Protomatic News

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gary Peters reported Thursday that he has $1.9 million on hand heading into a tough re-election bid in November. He and other congressional candidates had to report by the end of the day how much they’ve raised, spent and had on hand as of June 30. The reports could show who has [...]

The University of Michigan regents have approved designs for a $2.5 million practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf teams. Thursday’s decision gives the go-ahead for further work on the 10,000-square-foot facility. It was designed by Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative. The money is coming from gifts and athletic department funds. The site is on [...]

WWJ Newsradio 950 wants to send you to see The Fab Four ” The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Show”  on Friday, July 23 at DTE Energy Music Theatre.  With uncanny, note-for note live rendition of Beatles’ songs, The Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing.  Click the link to enter to [...]

Legendary weather forecaster, Sonny Eliot presents his unique spin on our weather forecast for July 15, 2010.

An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. Arena Pharmaceuticals’ lorcaserin is one of three drugs that are boosting hope for a new generation of more effective weight-loss medicines. [...]

Kellogg Co. said that higher-than-normal amounts of certain chemicals in its package liners caused the unusual smell and flavor that prompted a recall of 28 million boxes of its cereal in late June. The food maker recalled Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks after about 20 people complained, including five who reported [...]

A jury in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has convicted a couple in the attempted extortion of actor John Stamos after a trial full of allegations about cocaine, strippers and unflattering photos.Federal prosecutors say Allison Coss and Scott Sippola demanded $680,000 from the “ER” and “Full House” star or they would sell six-year-old embarrassing pictures to the [...]

Stocks had a late-day turnaround Thursday on expectations that Goldman Sachs is settling the government’s civil fraud charges. As word spread that the Securities and Exchange Commission had scheduled a late-afternoon announcement, investors began buying on the belief that the government and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had settled the charges that grew out of the [...]

A tightly fitted cap was successfully keeping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months, BP said Thursday. The victory — long awaited by weary residents along the coast — is the most significant milestone yet in BP’s effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in [...]

A Detroit man is being credited with rescuing a girl from his neighbor’s burning home on the city’s southwest side Thursday morning. Lee Talos awoke to the sound of kids crying and he sprang into action when he found out his neighbor’s 9-year-old daughter was trapped in the burning house on Trenton Street. Talos said [...]