LANSING — Gov. Jennifer Granholm and economic development officials want lawmakers to let the state offer more tax incentives to businesses that create or retain jobs.

Although Michigan has finally settled the class-action case brought by over 500 female inmates who were sexually abused, much work remains to end sexual violence in state prisons.

LOS ANGELES — Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party are apologizing to Jackson Browne for using one of his songs during last year's presidential campaign.

Right-hander Rick Porcello returns to the mound tonight to face a team that, like the Tigers, has left last place far behind. The Seattle Mariners and Tigers finished last in their respective divisions a year ago. This season, each sits

The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a multiyear contract with rookie running back Javon Ringer.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says critics of his health care overhaul are working from "a familiar Washington script that we've seen many times before" that favors politics over policy.

A month after scoring two goals in the Stanley Cup finals, Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader is back at Michigan State taking economics classes to get his degree. It's a promise the business major made to himself after turning pro

Jefferson's offer list boasts some of the most storied programs in college football, with scholarships being offered from the likes of Notre Dame, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, Miami, Penn State, Tennessee and USC.

Michigan running backs coach Fred Jackson looked at his depth chart earlier this summer and saw a lot of opportunities. While that's not much different than most years, he saw much more versatility in this fall's group. The versatility called

Tonight's opener of a three-game series between Seattle and Detroit at Comerica Park features one ballclub climbing the division ranks with the other falling from grace.

A pickup slammed into a van early Monday, killing one man and critically injuring three. The drivers of both vehicles were found to be intoxicated at the time of the crash.

Prosecutors still believe a Detroit teen in prison for a quadruple murder is partially responsible despite new firearms evidence that also points to a self-professed hit man.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to honor the Detroit Shock, winners of the 2008 WNBA championship, at a ceremony on the south portico of the White House next Monday.

A 2008 University of Michigan study found that chronic job insecurity, can be more damaging mentally and physically to one's well-being than a job loss or fatal illness.

UPDATED AT 5:04 P.M. Kenny Perry will not defend his title at the Buick Open next week in Grand Blanc, so he can stay near his cancer-stricken mother.

Comerica Park has perpetrated a sleight of hand worthy of Penn and Teller. The Tigers actually resemble a championship team when they're home. Runners in scoring position aren't abandoned as though lost on a deserted island. Relievers actually find home

Guest blogger Jennifer McKay explains the history of Michigan's regulation of wetlands and why the state should not cede its authority to the federal government.

UPDATED AT 7:27 P.M. Detroit Tigers outfielder Carlos Guillen's rehab assignment will be transferred from Class A Lakeland to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama acknowledges "I'm a little frumpy," and says he's not worried about it.

Frank McCourt played the harmonica. I don't know where or how he learned -- maybe as a scrawny kid on the streets of Limerick, Ireland -- but he played the thing, or so he said, in stating his credentials to