Today's Focus
Coal, nuke plants blur state's green goals
Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm's attempts to move Michigan away from fossil fuel power may be seeing their first signs of success, but many still fear the glut of old-school projects in the pipeline could lock the state into decades of reliance on coal. - 1:00 am
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
GM may consider move from RenCen
Detroit -- GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson acknowledged Monday that the automaker is open to moving out of its world headquarters along the Detroit River, which could save the company millions in taxes. But he emphasized that General Motors Corp., surviving on $15.4 billion in federal loans, has no plans to leave. - 1:00 am
Blues plan to cover autism therapies for children 2-5
Detroit -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced Monday it plans to offer coverage beginning July 1 for autism therapies that provide intensive early intervention. The new benefit option covers children 2 to 5 years old who use a treatment called applied behavioral analysis. - 1:00 am
Hundreds attend auto industry rallies
The "Keep It Made in America" National Bus Tour, which organizers say brings awareness about the industry and an estimated 7.2 million jobs it supports, kicked off in Dearborn before making stops in Hamtramck, Sterling Heights and Pontiac. The tour will hit 10 other states through Thursday. - 1:00 am
Pulte's focus includes recovery
Daniel Howes: Don't tell anyone, but the nation's soon-to-be largest homebuilder, Pulte Homes Inc., thinks home prices finally may be poised to hit bottom -- and it plans to be there to profit from the rebound. - 1:00 am
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Nation/World
- American kills 5 fellow soldiers at clinic in Iraq - 12:06 AM
- Suspected Nazi guard Demjanjuk deported to Germany - 01:17 AM
- US fires top general in Afghanistan as war worsens - 12:07 AM
- US to borrow 46 cents for every dollar spent - 12:08 AM
Michigan
- Ex-NBA great Dave Bing sworn in as Detroit mayor - 06:06 PM
- Six GM executives sell more than 200,000 shares - 06:59 PM
- GM CEO says tasks are large to avoid bankruptcy - 06:01 PM
- Ford offering 300M shares in public offering - 05:29 PM
Page Ones
- Warren mayor courts GM
- Ford ups stock offers to fund retiree trust
- GM set to send terms of sale sheets to potential Saturn buyers
- Car executives give Granholm kudos as automaker advocate
Chrysler's tech center called a 'good asset'
Chrysler LLC's headquarters and technical center will be considered a "good asset" once the automaker emerges from bankruptcy -- paving the way for ownership to be transferred to the partnership between it and partner, Fiat SpA. - 1:00 am
Catches put grand in Curtis Granderson
One was a tour de force, the other a tour defense, but both of Granderson's catches in Cleveland were masterpieces. - 1:00 am
The 'Mule' knows when to kick it in
For the second straight playoffs, Franzen is the Red Wings' leading goal scorer, a driving force in every way. - 1:00 am
- Lions-NFL: Camp schools Lions rookie
- Pistons-NBA: Cavaliers stop Hawks to advance in four
- Tom Markowski: Ray Reeves leaves Finney for Community
- Lions-NFL: Lions sign defensive end Jason Hunter
- Mich. to keep nuclear waste on-site as storage proposal dies
- Lakeside Mall evacuated after electrical problem
- Teen charged in double fatality dies from injuries in unrelated accident
- Baker Middle School students sew dresses for African girls
Bing takes on his 'biggest challenge'
Bing, who will officially start today on City Hall's 11th floor, said he will announce his cabinet and "turnaround" transition team Wednesday. He's been meeting with leaders of the team since last week. - 1:00 am
- Coal, nuke plants blur state's green goals
- Q&A: Van Jones discusses how Michigan can revive its economy
- The Green Life: Lifestyle, technology, news, resources and more
- Audio: Van Jones on "green collar job" opportunities in Detroit
- Q&A: Van Jones discusses how Michigan can revive its economy
- Lawmakers try to rein in credit card fees
- Business briefs
- Fix your nest egg by saving more, downsizing or working longer
Conference highlights Michigan's future in green industry
Michigan's budding green industry accounts for 3 percent of the state's private sector workforce, supporting 109,067 jobs related to the production of sustainable products or services, according to a report released Monday at the "Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow" conference. - 1:00 am
- Atlantis speeds toward Hubble
- GI held in killing of 5 soldiers
- Nation/World briefs
- Bernanke: Bank exam results should buoy confidence
Afghan war leader fired
Washington -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the commander of the Afghanistan war Monday, saying the Obama administration needed "fresh thinking" to turn around the war against a resurgent Taliban. - 1:00 am
- Report: $2 trillion offered in health savings
- Obama seeks bill to regulate credit card 'abuse'
- GM, workers air concerns to auto recovery czar
- Layoffs to hit 48 State Police posts
Democrats' health insurance bills aid sick, elderly
Lansing --Health insurance companies would be prohibited from rejecting or hiking rates for the sick or elderly under a package of proposed health care reforms unveiled by House Democrats on Monday -- two days before Senate Republicans plan to announce their own health care reform package. - 1:00 am
- Pope calls on Middle East Christians to reach out
Pope reaches out at Holocaust memorial in Israel
Jerusalem -- Pope Benedict XVI confronted the dark history of his native Germany on the first day of his visit to Israel on Monday, shaking the hands of six Holocaust survivors and saying victims of the genocide "lost their lives, but they will never lose their names." - 1:00 am
