LANSING (AP) — When Joseph Houle lost his job at a Petoskey factory in late 2006, he decided to retrain to be a police officer. » Full Story

DEARBORN (AP) — Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic. » Full Story

DETROIT (AP) — Several other automotive companies saw profit falls as Ford Motor Co. posted its worst quarterly loss ever Thursday in a roiling global auto market.

Daimler AG, Hyundai Motor Co. » Full Story

LANSING (AP) — Wide-ranging energy legislation is headed to a conference committee because Michigan lawmakers still disagree over details such as making customers pay for more green power. » Full Story

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State Police will investigate a confrontation involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a process server attempting to serve a subpoena on one of his close friends, the Wayn » Full Story

LANSING (AP) — Republican John McCain has narrowed the gap between himself and Democrat Barack Obama in Michigan, gaining among independents, according to a poll released Thursday. » Full Story

DETROIT (AP) — Two Muslim women claim in a lawsuit that a Detroit area McDonald’s would not hire them because they wore traditional Islamic headscarves. » Full Story

LANSING (AP) — Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have appealed to Michigan voters with nearly $6 million in campaign ads so far. » Full Story

PONTIAC (AP) — A man released from state custody 16 months ago for a murder he committed when he was 11 learned Wednesday he again will stand trial — this time on a drug charge stemming from a May arr » Full Story

LANSING (AP) — A divided Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down years of precedent and ruled that criminals can be sentenced as habitual offenders if their felonies stem from the same crimina » Full Story