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New Corvette bursts onto the road after 9 years
When General Motors engineers and designers started work on the next-generation Corvette, they drew up the usual requirements for the star of American ...
NHL returns with most teams on ice for 1st skate
On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again.
Ford CEO: Luxury market has room for Lincoln
Ford thinks the luxury car market is missing something. Luxury buyers sobered up during the recession, the company reckons, and they now find German ...
Why attend car shows when photos are a swipe away?
Why go to a crowded auto show when you can glimpse dozens of new models on the internet? Because you can't catch a whiff of that new car smell through ...
Clock ticks down for decision on Detroit finances
Detroit's fiscal future could soon be out of its hands if a team of state officials determines that the nation's former auto and manufacturing giant ...
GM CEO sees US sales gains this year
General Motors' CEO said Wednesday that he expects the company to steal sales from rivals in the U.S. this year as its new cars and trucks gain ...
Key aide says he passed cash to then-Detroit mayor
A high-ranking aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick told jurors Monday that he picked up thousands of dollars in bribes for his boss from a ...
Trial rescheduled for Mich. man in dismemberments
A trial has been rescheduled for a suburban Detroit man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her fiance, chopping off their heads and ...
Walker leads Bobcats past Pistons in OT
It's not quite a winning streak, but after losing 18 straight, coming out on top in two out of three games is close enough. Kemba Walker had 20 points ...
Tiny Chevrolet Sonic helps Detroit shake off rust
When the word reached the Orion Assembly Plant, it spread along the serpentine assembly line like news of a death or natural disaster: General Motors, ...
Official saw no immediate danger for Detroit girl
A court official who was asked to remove a Detroit child from her home just weeks before she was fatally stabbed turned down the state's request ...
Economy, year-end sales help auto industry in 2012
A steadily improving economy and strong December sales lifted the American auto industry to its best performance in five years in 2012, especially for ...
Detroit mom to stay in jail in daughter's death
A Detroit woman charged with fatally stabbing her daughter three days before the child's ninth birthday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Thursday ...
Bears miss playoffs despite 26-24 win over Lions
Jay Cutler led the Chicago Bears to victory, then uttered three words that must have felt awkward coming out of his mouth. "Go Pack Go," he said.
After a century, US Arabs look for pieces of past
Tossing and shivering below deck, Hussien Karoub felt ill. In the cold, crowded conditions, sleep came seldom. When it did, it didn't last long: The ...
Bynum, Pistons top short-handed Heat 109-99
LeBron James and the short-handed Heat were no match for Detroit's brilliant bench. Will Bynum had 25 points and 10 assists, leading another spirited ...
Mich. governor signs new emergency manager law
Gov. Rick Snyder put a new emergency manager law on the books in Michigan on Thursday, weeks after voters repealed a version that gave sweeping powers ...
Lions WR Johnson close to 2,000 yards receiving
The smile has rarely left Calvin Johnson's face since he broke Jerry Rice's NFL record for receiving yards in a single season against Atlanta on Dec.
Lions WR Johnson living up to $132 million deal
The Detroit Lions have gotten quite a return on the $132 million, eight-year investment they made in Calvin Johnson nine months ago. "He's not trying ...
Falcons top Lions 31-18 for home-field advantage
Matt Ryan got what he wanted. Calvin Johnson was forced to settle for what he could get. Ryan matched a career high with four touchdown passes, two ...
Dozens of Mich. schools close amid threats, rumors
Dozens of Michigan schools canceled classes for thousands of students to cool off rumored threats of violence and problems related to doomsday ...
Singer KEM provides haircuts for Detroit students
Students at a Detroit elementary school have been treated to free haircuts courtesy of R&B vocalist KEM. The Detroit native arranged for a barber to ...
Governor names team to review Detroit finances
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed six people Tuesday to conduct a 60-day review of Detroit's municipal finances and decide if the state should put ...
Boeheim wins 900th, appeals for action on firearms
With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not ...
Boeheim wins 900th; No. 3 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68
Jim Boeheim called it just another number. The message board in the Carrier Dome didn't agree. Moments after his third-ranked Syracuse Orange held off ...