GI from Walled Lake kidnapped in Iraq 1 year ago still missing
Byron Fouty, then a 19-year-old Army private first class from Walled Lake, was one of three U.S. soldiers abducted a year ago today in an insurgent ambush about 20 miles south of Baghdad. His mother still jumps when the phone rings, praying for any update, any news. 'I don't know if he's alive or dead,' she said - 1:00 am
Monday, May 12, 2008
Delays worsen at state crime lab
The ongoing probe of Detroit Police firearm cases means fewer workers are available to investigate gun crimes across the state, slowing police work and prosecutions. - 1:00 am
Kilpatrick lawyer who chided Worthy owes taxes, too
A member of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's legal team who scolded Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy for not paying taxes owes $23,602 to the state of Alabama for unpaid income taxes, records show. - 1:00 am
Fire kills boy while mom's away at birth
DETROIT -- Just three days ago, Andrea Hodge gave birth to her ninth child, a boy -- a priceless gift for Mother's Day. On Sunday, her joy turned to grief when a fire at her mother's home killed her 5-year-old son, Kavon Williams. - 1:00 am
6 from Michigan killed in Pa. crash
The group of young Indian couples from Farmington Hills was going to a Niagara Falls vacation when their van crossed a highway median, rolled, and was struck by another car. - 1:02 am
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- First US relief airlift heads to Myanmar - 06:22 AM
- Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim - 06:23 AM
- Chinese state media: Major quake kills 4 students - 06:24 AM
- Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild - 06:25 AM
Michigan
- Union slams Axle plans
- Neal Rubin: Maybe I'm a little too dumb for a smart car
- UAW: American Axle proposal includes closing three plants
- Choice hits Chrysler's laid-off workers
UAW strikes sting GM dealers
Dealers and customers are beginning to feel the pinch from the labor strife that's ensnared GM in recent months, from the 10-week-old United Auto Workers strike at American Axle to UAW walkouts at... - 1:00 am
Frozen in time: Tigers starting pitchers trying to improve, regain form of 2006
At a chillingly high 5.09, the Detroit Tigers are last in the major leagues in team ERA. - 1:00 am
Wings hit, just aren't hitting back
They sport a 2-0 series lead vs. Stars because players are focused on winning, not retaliation. - 1:00 am
- Tigers-MLB: Tigers' Sheffield showing improvement
- Lions-NFL: Former EMU running back carries on with a dream
- Wings-NHL: John Niyo drops the puck on Wings-Stars' Game 3
- Motorsports: Busch soaks up spotlight
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Don't assume Orlando is toast -- Pistons aren't
AUBURN HILLS -- There's no telling how Chauncey Billups' ailing right hamstring is going to feel by Tuesday night.
- Worthy puts all gun cases on hold
- Northville doctor killed on bike tour in Ohio
- Green thumbs grown
- Students top goal for African wells
Kilpatrick charity suit may go to trial
DETROIT -- A long-delayed lawsuit alleging fraud against a charity launched by Kwame Kilpatrick before he became mayor, and operated by his sister, could go to trial Tuesday. - 1:00 am
- Autism, vaccine link on trial
- Paul Donohue: Neuropathy afflicts millions
- Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
- Dr. Paul Donohue: Eccentricity in exercise is good
Hospitals bank on pizzazz
While St. John's Providence Park may be the first new hospital to open in southeast Michigan over the past couple of decades, it's surely not the last in the pipeline of new inpatient services coming to the region by year's end. - 1:00 am
- Next generation of business software could get more fun
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- Next generation of business software could get more fun
RIM launching 'Bold' new Blackberrys
NEW YORK -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play. - 1:00 am
- Aid boat sinks en route to Myanmar
- As L.A. suburbs grow, wild coyotes move in
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- Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary
Storms tear up three states; at least 22 die
SENECA, Mo. -- Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss. - 1:00 am
