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Singer Chris Brown (L., with attorney Mark Geragos) attends a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday - to find out his probation from his 2009 assault case against Rihanna was revoked. A Los Angeles judge has revoked Chris Brown’s probation, but the singer was not ordered to jail. Brown’s lawyer suggested Monday that per...

Page 1 of 2Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures jointly announced today that Chinese entertainer Han Geng has been cast in "TRANSFORMERS 4." Among Asia's top stars, Han Geng has conquered the worlds of music, television and feature film to become one of the most influential entertainers in China.He joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer,...

Beaumont, Royal Oak nationally ranked in seven medical specialtiesBeaumont Hospital, Royal Oak once again ranks among the nation's "Best Hospitals" inthe 24th annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. It's the 19th consecutive yearthat Beaumont, Royal Oak has been nationally ranked by USNWR.Beaumont, Royal Oak is nationally ranked in seven...

Page 1 of 2Senator Glenn S. Anderson expressed deep sympathy for the family, friends and neighbors of the children involved in the horrific boating accident on Oakland County's Sylvan Lake on Sunday. Three children were struck by a boat while riding on a tube being pulled by a jet ski. One of the children died immediately as a result of injuries...

After nearly seven decades of prohibiting the sale of alcohol by the glass, the City Council on Monday approved measures to allow restaurants to serve beer and wine with city-issued tavern licenses. The ban has been cited to cause a negative economic effect.Most restaurants in Oak Park close in the early evening while nighttime customers head for...

According to Detroit’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, the city’s financial conditions continue to be “dire”. Orr submitted his latest quarterly report to state officials on Monday.Although the 11-page report does not mention the chance of bankruptcy, it does show that Detroit could run out of cash by December....

Tom Barrow’s motion stating that the original court ruling removing Mike Duggan’s name from the primary ballot also made him ineligible to run as a write in candidate has been dismissed. Judge Lita Popke ruled Monday, that Mike Duggan was eligible to run as a write-in candidate for Detroit’s mayoral race.Sources report that Tom Barrow will not...

Code developers are invited to the state's first-ever Code Michigan event this October for an opportunity to build mobile applications and win cash prizes. The free "civic coding" event will also feature presentations from heavy-hitters in the technology industry."This unique event is only one example of how the State of Michigan is thinking...

Today at 10:30 a.m. Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts will announce Jack Martin as the new Emergency Manager for DPS. Earlier this year Roberts announced that he would step down. Martin is a former General Motors executive who has aided the academically and financially struggling Highland Park school...

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