Mich. shooting suspect cuts arm in jail while links to 2 victims, intended target investigatedOWOSSO, Mich. — A jailed Michigan trucker charged with gunning down two people, including an anti-abortion protester, cut his arm in an apparent suicide attempt, prosecutors said Saturday as they disclosed that the man’s mother once worked with another intended victim. Prosecutor: Man charged in 2 Mich. shootings taken to hospital with self-inflicted arm woundOWOSSO, Mich. — A prosecutor says a man accused of fatally shooting an abortion protester and business owner in Michigan has been taken from jail to a hospital with a self-inflicted wound to his arm. Mich. real estate agent flees town after cops say he was target of gunman charged in 2 deathsOWOSSO, Mich. — A real estate agent told he was the third target of a shooting spree that left an abortion protester and a business owner dead said Saturday he fled his home after the violence that claimed two lives in their small Michigan city. Citing individual freedoms, lawmakers in several states push back against health care overhaulPHOENIX — Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama’s push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care, with some early success. Mich. woman accused of having sex with son she gave up for adoption more than decade earlierWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Detroit-area woman accused of having sex with her biological son after finding him on the Internet has been charged. Prosecutors: Gunman with grudge kills anti-abortion protester, 2nd man in Mich. shooting spreeOWOSSO, Mich. — All week “the sign guy” had stood outside the local public high school, protesting abortion. Prosecutor: Anti-abortion activist’s sign angered gunman who killed protester, business ownerOWOSSO, Mich. — A man carrying grudges against several people in town set off on a shooting spree Friday morning, authorities said, killing an abortion protester outside a school because he didn’t like that the activist carried a sign with graphic images of a fetus in front of students. Meltdown 101: GM gambles on money-back guarantee to get car buyers to try its vehiclesDETROIT — For years, General Motors Co. and its Detroit rivals have argued that their cars are as good as or better than those made by Japanese brands, but consumers either didn’t believe them or didn’t hear the message. Prosecutor: Man charged in Mich. killings of activist, businessman, and wanted to kill 3rd manOWOSSO, Mich. — A man fatally shot an anti-abortion activist near a Michigan high school Friday, drove to a gravel pit and shot its owner to death and planned to kill a third man, but was arrested before he could act, a prosecutor said. Police: Man slain while protesting outside Mich. high school, another man killed at businessOWOSSO, Mich. — A man fatally shot an anti-abortion activist Friday outside a high school as horrified parents and students watched, then told police arresting him that he was involved in the killing of a gravel pit owner earlier that day, authorities said. Authorities say suspect in 2 Mich. shootings kills an anti-abortion activist and a businessmanOWOSSO, Mich. — A Michigan police chief says a 63-year-old anti-abortion activist who was protesting outside a high school was shot and killed in front of horrified students and parents. GM rescinds white-collar salary cuts it made as it struggled to avoid bankruptcy protectionDETROIT — General Motors Co. has rescinded white-collar pay cuts it made last spring as it desperately tried to conserve cash and avoid filing for bankruptcy protection. School official: Anti-abortion activist killed outside Mich. high school, no students injured.OWOSSO, Mich. — A Michigan school official says a man who was a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot and killed near a high school. Ford’s adopts tax preservation plan to protect $19B in future taxable incomeDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. said Friday its board of directors has adopted a plan designed to deter shareholders who hold more than a 5 percent stake from increasing their ownership, in order to protect its tax assets. AP Source: GM tells salaried workers it will restore pay cuts made earlier this yearDETROIT — A person familiar with the matter says General Motors Co. is telling employees in an e-mail that it will restore white-collar pay cuts made earlier this year, as of Sept. 1. Mich. governor joins auto, energy executives to share plans for converting closed Ford plantWIXOM, Mich. — Longtime environmental advocate and Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. on Thursday formally announced a massive recycling project — a $725 million plan to retool a plant that once made Thunderbirds into one that churns out storage batteries and solar panels. Michigan police say man stole an SUV, then was arrested after trying to return itWEST OLIVE, Mich. — Police said a west Michigan man stole an SUV, then was arrested after he returned it later in the night. The 2006 Ford Explorer was taken from a home in West Olive, about 25 miles west of Grand Rapids, around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Great Recession, high gas prices force American car buyers to downsize auto ambitionsANN ARBOR, Mich. — Big cars and trucks are out. Smaller ones that offer more for your dollar are in. And many drivers will hang onto the new cars they buy longer. GM offers full refunds to dissatisfied car buyers in move to rebuild quality imageDETROIT — General Motors Co. says it will allow new car buyers to return their vehicles within 2 months of purchasing them for a full refund if they’re not satisfied. Profs at suburban Detroit university reach tentative 3-year deal, end strike, return to classROCHESTER, Mich. — Students reported for class Thursday at a suburban Detroit university hours after professors reached a tentative agreement that ended a weeklong strike. Chrysler in talks to ends replace Mitsubishi and Hyundai in engine building alliance with FiatDETROIT — Chrysler Group LLC said Thursday it ended an engine building alliance with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. and is in talks to replace it with Fiat Group SpA, bringing the Italian automaker’s technology to engine manufacturing in the U.S. Professors in suburban Detroit reach tentative 3-year agreement, end strike, return to classROCHESTER, Mich. — Students reported for class Thursday at a suburban Detroit university hours after professors reached a tentative agreement that ended a weeklong strike. Tentative deal comes in teacher strike at suburban Detroit university; classes begin ThursdayROCHESTER, Mich. — A tentative three-year agreement has been reached with professors at a suburban Detroit university who had gone on strike, canceling classes for about 18,000 students. Tentative deal reached in Oakland University strike; profs at Mich. school to return ThursdayROCHESTER, Mich. — Facing a possible back-to-work order by a judge later in the day, a tentative three-year agreement was reached early Thursday morning that will send striking professors back to the their classrooms at a suburban Detroit university. Dillon: Michigan House could begin passing revised budget bills next weekLANSING, Mich. — House Speaker Andy Dillon said Wednesday that Democrats who control the Michigan House could start passing revised budget bills next week for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. GM to roll out new ad campaign this weekend featuring board chairman, Ed Whitacre Jr.DETROIT — A person briefed on General Motors Co.’s new advertising campaign says it will begin this weekend with television spots featuring Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. urging people to try the automaker’s new vehicles. GM weighs options for Opel including keeping it, bankruptcy, sale to 2 possible investorsDETROIT — The new General Motors Co. board apparently has decided what to do with its troubled German-based Opel unit, but nothing will be made public until German government officials and Opel’s board are notified early Thursday, a person familiar with the situation said. Granholm outlines plans for cuts and $550M in expanded taxes, fees to balance Michigan budgetEAST LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday she wants to balance the upcoming budget by cutting about half the $1.2 billion Senate Republicans have suggested while raising about $550 million in expanded taxes and fees. Judge: Mich. prison system should recognize Nation of Gods as religion; state says it’s riskyDETROIT — Is the Nation of Gods and Earths/Five Percent a religion or something less than heavenly? Defense declines Mich. congressman’s request for group tour of local leaders to Guantanamo BayWASHINGTON — The Defense Department has turned down a Michigan congressman’s request to let state and local officials tour a facility holding terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |