Thursday July 2, 2009

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South Carolina's first lady says she may forgive husband's affair

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said today she is willing to forgive him.



Police departments seek record U.S. aid to avoid layoffs

WASHINGTON — Police departments across the nation are clamoring for an unprecedented amount of federal aid to forestall big local tax hikes or the possible layoff of nearly 40,000 police officers — enough to staff the entire New York City Police Department.



Water main repairs completed in Rochester Hills

Rochester Hills residents are being told they don't need to boil water after the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department completed a water main repair this morning that extended into Shelby Township, according to Rochester Hills.



Telephone service to be down in Farmington Hills

Normal business and non-emergency telephone service will be down Friday in the city of Farmington Hills, due to ongoing construction work on the city hall campus.



Probe: Flight 447 crashed into ocean belly first

LE BOURGET, France — Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jackets, French investigators said today in their first report into the June 1 accident.



United computer woes cleared up at O'Hare

CHICAGO — United Airlines' computers are back up and running at O'Hare International Airport, slowly easing long lines of passengers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.



Granholm signs law to keep auto show

UPDATED AT 4:48 P.M.: Gov. Granholm has signed legislation for the expansion of Cobo Convention Center with tax dollars, allowing it to keep the North American International Auto Show.



LIVE BLOG: GM lawyer challenges objectors

Free Press business writer Tim Higgins is live blogging about today's General Motors hearing in a federal bankruptcy court in New York.



Nation's jobless rate hits 26-year high

Updated at 10:30 a.m.: Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5%, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.



Canadian firm nears purchase of land for bridge

Transport Canada, the Canadian federal transportation agency, said today it was finalizing the purchase of about 100 acres of riverfront land in Windsor to allow the construction of a new bridge across the Detroit River.



Ford, groups aim to deliver 575,000 meals

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services said today it is teaming up with two local Ford dealers and three food agencies to deliver 575,000 meals this summer to the hungry in southeastern Michigan.



MARK PHELAN: Diesels win on fuel economy, value

You can fool most of the people most of the time -- particularly when you're talking about diesel engines and hybrid cars. Most Americans never think of diesels at all. If they do, it's certainly not as an alternative to eco-friendly and technically advanced gasoline-electric hybrid cars.



NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA'S BLOG: Lions' security director Ricky Sandoval, 49, dies of cancer

Ricky Sandoval, the Detroit Lions' director of security, died early this morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 49. Earlier this week the Lions named their indoor practice field "Sandoval Field" in his honor.



HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: Wings' Cleary invited to Team Canada Olympic camp

Detroit Red Wings forward Dan Cleary's outstanding playoff performance has created the opportunity for him to compete for Canada in next year's Winter Olympics.



Parents of U-M's Jordan Morgan report surgery went well

In a posting on TheWolverine.com "The Fort" message board Wednesday night, Morgan's parents wrote that the surgery on their son's left knee went well. The surgery, to repair articular cartilage, is projected to sideline him 4-5 months.



VINCE ELLIS' BLOG: Doug Collins won't return to coach Pistons

Multiple media outlets are reporting that longtime NBA and former Pistons coach Doug Collins has pulled his name from consideration for the vacant Pistons head coaching job.



12-year pact sends Hossa from Detroit to Chicago

Central Division opponents were quick to raid the Red Wings' cache of free agents Wednesday. The Blackhawks reeled in premier forward Marian Hossa and fourth-liner Tomas Kopecky. The Blues snared goalie Ty Conklin.



HELENE ST. JAMES | INSIDE THE WINGS: The loss of Hossa hurts, but it won't be a backbreaker

On the surface, the Red Wings lost a bit of luster Wednesday when Marian Hossa found a million reasons more to sign with Central Division rival Chicago, boosting an already top-notch competitor's roster.



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Detroit revises homicide numbers after News report

Detroit --Detroit Police announced today it has reclassified the number of homicides for 2008 as 375, 36 more than previously reported. One month after The Detroit News reported the department systematically undercounts homicides, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing today said the statistics "called for a reconciliation of data to determine an accurate number of homicides" in the city.



Sole suspect in shooting of teens at bus stop released

Detroit --A lack of evidence is forcing the release tonight of the sole suspect in custody for Tuesday's shooting of seven youths near Cody Ninth Grade Academy, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy.



Police: No evidence of shots fired near Detroit school

Detroit -- Reports of shots fired near Cody Ninth Grade Academy this morning appear unsubstantiated, city police and school district officials said.



I-75 reopens near Rosa Parks

Detroit --A 1-mile shuttered stretch of Interstate 75 in downtown Detroit reopened today to traffic five months ahead of schedule.



Granholm signs laws to help keep auto show at Cobo

Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation aimed at keeping the North American International Auto Show in Michigan beyond 2010, preferably at its current home in Detroit's Cobo Center.



Lawyers wrap up; GM awaits judge's decision on sale of best assets

New York-- A judge ended the General Motors Corp. asset sale hearing at about 4 p.m. without signaling when he might decide whether to let the bankrupt automaker emerge as a new, largely debt-free company.



Grand Blanc soldier sworn in as attorney while stationed in Iraq

Lansing -- U.S. Army Major Miles Gengler was sworn in as a Michigan attorney today -- from 6,300 miles away in the Green Zone in Baghdad.



Bing meets with families of teen shooting victims

Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing is to meet with the U.S. Attorney General's office today to look at ways to curb violence in the city. This meeting was scheduled before a Tuesday incident in which seven young people were shot at a bus stop on the city's west side.



U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1961

Washington -- Traffic deaths fell to their lowest level since 1961 in the United States last year, the Transportation Department reported today.



467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent

Washington -- Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Workers also saw weekly wages fall, suggesting Americans will have little appetite to spend and the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.



Detroit revises homicide numbers after News report

Detroit --Detroit Police announced today it has reclassified the number of homicides for 2008 as 375, 36 more than previously reported. One month after The Detroit News reported the department systematically undercounts homicides, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing today said the statistics "called for a reconciliation of data to determine an accurate number of homicides" in the city.



Sole suspect in shooting of teens at bus stop released

Detroit --A lack of evidence is forcing the release tonight of the sole suspect in custody for Tuesday's shooting of seven youths near Cody Ninth Grade Academy, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy.



Police: No evidence of shots fired near Detroit school

Detroit -- Reports of shots fired near Cody Ninth Grade Academy this morning appear unsubstantiated, city police and school district officials said.



I-75 reopens near Rosa Parks

Detroit --A 1-mile shuttered stretch of Interstate 75 in downtown Detroit reopened today to traffic five months ahead of schedule.



Granholm signs laws to help keep auto show at Cobo

Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation aimed at keeping the North American International Auto Show in Michigan beyond 2010, preferably at its current home in Detroit's Cobo Center.



Lawyers wrap up; GM awaits judge's decision on sale of best assets

New York-- A judge ended the General Motors Corp. asset sale hearing at about 4 p.m. without signaling when he might decide whether to let the bankrupt automaker emerge as a new, largely debt-free company.



 
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Air France jet 'broke on impact'
French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.

US urges Russian break from past
President Obama warns Moscow ahead of a visit that "Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past.

Jackson ex-wife vows custody fight
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.

China babies 'sold for adoption'
Baby girls removed from parents who broke China's family-planning laws have been sold for adoption overseas, it is reported.

Court decriminalises gay sex in India
An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.

Saddam interview tapes released
US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader.

Afghan rebels capture US soldier
A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.

 
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MDOT improving safety with cable median barriers
July 2, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has started a three-year initiative to install cable median barrier on several divided highways statewide and improve safety for Michigan motorists.

Resurfacing and other improvements start Monday in Calhoun County