Israel continues assault, lets Palestinians with passports flee
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel bombed a mosque it said was used to store weapons and destroyed the homes of more than a dozen Hamas operatives Friday, but under international pressure, the government allowed hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports to leave besieged Gaza. - 5:57 pm
- Crisis in Israel-Gaza prompt vigils in Metro Detroit
- Muslims around the world protest Gaza assault
- Rice vows hard work on arranging Gaza cease-fire
Friday, January 2, 2009
Metro Detroit municipalities make utilities pay for costs of outages
Hamstrung by tight budgets and resources that only stretch so far, a growing number of municipalities in Metro Detroit are taking a different approach to make sure utilities respond quickly to downed power lines like the ones that hit the ground from Sunday's 60 miles per hour winds: They're making them pay. - 5:57 pm
Water main break forces closure of Lodge near Cobo
DETROIT -- The Michigan Department of Transportation has closed the northbound Lodge Freeway (M-10) beneath Cobo Center due to a water main break. - 5:57 pm
Brother arrested in stabbing death of Highland Township girl
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP -- Oakland County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 19-year-old man home on leave from Army basic training in the fatal stabbing of his 17-year-old sister. - 5:57 pm
Broken water pipe in Madison Heights complex displaces 300 tenants
MADISON HEIGHTS -- Hundreds of angry tenants displaced by a water main break at an apartment complex had no where to go and no money for hotel rooms this afternoon, including Edward Alfafara. - 5:57 pm
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- Bush: Hamas attacks on Israel an `act of terror' - 06:50 PM
- Israel lets Palestinians flee; UN warns of crisis - 06:26 PM
- Ill. governor's pick to be given few privileges - 06:25 PM
- AirTran apologizes for removing Muslim passengers - 06:13 PM
Michigan
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Commentary: Red Wings have a field day at Wrigley
Dave Dye: Leave it to a diehard hockey fan from Toronto to sum up what this Winter Classic hockey event was all about Thursday afternoon before 40,818. "We're not here for a game; we're here to celebrate the game," said Don Ducasse, 51, wearing an old-time Chris Chelios No. 7 Chicago Blackhawks jersey. - 8:22 am
Commentary: MSU one step closer
Michigan State finished 9-4, and yes, this was a successful season. There's never satisfaction in defeat, but there is encouraging realization in this one. - 8:22 am
- Lions-NFL: Reports point to Lions interviews
- Pistons-NBA: Pistons' defense starting to roll
- MSU: MSU gets creative, but Ringer struggles
- Wings-NHL: Wings have a blast, finish series sweep
- Lawyers say jail hid inmate neglect
- Teen to face adult charge in cop death
- Kensington to get new bathhouse, food bar
- Mich. lawmakers spend campaign cash on gifts for supporters
Michiganians give big to Obama gala
The 14 Michigan donations for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration start at $250, and include three $50,000 gifts, as well as five $25,000 contributions. - 6:57 am
- Government to get 5 million preferred GMAC shares
- Rare 1937 Bugatti supercar found in English garage
- Vehicle recalls plunge
- Gettelfinger: Change policies to aid auto industry
Visteon plans pay cut, shorter work week
Visteon Corp. will cut pay by 20 percent for about 2,000 salaried employees as the employees transition into a four-day work week beginning Monday. - 3:12 pm
- Iraqis in control of Green Zone
- Gunman plotted deaths for months
- Cuba celebrates 50th anniversary of revolution
- 'Big name' may fill Clinton's seat
Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills a top Hamas leader
An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas' top five decision-makers Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops massed on the Gaza border were ready for any order to invade. - 6:47 am
- Editorial: Direct more money to poorest schools
- OU plans health care, research hub
- Common cents: New law encourages teens to learn about real-world math
- Student of the week: Amy Fogel
Schools get security help
MACOMB TOWNSHIP -- School administrators often rely on eyewitness accounts and clues after fights, vandalism and locker thefts occur. Sometimes, however, the information doesn't add up. - 1:00 am
- Some Mich. lawmakers missing in action
- Wrongful arrest suit shuffled
- Gov picks Obama replacement
- Kennedy's 'you knows' get Web buzz
Bush's terror policy to endure
WASHINGTON -- George W. Bush will end his presidency in retreat, forced to compromise on several fronts. Free-market economics have given way to massive government bailouts, and an assertive, unilateral foreign policy has yielded to one more attuned to world opinion. But in his defense of the war on terrorism, Bush has succeeded in beating back nearly all legal challenges -- including those to some of his most controversial policies. - 1:00 am
- David Phillips: Prosperous 2009 wishes for the Big 3
- Sneak peek: Inside Cadillac's SRX
- Racing tires are street legal too
- Tom and Ray Magliozzi: Dormant car ready for road
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to Chevy
Scott Burgess: Little cars get no respect. But the court of public opinion requires that nearly every carmaker bring out a subcompact of some type. - 1:52 pm
