http://www.mail.com/locations/7622-detroit.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/7622-detroit.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160490-hoffa-mystery-fascinates-4-decades.html OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160490-hoffa-mystery-fascinates-4-decades.html 2013-06-19T02:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2159984-jury-reach-verdict-detroit-cops-trial.html DETROIT (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew. Loud voices could be heard in the jury room a few hours before jurors threw in the towel and were dismisse... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2159984-jury-reach-verdict-detroit-cops-trial.html 2013-06-18T23:40:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2159748-datsyuk-red-wings-agree-225m-3-year-deal.html DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings accomplished their No. 1 goal of the offseason Tuesday by agreeing to a $22.5 million, three-year deal with Pavel Datsyuk. "It's a great day for the Red Wings," general manager Ken Holland said in a telephone interview. "He's is a world-class player and there are no moves I can make to find players like Pavel Datsyuk."... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2159748-datsyuk-red-wings-agree-225m-3-year-deal.html 2013-06-18T19:46:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2158778-reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search.html OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago. Tony Zerilli told his lawyer that Hoffa was buried beneath a concrete sl... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2158778-reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-hoffa-body-search.html 2013-06-18T13:51:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158474-scherzer-improves-to-10-0-tigers-top-orioles-5-1.html DETROIT (AP) — Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he's simply playing for a good team. When the Detroit Tigers right-hander found out he is the first to accomplish a couple feats since Rogers Clemens and Pedro Martinez, though, it knocked Scherzer off his humble... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:55:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158474-scherzer-improves-to-10-0-tigers-top-orioles-5-1.html 2013-06-18T02:55:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2157256-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search.html OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried. Authorities used excavation equipment to root around in the Oakland Township property, about 25 miles north of Detroit. The FBI halted th... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2157256-hoffa-1st-day-latest-search.html 2013-06-18T02:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2153186-emergency-manager-detroit-wont-pay-25b-owes.html ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them. Kevyn Orr spent two hours with about 180 bond insurers, pension trustees, union representatives and other creditors i... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:12:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2153186-emergency-manager-detroit-wont-pay-25b-owes.html 2013-06-14T22:12:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2149944-cheeks-pistons-coach-with-work-to.html AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Maurice Cheeks is ready for a new challenge, undaunted by the fact that the Detroit Pistons have been a revolving door for coaches lately. Cheeks is the franchise's fourth coach in six seasons, so is he concerned about a job where so many others have failed? "If we thought like that, nobody would be coaching," Cheeks said. Cheek... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:49:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2149944-cheeks-pistons-coach-with-work-to.html 2013-06-13T19:49:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2142662-detroit-pistons-hire-maurice-cheeks-coach.html DETROIT (AP) — Maurice Cheeks is getting a third shot to be an NBA head coach. The Detroit Pistons are desperately hoping he makes the most of the opportunity he was given Monday, when they announced the hiring and did not disclose the length of his deal. Cheeks was 284-286 in the regular season and 5-11 during three postseasons while leading the Portland... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:54:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2142662-detroit-pistons-hire-maurice-cheeks-coach.html 2013-06-11T03:54:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2141894-grandmother-watched-officer-shoot-girl-7.html DETROIT (AP) — Beneath a multi-colored quilt of Disney cartoon characters, 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones lay peacefully on the living room couch of her grandmother's first-floor flat on Detroit's east side. Mertilla Jones lay at the other end, having recently put the girl to sleep. Within seconds — maybe as few as three — a stun grenade smashed through ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2141894-grandmother-watched-officer-shoot-girl-7.html 2013-06-10T22:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2131514-witness-to-fatal-raid-warned-cops-kids.html DETROIT (AP) — A man rounding up his dogs late at night testified Wednesday that he warned Detroit police that children were inside a home moments before an officer burst through the door and fatally shot a 7-year-old girl. Mark Robinson said a stun grenade thrown through a window to confuse people inside sounded like a "bomb going off." He said he next h... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:17:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2131514-witness-to-fatal-raid-warned-cops-kids.html 2013-06-05T21:17:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2130030-tigers-chase-moore-early-10-1-win-rays.html DETROIT (AP) — Torii Hunter noticed early on that something was amiss with Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore. "I saw him throw the curveball a couple times, and I saw that he didn't have a feel for that," Hunter said. "This guy has great stuff — his changeup, his arm action is the same as the fastball, coming out of his arm. Just the fact that we were able... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2130030-tigers-chase-moore-early-10-1-win-rays.html 2013-06-05T03:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2129614-jack-white-pays-detroit-masonic-temples-tax-bill.html DETROIT (AP) — Musician Jack White has played springtime Santa, paying a $142,000 back tax bill for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple. The move prevents a threatened auction of the famed venue where The Who and the Rolling Stones once played. Last Thursday, a then-anonymous donor paid off the famed music venue's entire 2010-2012 tax delinquency. The 14-st... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:17:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2129614-jack-white-pays-detroit-masonic-temples-tax-bill.html 2013-06-05T01:17:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2128908-chrysler-refuses-us-request-to-recall-vehicles.html DETROIT (AP) — A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Chrysler a letter asking that the company voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees from 1993 through 2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002 through 200... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:59:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2128908-chrysler-refuses-us-request-to-recall-vehicles.html 2013-06-04T22:59:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125732-us-auto-sales-roar-may-led-pickups.html DETROIT (AP) — Full-size pickups once again dominated U.S. auto sales in May, as small businesses — increasingly confident in the economy — raced to replace the aging pickups they held on to during the recession. Car buyers, too, were lured by low interest rates and Memorial Day sales. Overall, U.S. consumers bought 1.4 million vehicles in May, up 8 perce... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:25:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125732-us-auto-sales-roar-may-led-pickups.html 2013-06-04T00:25:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2126304-prosecutor-cop-error-caused-detroit-girls-death.html DETROIT (AP) — Armed with a shield and a submachine gun, a highly trained Detroit police officer made critical errors during a house raid that led to the fatal shooting of a sleeping 7-year-old girl, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. There is no argument that an unintentional shot from Joseph Weekley's gun killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones on May 16, 2010, as po... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:50:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2126304-prosecutor-cop-error-caused-detroit-girls-death.html 2013-06-03T20:50:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2126482-allmendinger-support-penske.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger left Detroit looking for a place to hide. Instead, he's received an outpouring of support and kind words from the man who has stood by him all along. "Just a tough weekend after his success at Indy," Roger Penske said Monday, shrugging off Allmendinger's crash-filled weekend of IndyCar racing at Belle Isle. ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:54:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2126482-allmendinger-support-penske.html 2013-06-03T17:54:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2124956-pagenaud-wins-crash-filled-detroit-grand-prix.html DETROIT (AP) — Simon Pagenaud took advantage of a series of restarts, making moves each time to thrive in a crash-filled Detroit Grand Prix for his first IndyCar victory. The Frenchman finished 5.6 seconds in front of James Jakes on Sunday in the second of two races on Belle Isle. "Luckily enough, my reflexes are pretty sharp," Pagenaud said. The reigning... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2124956-pagenaud-wins-crash-filled-detroit-grand-prix.html 2013-06-03T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2123898-conway-wins-1st-2-races-detroit-grand-prix.html DETROIT (AP) — Mike Conway went from watching to winning IndyCar events in a week, less than a year after backing out of an oval race and wondering when he'd get another shot. "Amazing," he said. Indeed. The British driver dominated the first of two races at the Detroit Grand Prix, finishing nearly 13 seconds ahead of defending series champion Ryan Hunter... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:42:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2123898-conway-wins-1st-2-races-detroit-grand-prix.html 2013-06-01T23:42:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2121292-family-mother-killed-syria-secrets.html BURTON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan mother killed during fighting in Syria often left many family members and friends in the dark about the details of another life — marrying an Arab immigrant, moving around frequently and taking trips to the Middle East, including the one that would be her last, relatives said Friday. An aunt, cousins, a longtime friend and ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:01:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2121292-family-mother-killed-syria-secrets.html 2013-06-01T02:01:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2115648-sheriff-death-ex-qb.html DETROIT (AP) — A cause of death was not determined Wednesday after an autopsy on the body of a Michigan man who played Division II football and was one of the most successful quarterbacks in college history. There was no obvious sign of heart trauma on Cullen Finnerty, Lake County Sheriff Robert Hilts said. Finnerty's body was discovered Tuesday in woods ... Wed, 29 May 2013 23:10:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2115648-sheriff-death-ex-qb.html 2013-05-29T23:10:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115658-detroit-officer-trial-death-girl-7.html DETROIT (AP) — Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. A gunshot then went off inside, fatally striking a 7-year-old girl in the head while she slept on a couch. Now, three years later, Officer Joseph Weekley goes on trial in the death of Aiyana Stanley-Jone... Wed, 29 May 2013 11:23:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115658-detroit-officer-trial-death-girl-7.html 2013-05-29T11:23:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2113484-blackhawks-win-to-force-game-7-vs-red-wings.html DETROIT (AP) — Michael Frolik skated toward Jimmy Howard, faked a wrist shot and flipped a backhander into the net. Now it's on to Game 7. Frolik's penalty shot proved to be the winning goal Monday night, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 6 and forcing a deciding game between the Original Six rivals in their la... Tue, 28 May 2013 07:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2113484-blackhawks-win-to-force-game-7-vs-red-wings.html 2013-05-28T07:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2109048-sanchez-loses-no-hit-bid-9th-tigers-beat-twins.html DETROIT (AP) — Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season — this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter. Sanchez's bid was broken up with one out in the ninth inning Friday night when Minnesota's Joe Mauer hit a clean single up the middle. That was the only hit the right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory ove... Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2109048-sanchez-loses-no-hit-bid-9th-tigers-beat-twins.html 2013-05-25T03:30:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107360-blackhawks-hope-to-rally-3-1-series-deficit.html DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks began the year with a record-breaking start. The NHL's best team during the regular season will have to finish the season strong to avoid flopping out of the playoffs in the second round. Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 28 saves to help... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:26:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107360-blackhawks-hope-to-rally-3-1-series-deficit.html 2013-05-24T07:26:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107132-red-wings-top-blackhawks-2-0-take-3-1-series-lead.html DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Howard kept Jonathan Toews in his misery, making three saves against the struggling star to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second round series to put the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. When Howard wasn't using his glove or pads to de... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107132-red-wings-top-blackhawks-2-0-take-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-24T06:13:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101864-us-auto-factories-cutting-summer-downtime.html DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the ... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101864-us-auto-factories-cutting-summer-downtime.html 2013-05-22T15:12:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099916-eminems-publisher-sues-facebook-song-usage.html DETROIT (AP) — Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem's 2000 song "Under the Influence." The Detroit Free Press (http://on.fre... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099916-eminems-publisher-sues-facebook-song-usage.html 2013-05-21T17:05:55Z