GM recalls nearly 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs

General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua. GM has been investigating ...

State Senate committee moves to shorten foreclosure redemption period

Lansing - A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure. Opponents predicted it would slow Michigan's recovery from the mortgage crisis, while a foreclosure expert argued it would boost the state's home sales. The Banking and Financial Institutions Committee sent the legislation, included in a package of ...

Michigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's public schools would get about 3 percent more and it's community colleges and universities about 2 percent more in overall funding next fiscal year under measures nearing final approval in the ...

Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropol…

Detroit - Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.Hussain Al Kwawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure ...

John Conyers apologizes for Louis Farrakhans remarks in Detroit

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, apologized today for anti-Semitic remarks made by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan last week in Detroit. 'The fact that Minister Farrakhan has engaged in important charitable work aimed at expanding economic opportunities for underserved communities does not excuse these statements,' Conyers said. / Susa Tusa/Detroit Free ...