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Home prices falling in major U.S. cities ... except Detroit

Washington— Home prices are falling in most major U.S. cities, and at least 10 major markets are at their lowest point since the housing bubble burst.

Wings' Johan Franzen confident he'll be ready for next round

Franzen, who participated in Tuesday's practice early on before leaving to hit the weight room, said he rolled his left ankle when he was checked into the boards during Game 2 against Phoenix by Shane Doan.

DTE wins $107M electricity rate hike

The Michigan Public Service Commission ruled today that it will allow Detroit Edison to increase electric rates consumers by $2 a month — a 2.75 percent hike for a typical customer — starting Thursday.

JAPAN 'QUAKE: Toyota Vietnam cuts to 70%

Toyota Motor Vietnam is cutting production by 70% to 3 June due to a shortage of components following the earthquake in Japan last month, the company said.

Lions headquarters open, but no players have shown up

Kyle Vanden Bosch, the team's player representative, said Monday he was advising players to stick with their workout plans Tuesday instead of flocking to the team facility.

Toyota recalling 51,000 '11 Tundras

Washington — Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 51,000 new Tundra pickup trucks after a rear drive shaft failed in a 2011 model.

JAPAN 'QUAKE: Nissan expects 90% of pre-quake output in May

Nissan Motor expects to reach about 90% of domestic output it expected before the 11 March earthquake damaged its production bases, company officials said on Tuesday.

Niki Taylor delivers $1,000 donation to Detroit teen program

Detroit —Supermodel Niki Taylor made an appearance downtown today on behalf of Reader's Digest to present the city with a $1,000 check that will benefit the midnight golf program that helps teach life skills to students.

Report: Schools distort numbers to comply with Title IX

The New York Times found schools counted athletes who no longer wanted to compete or never played for that team, listing male practice players as women and trimming the rosters of men's teams.

Cell phone data downloads not being abused, State Police officials say

Lansing— Michigan State Police officials today denied they are misusing handheld devices that can extract phone numbers and other data from cellular phones.

Toyota recalls trucks for rear drive shaft defect

Toyota is recalling 51,000 Tundra pickup trucks for the model year 2011 due to a potential defect in the rear drive shaft.

Rumormill: Cadillac still wants a big rear-drive sedan to battle the import flagships

Filed under: Sedan, Cadillac, Rumormill, Luxury 2003 Cadillac Sixteen concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Imagine a Cadillac and you're about as likely to conjure up images of big, rear-drive landyachts of yesteryear as you are to picture the automaker's considerably tauter products of today. But Cadillac has long been rumored to be pondering a return to its classic formula with a new flagship sedan, and those rumors are rounding the mill once again. This (...)

Detroit council members oppose giving Bing more power

Two City Council members this morning came out in opposition to a proposal that would heighten the powers of Mayor Dave Bing to avoid state takeover through an emergency manager.

Southfield mom sent to jail for driving drunk with girl

A Southfield woman was sentenced to 180 days in jail today for driving drunk in February with her 9-year-old daughter, who passed a note to a bank teller asking for help.

Ford Beats Projections By Posting A $2.6 Billion Profit For First Quarter