$7.25 billion credit card swipe fee settlement fraying
Jennifer Bjorhus | Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Comments Legal settlements usually settle disputes, but a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement involving Visa and MasterCard appears to be...
View ArticleNo injuries, minor damage reported in plane crash
Comments Ann Arbor The pilot of a small plane escaped injury Sunday when a single-engine craft crashed at an airport in Washtenaw County. Pittsfield Township police said in a release that the Cessna...
View ArticleSmall lenders balk at new role in mortgages
E. Scott Reckard | Los Angeles Times Comments Even as federal regulators recently cracked down on loose mortgage lending, they hoped that credit unions and community banks would serve as a haven for...
View ArticleS&P boosts outlook for U.S. debt, but investors yawn
| Associated Press Comments New York A better outlook for the U.S. governments credit rating did little to impress investors Monday. The U.S. stock market edged higher in early trading Monday after...
View ArticleU.S. upgrades investigation into 550,000 Pontiac G6 cars over brake lights
David Shepardson | Detroit News Washington Comments Washington The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it is upgrading an investigation into 551,511 2005-06 Pontiac G6 cars...
View ArticleSecond-half spurt helps Heat tie series
Brian Mahoney | Associated Press Comments Miami's Mario Chalmers drives the ball around San Antonio's Danny Green during the first quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday. (Al Diaz/McClatchey)...
View ArticleNASCAR - Sprint Cup - Quicken Loans 400 Preview
NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Quicken Loans 400 Preview 12 minutes ago NASCAR - Nationwide - Alliance Truck Parts 250 Preview 32 minutes ago Vettel extends contract with Red Bull through 2015 41 minutes ago...
View ArticleFord Racing has two opportunities this weekend to get its 1,000th NASCAR...
Ford Racing is chasing some round numbers this month. When Trevor Bayne won at Iowa Speedway last weekend, it marked the 200th all-time win for Ford Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. And this...
View ArticleMichigan International Speedway takes detours to family festivities
David Goricki | The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image And here they come ... Sprint Cup Cup drivers jockey for position in Turn 1 at Michigan International Speedway during a recent race. But the...
View ArticleFamily life drives Jeff Gordon these days
Angelique S. Chengelis | The Detroit News Comments Jeff Gordon has won four points titles and twice at Michigan International Speedway during his career. (Geoff Burke/Getty Images) Jeff Gordon has...
View ArticleEarnhardt Jr. aiming for another win at Michigan
Richmond is the last track other than Michigan where Earnhardt has won. He claimed the victory there in the spring of 2006. Earnhardt's latest winless streak now stands at 33 races. He started this...
View ArticleSwedish male train drivers wear skirts to work
Comments Zoom Swedish train driver Martin Akersten poses wearing a skirt in Stockholm. Akersten says he and more than a dozen other drivers and conductors at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing...
View ArticleReport: Mike Babcock will coach Team Canada in 2014 Olympics
| Detroit News staff Comments According to a report, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will coach Canada in the 2014 Winter Olympics. (David Guralnick/Detroit News) Detroit Mike Babcock is getting his...
View ArticleFormer Lions receiver Titus Young released from jail
Josh Katzenstein | The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image CAPTION INFORMATION. Lions Titus Young sitting on the bench in the 2nd quarter. NFL Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln...
View ArticleHundreds view, vote on Hudson site designs
Tony Briscoe The Detroit News Comments Detroit — From ultramodern skyscrapers to urban farming, hundreds of people turned out to view and vote on designs of ideas to revamp the downtown property on...
View ArticleTigers' Austin Jackson to rehab in Toledo; return Friday 'a possibility'
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Comments Jack Parkhurst of Grand Rapids gets a high-five from Miguel Cabrera before Sunday's game. It was Photo Day at Comerica, and fans who arrived early were permitted...
View ArticleKeselowski says rivals stole Ford employees, information
Story Highlights Brad Keselowski criticized Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing ThursdayKeselowski says Hendrick and Gibbs lured away Ford team employees with big offersThe reigning Sprint Cup...
View ArticleFlirting with danger
The enduring memory of Jason Leffler that Greg Biffle carries with him was not their shared passion for the world's most dangerous sport, but an afternoon they shared in the garage at Michigan...
View ArticleHendrick says Keselowski misinformed, lacks class
Story Highlights Keselowski's comments about Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing raiding Ford teams stir emotions at MichiganTeam owner Rick Hendrick says Keselowski 'misrepresents the facts'Jimmie...
View ArticleMichigan's Michael O'Neill top state player selected in baseball draft
Detroit News staff Comments Purchase Image Michigan's Patrick Biondi was a ninth-round pick by the New York Mets. (Mark Bialek/Special to the Detroit News) The University of Michigan and Michigan...
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