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Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do

Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. In announcing he won't seek a second term, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most

Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do

Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. In announcing he won't seek a second term, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet
By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency. On

Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip
By BOB SEAVEY and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines. He's flying Solar

Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip

Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip
By BOB SEAVEY and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines. He's flying Solar

Stocks gain after unemployment claims fall

Stocks gain after unemployment claims fall
By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street Thursday following encouraging news about the job market and higher profits from CBS, Facebook and other companies. Signs that hiring is picking up has been an important factor supporting this year

Tom Hanks and Cyndi Lauper among Tony Awards nominees

Tom Hanks and Cyndi Lauper among Tony Awards nominees
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Authorities: Woman Lighting Cigarette Crashes Into Motorcyclist In Spokane Valley; Driver Cited

Authorities: Woman Lighting Cigarette Crashes Into Motorcyclist In Spokane Valley; Driver Cited
UPDATE: The motorcyclist has an injury to the shoulder. The driver of the vehicle was not hurt but she will be cited for failure to yield and not having insurance. UPDATE: Authorities tell us on the scene that a woman driving in her vehicle was heading north on University and was in the process of

Authorities: Woman Lighting Cigarette Crashes Into Motorcyclist In Spokane Valley

Authorities: Woman Lighting Cigarette Crashes Into Motorcyclist In Spokane Valley
UPDATE: The motorcyclist has an injury to the shoulder. The driver of the vehicle was not hurt but she will be cited for failure to yield and not having insurance. UPDATE: Authorities tell us on the scene that a woman driving in her vehicle was heading north on University and was in the process of

NYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases

NYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - After years of striving to set a national agenda for curbing smoking, New York City may set a new bar by becoming the most populous place in America to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21. A new proposal would increase the threshold