State orders unregistered facility to halt cremations
YPSILANTI, Mich. — State licensing officials have ordered a southeastern Michigan company to stop performing cremations after an anonymous complaint of improperly stored bodies,...
Selma-to-Montgomery march camps top list of endangered sites
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The landmark voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 didn't happen in just one day: Participants spent four nights...
NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely off Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — An average “dead zone” is likely in the Gulf of Mexico, where a large area of water holding too little oxygen...
US traffic deaths up 7% last year, highest number since 2007
DETROIT — U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the...
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...
Edmunds looks at five fully loaded cars worth the price jump
The average transaction price for new vehicles has been steadily rising over the past few years. In April it was $40,545, a 3% increase...
Detroit deputy chief in line for Columbus police chief job
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A deputy Detroit police chief appeared Wednesday to be at the top of the list to serve as the next Columbus...
Automotive chip maker says it’s nearly recovered from blaze
DETROIT — A fire-damaged Japanese factory that supplies many of the auto industry's computer chips is producing about 88% of what it was making...
Fiat Chrysler recalls big Ram trucks; wheels could fall off
DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler said Friday that it is recalling more than a half-million heavy-duty Ram trucks to fix a problem that can cause...
Granholm sells stock in electric bus maker that Biden touted
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has sold her ownership interest in an electric bus maker that President Joe Biden touted during a “virtual...