A kids’ movie for adults who like to pretend they’re still kids, “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” is an exceedingly clever riff on the late ’80s-early ’90s cartoon that is tailor-made for millennials who would come home from school, plop in front of the …
Ted Kulfan: Battle of Alberta sure to stoke passion for Canadian hockey fans
DETROIT — Everywhere else around the NHL, especially in many passionate sports cities in the United States, this series isn’t going to get much attention. But in Canada — and obviously, especially, in the province of Alberta — this is going to be somet…
Ford-backed Argo AI launches driverless car testing
Argo AI, a robotaxi startup that has the backing of Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, said Tuesday it’s launching driverless test rides in Miami and Austin, Texas. The removal of human safety drivers is a milestone for the Pittsburgh-based autonomous v…
Cadillac releases new details on electric Lyriq ahead of May 19 order-bank opening
Ordering for General Motors Co.’s first electric Cadillac opens this week on the 2023 Lyriq crossover with the $62,990 rear-wheel drive option getting an estimated 312 miles of range on a charge, the automaker said Monday. Range will be released later …
More progress in fight to contain northern Michigan wildfire
A northern Michigan wildfire that has raged across more than 2,000 acres since Friday was, according to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources estimate, 75% contained Monday, the agency said. Some roads that were closed in the Blue Lakes Fire in Mo…
Famed entertainer Ann-Margret gets honorary degree from UNLV
LAS VEGAS — Famed entertainer Ann-Margret has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from UNLV.. She told the graduates at Saturday’s commencement ceremony inside a packed Thomas & Mack Center of her collegiate background, according to the L…
Ford, GM, Stellantis to reinstate mask mandate at most Michigan facilities
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis NV are reimplementing a mask mandate starting Monday at their facilities in Michigan counties that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have labeled as “high” risk for COVID-1…
Tigers make it two straight over Orioles
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers starter Michael Pineda was knocked out of the game after just four batters, but that ended up being just a bump in the road as the Tigers won back-to-back games for the first time since April 21-23, beating the Baltimore Oriole…
Miguel Cabrera’s 504th career homer highlights Tigers’ 4-2 win over Orioles in opener
DETROIT — Might as well start with the future Hall of Famer. The Tigers have been searching and searching for somebody to spark their dormant offense. Why not Miguel Cabrera? Cabrera smoked a double into the right-field gap to put Detroit on the board …
Grand Rapids Starbucks store becomes first in Michigan to unionize
A Starbucks store in Grand Rapids, Michigan has become the first location in Michigan to unionize amid a broader unionization movement within the Seattle-based coffee chain. Workers at a Starbucks store at 2480 Burton St. SE won a union election admini…