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Imagine the Batmobile busting bad guys in Bismarck or "Knight Rider’s" KITT corralling criminals on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Carbon Motors Corp.’s new high-tech cop car prototype might not be quite up to superhero specs, but some police say it could be a welcome addition to their arsenal
Here’s a hot tip: The University of North Carolina is going to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. At least that’s the prediction of Joel Sokol, a Georgia Tech professor whose statistical model correctly selected the Final Four, championship game and winner of last year’s tournament
Relatives of Marvin Schur, whose frozen body was found in his home in January, still don’t know exactly how much he willed to his hometown hospital, but they do know they’re moving ahead with a possible lawsuit against Bay City and its utility company. Schur’s will was formally recorded in a hearing before a probate judge Tuesday in Bay County, Michigan. The 1982 will leaves his entire estate to Bay Ridge Medical Center.
On a Saturday morning, Colleen Seifert woke up early and ate her usual breakfast: half a bagel, fruit, and coffee. She walked her Russian wolfhound, Bandit, and tidied her apartment. Seifert was an assistant professor in psychology at the University of Michigan, and for six years her life had been entirely focused on a single goal: earning tenure.
Don Duncan says he is not a pot smoker. “I haven’t in eight or nine years now,” says Duncan, 37
The Netherlands, with its permissive marijuana laws, may be known as the cannabis capital of the world.
Comedian Jay Leno’s plan to hold a free concert for the jobless of Detroit, Michigan, drew criticism from a politician in the city. Detroit City Councilwoman Martha Reeves likes the idea, but she said the “Tonight Show” host needs to change the location.
Comedian Jay Leno unveiled his own stimulus package for the jobless in Detroit, Michigan. “The Tonight Show” host will put on a free comedy show — “Jay’s Comedy Stimulus Plan” — next month at the Palace of Auburn Hills, which holds about 24,000 people
In 2000, when Glenn Martin was leaving prison in upstate Attica, New York, after serving six years for robbery, the correctional officer thanked him in a way he’d never forget: “He said my being there helped pay for his boat, and that when my son came there he would help pay for his son’s boat.” As cruel and obnoxious as the comment was, it was a reasonable expectation.
President Obama on Thursday called for a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health care system, warning that soaring medical costs present "one of the greatest threats not just to the well-being of our families ..