Detroit-area officer sentenced to prison for assaulting man after his arrest

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for a civil rights violation. “I wonder what would have happened if the cameras weren't working in that...

Rams are already besieged by injuries after otherwise encouraging effort in season-opening defeat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four of the Los Angeles Rams' top six offensive linemen were injured or unavailable before halftime of their season opener in Detroit. Record-setting receiver Puka Nacua was also sidelined in the first half with a reaggravation of his knee injury. ...

Two women hospitalized after a man doused them with gas and set them on fire

DETROIT (AP) — Two women were hospitalized Monday after a man allegedly doused them with gasoline and set them on fire in Detroit. The attack happened around 6 a.m. Monday, WJBK-TV reported. Detroit Fire Department Fire Investigation Chief Dennis Richardson said the women had just...

US agency, seeking fewer pedestrian deaths, seeks design changes largely for increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

NFL Kickoff record 28.9 million viewers watch Kansas City hold off Baltimore

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kansas City's thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002. The game had a total audience average of 28.9 million, surpassing the 27.6 million that watched the New England Patriots...

A 97-year-old's woman last stop: an open casket in a Detroit-area park

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit park with baseball fields, a playground and picnic tables had an unusual addition this week: an open casket containing the body of a 97-year-old woman who used to live in the area. Police in Warren fielded calls from curious residents,...

Michigan judge loses docket after she's recorded insulting gay people and Black people

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for...

Matthew Stafford says he wants to hear it all from Lions fans when his Rams return to Ford Field

DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford is ready for Detroit Lions fans to bring the noise again. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback, who played in Detroit for 12 seasons, was booed early and often when he returned to Ford Field in January for an NFC wild-card game. Jeers...

Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as his own lawyer in an appeal of a case that rested solely on his DNA being found on a soda bottle in a beauty shop. Gregory Tucker, 65, argued that the...

Police say 1 teen dead, another injured in shooting at outside Michigan State Fair

NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, just outside the Michigan State Fair in what police described late Saturday as an isolated incident. Police in the Detroit suburb of Novi, where the fair is held, said gunshots were reported just before 10 p.m. Saturday. The...