Fire rages at fuel storage plant near Detroit; nearby residents evacuated, no injuriesHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from the area. Jailed financier Stanford taken to hospital, ex-CFO Davis pleads guilty in massive fraudHOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, jailed on charges of bilking investors out of $7 billion, was hospitalized Thursday with an irregular heartbeat and high pulse, just hours before his ex-finance chief became the first person to plead guilty in the case. Ford to add hourly worker shifts at Michigan, Kansas plants to build trucks and crossoversDETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles. Fire rages at chemcial plant near Detroit; evacuation of nearby area reportedHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire broke out Thursday at a chemical plant near Detroit, sending flames and black smoke hundreds of feet into the air and forcing a nearby expressway to be closed. Continued killing of once-endangered cormorants sparks criticism as bird population levels offALPENA, Mich. — The mostly bird-free skies above Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay during the recent Brown Trout Festival were a welcome sight to anglers who have spent years competing — often unfavorably — with double-crested cormorants for their catch. Cold War fear emerges in Opel sale as GM tries to keep technology from Russian automakerDETROIT — Behind GM’s hesitation to sell its unprofitable car business in Europe lies a Cold War fear: American technology will fall into Russian hands. Muslim woman sues Mich. judge for making her remove headscarf in court, citing 1st AmendmentSOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A Muslim woman on Wednesday sued a Michigan judge for telling her to remove her headscarf in his courtroom, claiming he violated her First Amendment right to practice her religion. First Mercury approves 2.5 cent quarterly dividend, authorization to buy back 6 pct of sharesSOUTHFIELD, Mich. — First Mercury Financial Corp. on Wednesday said its board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 2.5 cents per share. 2 energy companies are seeking tax incentives to convert shuttered southeast Mich. Ford plantLANSING, Mich. — Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country’s largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines. Officials: 2 energy companies seeking tax incentives to convert shuttered SE Mich. Ford plantLANSING, Mich. — Two alternative energy companies plan to buy a shuttered Ford Motor Co. factory in southeast Michigan and convert it into a renewable energy park that could employ at least 2,800 workers within five years, officials told state lawmakers Wednesday. Investigators: Chemicals in heating oven sparked fire that destroyed part of Detroit factoryDETROIT — Investigators say chemicals in a heating oven sparked a fire and explosions that destroyed part of a Detroit factory complex. GM to remove “Mark of Excellence” logo from vehicles as focus shifts to 4 core brandsDETROIT — General Motors Co. will begin removing its “Mark of Excellence” logo from vehicles as the company places greater emphasis on its individual brands. Borders Group posts 2nd-quarter loss on charges, declining sales at its bookstoresANN ARBOR, Mich. — Borders Group Inc. said Tuesday that it continued to lose money in its fiscal second quarter on charges and declining sales at its bookstores. Officials say firefighters extinguish Detroit chemical plant fire; cleanup efforts to beginDETROIT — Authorities say firefighters have put out the blaze at a Detroit chemical factory that had forced employees and nearby businesses to evacuate. 300 workers evacuated after explosions at Detroit chemical plant
RI gov to shut down government for 12 days amid worst recession in decadesPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island will shut down its state government for 12 days and hopes to trim millions of dollars in funding for local governments under a plan Gov. Don Carcieri outlined Monday to balance a budget hammered by surging unemployment and plummeting tax revenue. GM still working to sell control of Opel to Magna but wants to govern Opel patentsDETROIT — General Motors’ new board may still sell its money-losing European Opel unit to a group led by Canadian auto parts maker Magna, but it needs guarantees that Opel’s technology won’t be used in Russia to compete against GM’s Chevrolet, according to a person briefed on the sale talks. Appeals court upholds deportation of Kurdish immigrant; attorneys say man was torturedGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Kurdish immigrant from Turkey who the U.S. government claims failed to disclose ties to a group labeled a terrorist organization lost another round Monday in his fight to remain in the United States. Michigan golf course groundskeeper stumbles upon a 10,000-year-old mammoth toothSARANAC, Mich. — A golf course groundskeeper recently stumbled onto something unexpected on the greens: A tooth from a 10,000-year-old mammoth. Groundskeeper Patrick Walker found the 10-pound tooth Tuesday when he was on the greens about 30 miles east of Grand Rapids at Morrison Lake Country Club. Young women exercise less than young men: StudyANN ARBOR - Despite mounting public health concerns about obesity and persistent social pressures dictating that slim is beautiful, young women in their ’20s consistently exercise less than young men. Financial manager takes to streets, coaxing return of children to Detroit Public SchoolsDETROIT — Felicia Harvey has two reasons for sending her children to the Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences: They are learning at the charter school and she doesn’t trust their education — or safety — to the city’s historically poor public schools. Urban schools go door to door in aggressive marketing push to retain students and fundingRICHMOND, Va. — Most students try not to think about school during the summer. But a number of them took to the streets on a sweltering August day to talk up public education to people who might normally enroll their children in private or parochial schools. Police shoot teen in shoulder following holdup at “Little Murder” film set in DetroitDETROIT — A teenager was shot by Detroit police after a member of an advance crew for a film titled “Little Murder” was robbed at gunpoint. Meltdown 101: State unemployment report: Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?WASHINGTON — Texas added the third-highest number of jobs among the states last month — but its unemployment rate still jumped because thousands of jobless people streamed into the work force. As holy month of Ramadan creeps into summer, US Muslims to stay up later, hold fasts longerDETROIT — American Muslims face an August Ramadan for the first time in 33 years, meaning the days of the holy month are going to be longer and hotter than many can remember. 4 American soldiers in Iraq charged with cruelty, maltreatment of comrades, US military saysBAGHDAD — Four American soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of soldiers in their platoon, the U.S. military said Friday. Unemployment rate drops in 17 states in July as layoffs slow, but jobs remain scarceWASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in 17 states and the District of Columbia last month, a positive sign even as the pain of joblessness remains widespread. Chrysler workers await news as Fiat CEO Marchionne orders model cuts and changesDETROIT — At a Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, workers fear that Chrysler’s new Italian management will scrap one of the two models they make, costing some of them their jobs. Foes dominate meeting on bringing Guantanamo inmates to Michigan, but many locals supportiveSTANDISH, Mich. — Opponents dominated a public meeting Thursday on moving terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay to a prison in this small town, many accusing President Barack Obama of making Michigan a target for killer jihadists. Traders keep buying old GM stock despite warnings that it soon will be worthlessDETROIT — Whether it’s a matter of ignorance or greed, people are still buying General Motors stock, even though the company and the government have warned that the shares will someday be worthless. |
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DETROIT — Explosions and a fire at a chemical factory Monday forced firefighters to evacuate employees and police to caution nearby residents to stay inside their homes.
