Safety

Mich. police have many obstacles in shooting spree

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Clues appear to be few: slugs and bullet fragments embedded in cars, metal casings on roadways, a simple black and white sketch of the shooter and vague descriptions of the car he drove. Investigators searching for a man responsible for shooting

In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns

By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won't be victims of

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He's really not. By commanding the response to a ferocious October storm a week before the election, Obama is employing a major political advantage in

Suspicious vehicles targeted in search for shooter

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Police have stopped a number of cars that appear to be involved in "suspicious activities" along some southeast Michigan roads and freeways in an effort to find a man shooting randomly at passing vehicles. Officers are looking for anything out of