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GM exec Forster may join Tata Motors

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

Carl-Peter Forster, General Motors Co.'s highest ranking executive in Europe, may join Tata Motors, according to a source close to the negotiations.

Michigan poker star to play for final prize

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:32:00 EST

Joe Cada's chance at $8.5 million is still in the cards at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Cada and logger Darvin Moon are the final two players left at the final table and will play heads-up for $8.5 million at 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Johnson back in Lions' starting lineup

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson will start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, returning to the lineup after missing two games with a right knee injury.

Depleted Pistons rally past 76ers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

Auburn Hills -- The Pistons are missing some experience and leadership without Tayshaun Prince (disc) and Richard Hamilton (sprained right ankle).

Army chaplain seeks prayers for Fort Hood shooter

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST

Fort Hood, Texas -- Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood and his family, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation on Sunday to draw together even if the gunman's motives may never be fully known.

Michigan seeks $290M for neighborhood revitalization

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:47:00 EST

Lansing -- The state has applied for $290 million in federal money to help tear down blighted buildings and revitalize neighborhoods in 12 cities including Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint.

40 dead in El Salvador flooding

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST

San Salvador, El Salvador -- Forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday.

Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:37:00 EST

Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.

Atlanta church choir voted best in nation

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:57:00 EST

Detroit -- The Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir was voted "Best Church Choir in America" Saturday evening at the "How Sweet The Sound" choir competition at Joe Louis Arena.

Calvin students help revive Panama island's bakery

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:17:00 EST

Grand Rapids -- A bakery on Isla Tigre in Panama is back in operation, thanks to help from 11 Calvin College students.

GM exec Forster may join Tata Motors

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

Carl-Peter Forster, General Motors Co.'s highest ranking executive in Europe, may join Tata Motors, according to a source close to the negotiations.

Wolverines blow two-TD lead, plummet to 1-5 in Big Ten

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Michigan did close in during the final minutes when Brandon Minor scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left in the game. But the Wolverines failed on a two-point conversion that would have tied the game when Tate Forcier was sacked. "We're a really close group," said defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen, whose team has lost three straight. "We haven't broken apart at all."

Michigan poker star to play for final prize

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:32:00 EST

Once an autumn tradition, leaf-burning now under fire

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

It used to be a regular part of fall weekends all over Michigan: a yard full of leaves raked into a pile and burned, creating that distinctive smell that became an integral part of the season.

Michigan Democrats help health care bill squeak through House

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

Michigan's 15 House members split along party lines Saturday night on a health care bill vote that Rep. John Dingell said "will earn the respect and appreciation of Americans for generations to come."

Johnson back in Lions' starting lineup

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson will start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, returning to the lineup after missing two games with a right knee injury.

General Motors tries to restart deal with Magna in Russia

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

GM hopes to salvage a key element of the collapsed plan to sell Opel -- a three-way production deal in Russia.

Depleted Pistons rally past 76ers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

Auburn Hills -- The Pistons are missing some experience and leadership without Tayshaun Prince (disc) and Richard Hamilton (sprained right ankle).

Army chaplain seeks prayers for Fort Hood shooter

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST

Nolan Finley: Finley: Jobs a low priority for Democrats

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST

Americans are angry with Washington as much for what it isn't doing as what it is.