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Oralandar Brand-Williams The Detroit News Published 11:26 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 It will be a celebration of life fit for a queen. Aretha Franklin's life and legacy will be honored here in her hometown with two days of public viewing followed by a private funeral.  The Queen of Soul will lie in state 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, said her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn. The museum is at 315 E. Warren in Detroit. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 West Seven Mile, but it will be limited to family and friends. She will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, along with her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin; brother Cecil Franklin; sisters Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin; and nephew, Thomas Garrett. Tributes continue to pour in from around the world for Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at age 76. Fans have been gathering at … [Read more...] about Aretha’s life to be celebrated for days in Detroit

Sarah Rahal The Detroit News Published 11:45 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 Macomb County's suburban bus system millage has officially passed Friday by 39 votes, according to the county's election department.  The board of canvassers certified the Aug. 7 election results, with all 338 precincts reporting showing the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation millage passed 77,500 to 77,461. The revised total increased the margin of passage from 23 votes announced election night. “We are pleased with the outcome of the certified vote results,“ said John C. Hertel, general manager of SMART. Leon Drolet, a Macomb County commissioner who also leads the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance, which opposed the SMART millage, said he anticipates the group will file for a recount next week.  "We have to look and see how the precincts broke down," said Drolet. "We may only need a recount in a few precincts because a lot of … [Read more...] about SMART millage officially passes in Macomb Co. — by 39 votes

Mark Hicks The Detroit News Published 11:44 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 Detroit police have released images of a man wanted in a break-in this month at a west-side business. The suspect rammed an industrial truck through a back wall at the store in the 18700 block of West Warren about 5:50 a.m. Aug. 5 before stealing from the cash register, investigators said in a statement. He then fled north on Stahelin. The truck was recovered the next day near Whitlock and Southfield, less than a mile away from the crime scene, according to the release. Surveillance video captured images of the man at a nearby gas station before the theft. Anyone who recognizes him or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Detroit Police Department Sixth Precinct at (313) 596-5640. Crime Stoppers of Michigan is also taking anonymous tips at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. … [Read more...] about Suspect sought in break-in at west Detroit business

Detroit News staff and wires Published 11:29 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 Endicott, N.Y. — Tom Gillis isn’t overly familiar with too many Champions Tour courses, but he knows En-Joie Golf Club — a former stop on the PGA Tour. In 2003, Gillis finished tied for 18th in the B.C. Open. On Friday, he again was in a tournament at En-Joie, and he fired a 5-under 67 and was tied for sixth place after the first round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. He was three shots back of leader Doug Garwood, two back of Michael Bardley and Marco Dawson, and one back of Clark Dennis and Woody Austin. Also at 5 under was Bob Estes. Gillis, the Lake Orion resident who turned 50 in July to become Champions Tour-eligible, shot a flawless round that featured five birdies and no bogeys. It’s the continuation of some fine play. Two weeks ago, in his Champions Tour debut, he tied for third and pocketed $115,000. Garwood, meanwhile, birdied the final three holes for an 8-under 64. The … [Read more...] about Friday’s golf: Gillis in hunt again after opening 67

opinion Adam Graham The Detroit News Published 11:17 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 Aretha Franklin loved "American Idol." The Queen of Soul was so wrapped up in the singing competition that during its run, in 2012, she offered herself up for the role of judge.  Producers never bit — that timeless singer Nicki Minaj was apparently a better hire — but the fact that Franklin threw her own hat in the ring showed the strides she made to stay current, and to stay relevant. Franklin's hitmaking era dried up in the late '80s; her last No. 1 pop hit was her George Michael duet "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" in 1987. She scored a pair of Top 40 hits in the 1990s, but both topped out at No. 26. Those '90s songs, however, showed Franklin's willingness to collaborate with younger artists and stay entrenched in the realm of popular music. Babyface authored her 1994 single "Willing to Forgive," while Lauryn Hill penned "A Rose is Still a Rose," the title track to … [Read more...] about Graham: Even in her later years, Aretha stayed current

The Associated Press Published 11:15 p.m. UTC Aug 17, 2018 A privacy group said in a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission on Friday that Google has violated the terms of a 2011 settlement because of practices exposed in an Associated Press report this week. The Electronic Privacy Information Center said in the letter to the FTC that Google’s recording of time-stamped location data – even after users have turned off a setting called Location History – “clearly violates” the 2011 settlement. The center lobbied the FTC to take action on Google nearly a decade ago. That helped lead to the settlement in which Google agreed to a 20-year monitoring regime and vowed to not misrepresent the degree to which users have control over private data. Three days after the AP story was published Monday, Google altered a help page explanation but didn’t change its tracking. The AP investigation found that even with Location History turned off, Google stores … [Read more...] about Privacy group: Google tracking violated 2011 order