature, "How They See Us."
Latest posts:
Data Center
This new section provides easy access to our databases, data-driven stories and interactive graphics on topics such as schools, population, crime, speed traps and golf courses.
Neighborhood Blog
Going home
A Detroit News journal of city neighborhoods, starting with Dobel Street in east Detroit, near McNichols and Van Dyke.
Latest posts
Advertisement
AP Headlines
Michigan
- Toyota sends engineers to check crashed NY Prius - 01:33 PM
- ND crash kills 2 from Michigan - 01:35 PM
- Detroit cop puts doubt on teen's murder conviction - 01:22 PM
- Wind project developer floats $4B plan for Mich. - 01:05 PM
- Saab to locate North American HQ in Royal Oak - 12:27 PM
UPDATED: 1:27 pm
Saab moving North American headquarters to Royal Oak
A state economic development panel today unanimously approved a tax credit to help the cast-off brand open its North American headquarters in Royal Oak. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:02 pm
Judge declares Monica Conyers indigent
Monica Conyers is indigent, according to a federal judge who has appointed a tax-funded public defender to help her appeal the three-year sentence she received last week for bribery conspiracy. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 1:27 pm
Visteon will keep pension plans
Visteon reversed itself and no longer wants to terminate its pension plans that cover more than 21,000 employees and retirees, the company said in a court filing. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:02 pm
Kilpatrick makes $3,000 monthly restitution payment on deadline
Kwame Kilpatrick made his regularly scheduled $3,000 monthly restitution payment on Monday's deadline, according to probation authorities. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:07 pm
Tiger Woods will return to golf at Masters
Woods last played Nov. 15 when he won the Australian Masters. Less than two weeks later, he crashed his car into a tree outside his Florida home, setting off revelations that he had been cheating on his wife. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:07 pm
Lions' Matthew Stafford feels healthy, 'ready to go'
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford says his knee and shoulder feel good and that he's excited to be throwing a football again. "I threw today full speed and felt pretty good," he said Tuesday. - 03/16/2010
- Larry Foote thankful he didn't sign long deal with Lions
- Lions visit with 'very sharp' Russell Okung
- Lions re-sign safety Marquand Manuel, DE Copeland Bryan
- Live Tigers vs. Phillies box score
Boys basketball chat
Tigers Scoreboard
UPDATED: 2:07 pm
Larry Foote thankful he didn't sign long deal with Lions
Larry Foote on playing with the Lions during their 2-14 season: "You talk about dog days. Those were dog days, especially being a competitive person and losing." - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:02 pm
Alleged organizer of $3M Michigan Medicaid fraud arrested in Florida
Lansing --A Florida woman was arrested today on charges alleging she orchestrated a $3 million Medicaid fraud and racketeering scheme that used the identities of doctors who previously worked at clinics in Detroit and Romulus. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:07 pm
Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem
Detroit -- Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 1:47 pm
Toyota sends engineers to check crashed N.Y. Prius
New York -- Toyota engineers on Wednesday will examine a Prius in suburban New York that crashed into a stone wall after its driver claims the hybrid sped up on its own. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Auburn Hills police probe racist Easter egg notes
Auburn Hills -- Some pastel-colored plastic eggs that showed up on several lawns over the weekend in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills didn't come from the Easter bunny, police say. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:02 pm
Detroit cop casts doubt on teen's murder conviction
Detroit -- The testimony of a Detroit police investigator is casting doubt on the murder conviction of a teenager who confessed to killing four people in 2007. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Los Angeles
Los Angeles -- An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
State lawmakers ready to resume budget debates today
Lansing -- Michigan lawmakers will dive back into the state's budget problems today with committee hearings. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Police: Man, 18, took photos of men tanning
Mount Clemens -- A Sterling Heights teen accused of taking a cell-phone photo of an undressed man inside a tanning salon faces up to five years in prison. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Officials: U.S. missile attack kills 9 in Pakistan
Mir Ali, Pakistan -- An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan today, killing at least nine people, two intelligence officials said. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Former Warren court official gets probation in drunken driving incident
St. Clair Shores -- Former Warren court administrator James Conrad was ordered to serve probation today in connection with a January 2008 drunken driving offense. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Doctor: Soccer star Beckham's Achilles' tendon totally torn
Turku, Finland -- David Beckham's left Achilles' tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expected to be out of action for about six months. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Is government more open with Obama?
Washington -- Federal agencies haven't lived up to President Barack Obama's promise of a more open government, increasing their use of legal exemptions to keep records secret during his first year in office. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Wind project developer proposes $4B plan for West Michigan
Muskegon -- A wind project developer has floated a $4 billion plan that includes offshore wind farms in Lake Michigan and luring a wind turbine manufacturer to West Michigan. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 2:02 pm
Lions re-sign safety Marquand Manuel, DE Copeland Bryan
The Lions have agreed to terms with another of their unrestricted free agents, re-signing safety Marquand Manuel to a one-year deal worth $805,000. The Lions also re-signed defensive end Copeland Bryan, a restricted free agent. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI
The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. Law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
Housing construction drops 5.9% in February
Washington -- Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and Midwest. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades. - 03/16/2010
UPDATE
PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide
New York -- PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity. - 03/16/2010
UPDATED: 12:57 pm
Justin Bieber bringing teen pop to Palace
Graduating from shopping malls to arenas in near-record time, teen sensation Justin Bieber will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills Aug. 15, tour promoter AEG Live announced this morning. - 03/16/2010
1 Florida vs. Atlanta , MLB
