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Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Record and film superstar Whitney Houston dies

Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her voice and image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, was 48. She...

Gregg Krupa: Record is nice, but Wings have more important things to think about

A win shy of tying the record for the longest winning streak at home in the 95-year history of the National Hockey League history, the Red Wings are a little less impressed by the...

Michigan State ends Ohio State's 39-game home winning streak

Michigan State got a career-high 15 points from Adreian Payne to stun No. 3 Ohio State, 58-48, on Saturday at Value City Arena.

Reggie Hamilton scores 31, leads Oakland past IPFW

Reggie Hamilton poured in 31 points and Oakland defeated IPFW 93-82 on Saturday.

Charlie Wi leads Pebble Beach by three shots; Tiger Woods four back

Charlie Wi played bogey-free at Spyglass Hill for a 3-under 69 to build a three-shot lead Saturday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now it's time for him to face his...

Jane Bashara's family denies couple's 'open marriage' in statement

Slain Grosse Pointe Park woman Jane Bashara would have rather ended her marriage to husband Robert than participate in an open relationship, her siblings say.

Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses

Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses by a slim margin, giving him a much needed boost following losses in three other...

DSO: 'Live from Orchestra Hall' webcast sets record

Detroit— "I Hear a Symphony," a Motown Records pop classic sung by the Supremes, could serve a rallying cry for fans of the Detroit symphony living around the...

More than 150 take plunge in Belleville Polar Bear fundraiser

Belleville — More than 150 brave souls jumped into the cold waters of Belleville Lake Saturday to raise money for Special Olympics Michigan.

Family, teachers remember Powell boys in Tacoma

Tacoma, Wash.— The family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell thanked police, social workers, teachers and everyone who cared about her two sons at a funeral Saturday for...

Winter arrives just in time for Winter Blast in downtown Detroit

In a season when other winter festivals melted away, Michigan's fickle winter brought fresh snow and a Saturday high in the teens to the three-day Motown Winter Blast in...

Angelique S. Chengelis: Brady Hoke, Urban Meyer know what rivalry is all about

On Thursday during a Cleveland radio show, Meyer said Michigan is no longer in the Buckeyes' vocabulary. "We don't use their name," Meyer said.

Tom Gage: Signs of spring, and baseball, beckon

Baseball awakens differently for me as a writer living in the city where I grew up — not far from the hedge where I made spectacular catches that probably weren't...

Motown Winter Blast heats up as thousands enjoy food, fun, entertainment

Detroit — The cold temperatures and snow Saturday didn't stop thousands of people from filing into Campus Martius Park for the Motown Winter Blast. In fact, some...

Teammates surprise Wings' Holmstrom with snowmobile

Detroit — Tomas Holmstrom had no idea until he turned around, looked down the Zamboni entrance, and saw Henrik Zetterberg come roaring on a snowmobile.

Bigger Detroit Boat Show lures enthusiasts, potential buyers

Detroit — After a lull in the boating industry for the past few years, consumer buying is picking up, said organizers of the Detroit Boat Show.

Hope knocks off Calvin

Nate Snuggerud scored 25 points and David Krombeen 20 Saturday as Hope, the nation's No. 1 Division III men's team, defeated arch-rival Calvin 83-70 in the Michigan...

Woman killed in one of many traffic crashes around metro Detroit

A string of accidents - including at least one fatality - created chaos on area highways today after up to 5 inches of snow coated the region.

The Bonstelle’s “Intimate Apparel” examines the inner lives of American women

Don’t be fooled by the name. Intimate Apparel, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, has little in common with Victoria’s Secret. This most recent...

Robotic monsters strut their stuff at Somerset

A host of mechanical monsters took over Somerset Collection's north atrium in Troy today as Cranbrook Schools staged the second World of Robots festival on a snowy day that...

U.S. sweeps Federer's Swiss team out of Davis Cup

Fribourg, Switzerland— The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas...

Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry

London— Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the...

Snow, cold to stick around for the weekend

The Metro Detroit area saw an average of four inches of snow overnight, twice as much as expected.

Men's Hoops Out-Scored 70-63 By Northwood

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (14-8 overall, 11-5 GLIAC) had its five-game winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon as the visiting...

You're Invited to Elite Bridal Expo in Traverse City

You’re invited to attend the fourth Annual Elite Bridal Expo at Grand Traverse Resort in Northern Michigan, tomorrow, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event is...

First public photos of Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby go online

Los Angeles— She's been a sensation since she's been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut.

Women's Basketball Edged 62-59 By Northwood

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (11-12 overall, 6-10 GLIAC) dropped its third straight game, falling 62-59 to visiting Northwood University...

Family of Jane Bashara denies couple had an 'open marriage'

In a statement this morning, the family of slain Grosse Pointe Park mother Jane Bashara denounced claims that she and her husband had an open marriage.

Chrysler recalling nearly 10,000 police model Dodge Chargers

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling nearly 10,000 police model Dodge Chargers to fix two potential electrical problems.

In Maine, Paul vies to extend Romney losing streak

Sanford, Maine— Mitt Romney hoped to avoid a fourth straight election setback Saturday in the GOP presidential nomination race, but feisty Ron Paul could extend that...

Gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus

Beirut — Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising...

“Best Use of Automation Technology” awards given at 17th Annual Future City Comp

Hazel Park Junior High School from Hazel Park, Michigan was the recipient of the Patti Engineering "Best use of Automation Technology" award for their implementation of...

Michigan announces newest state park near Alpena

Alpena — Recreation officials say 4,200 acres of land along the shores of Lake Huron have become Michigan's newest state park.

Men's Swimming & Diving Looking For Strong Finish Saturday

The second-place Wayne State men's swimming and diving team will look to close the 45-point gap separating the Warriors from Grand Valley State on the last day of the GLIAC...

Mayor Brian K. Barnett named one of “Elite 40 Under 40”

L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, has named Rochester Hills’ Mayor Bryan K. Barnett as one of his “Elite 40 under 40” at Thursday’s State of...

Mayor Brian K. Barnett named one of “Elite 40 Under 40”

L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, has named Rochester Hills’ Mayor Bryan K. Barnett as one of his “Elite 40 under 40” at Thursday’s State of...

Warriors Qualify Seven For Saturday's Finals At GLIACs

Seven swimmers qualified during Saturday's preliminary heats to compete on the final night of the GLIAC Swimming and Diving Championships.  The Wayne State women's team comes...

Anti-abortion proposals await votes in Michigan

Rallied by the approval last fall of a state law banning so-called "partial birth" abortion, Michigan abortion opponents are pushing for more in 2012 - from a...

Dilla Day celebrates life, music of late hip-hop artist J Dilla

Despite the snow and two out-of-town headlining acts not making the show, the Detroit hip-hop community came out in force Friday night to Dilla Day, a concert celebrating the...

Michiganders are wondering where winter is

Where's the love, Mother Nature? That's the question from metro Detroit's festival planners as winter events have withered because of the lack of snow.

After Hoekstra's controversial ad, group wants caricatures to end

Acoalition of metro Detroit groups is calling for political candidates to refrain from using racial and ethnic stereotypes in campaign ads.

Bestselling metro Detroit author Jeffrey Zaslow killed in car crash

Jeffrey Zaslow, the West Bloomfield-based author who wrote best sellers such as "The Last Lecture," about a professor dying of pancreatic cancer, and a recent book on...

Handyman in Bashara murder case can't visit daughter, judge says

The handyman who sources say confessed to killing Jane Bashara at her husband's behest lost his bid, at least temporarily, for supervised visitation with his daughter Friday....

Potential juror in Hutaree case says he's wary of spies

Jury selection in the Hutaree militia case ended on a controversial note Friday when the last person added said he's skeptical about police and paid informants who go...

Mourners: 12-year-old Detroit girl killed over a phone dreamed of a bright future

At the funeral service for Kade'jah Davis on Friday, the Rev. Cassandra Hampton recalled the night when the 12-year-old was dying in a Detroit hospital. Hampton and others...

Hundreds pay tribute to L. Brooks Patterson's son on 5th anniversary of his death

Five years to the day that Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson's son died in a snowmobile accident, about 200 friends and relatives gathered Friday in Independence...

Famous IPOs may not pay off

Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500% since its debut 7 1/2 years ago. But they...

Lottery results for Feb. 10

Lottery results for Michigan and Ohio games

Underwear bomber, U.S.-born cleric had close ties, filing shows

The federal government disclosed new details Friday about a months-long relationship between confessed underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and a well-known al-Qaida figure...