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Ford settles Explorer suit after losing $131 million verdict

Ford settled a lawsuit over the death of a New York Mets minor league baseball player in an Explorer accident after a jury ordered the company to pay his estate $131 million. A Jasper County, Miss.

After bedbug scare, mail to resume at Detroit high-rise

Residents of a senior citizen high-rise apartment whose postal service was discontinued because of a bedbug problem should get their mail Friday, a postal official said.

Akerson thanks GM workers, has met with union leaders

In a letter posted to the company's internal websites and sent to GM plants, GM's new CEO Daniel Akerson told employees he recently met with UAW president Bob King and UAW GM Vice President Joe Ashton.

Survey: Allstate lists America's safest driving cities [w/video]

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Videos Allstate has officially ranked the country's 200 largest cities by the likelihood of their drivers to get into an accident. The annual report singles out localities with the best drivers, and this year, Fort Collins, Colorado took the cake as the city with the safest residents. Last year, the town was stuck at number two behind Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Unfortunately for drivers who live in the former capitol of (...)

Saab Boreas Sports Coupe Concept

Posted on 09.2.2010 19:00 by Kirby Filed under: Saab | coupe | Spy Shots and Rendering | concept cars | sports cars | Cars | Car News Things sure have a way of coming full circle, don’t they?It wasn’t that long ago when Saab was teetering perilously close to getting sent to the chopping block (...)

Jahvid Best, Louis Delmas won't play for Lions tonight

Detroit -- The Lions will sit safeties Louis Delmas and C.C. Brown, running back Jahvid Best, linebacker DeAndre Levy, tackle Jeff Backus and defensive tackle Corey Williams for Thursday night's preseason finale against the Bills.

Lawyer: Ford, family settle in Mets prospect's crash death

Jackson, Miss. -- Ford Motor Co. on Thursday settled a Mississippi lawsuit over a 2001 accident in which a New York Mets prospect was killed when his SUV crashed in the Florida Panhandle, a lawyer for the player's family said.

Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard returns with Doctor Octopus on his mind

Howard replaced the purple octopus and clock on his helmet, the hands of which pointed to the numbers the Red Wings have retired, with the image of Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Octopus, aka "Doc Ock."

U-M's Dave Brandon coy about his role in generating fan reaction

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon on Thursday didn't dismiss a suggestion that he went public with the possibility that the Michigan-Ohio State game might move from its traditional spot in the schedule to gauge reaction.

Auto Dealers against new car efficiency letter grades

The 17,000-member National Automobile Dealers Association opposes a proposal unveiled this week by federal regulators to assign new vehicles a grade of “A+” through “D” on the basis of fuel efficiency. The group said in a statement that instituting a new grading system proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to start in 2012 model year would “confuse the buying public, make vehicle purchasing decisions more difficult or treat certain (...)

McLaren planning to introduce one new model per year for the next five years

GM wants dealers to buy Civics and Corollas for Chevrolet Cruze comparisons

28 Michigan schools get federal improvement grants

Lansing -- Twenty-eight of Michigan's lowest-achieving schools have been awarded federal grants aimed at improving student performance.

Former GM CEO Henderson to head SunCoke after spin-off from Sunoco

Former GM CEO Fritz Henderson has been tapped to become CEO of SunCoke Energy following its separation from Sunoco Inc. next year.

Dropped charge may not end Stupak threat case

Bay City -- Federal prosecutors have dropped a criminal complaint against a Colorado man accused of helping his father threaten Rep. Bart Stupak over his vote on health care legislation.