Politics

SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin May 13 at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing tech career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics

WASHINGTON DC - Defense Secretary Ash Carter Thursday unveiled the Defense Department's second cyber strategy to guide the development of DoD's cyber forces and to strengthen its cyber defenses and its posture on cyber deterrence. Carter discussed the new strategy - an update to the original strategy released in 2011 - before an audience at

SOUTHFIELD - Every year, on the fourth Thursday of April, thousands of technology professionals take a break from connecting data to the cloud or learning the next hot programming language to mentor young girls. The local Cisco Southfield office partnered with Focus Hope, Cisco Networking Academy, to offer a day of education around information and

LANSING - The Michigan House Insurance Committee put its stamp on the fast-moving auto insurance legislation Thursday by approving a bill with a more specific fee schedule and a mandated $100 per vehicle rate rollback. SB 248 and SB 249 were sent to the full House 9-6 with all Democrats voting no following seven hours

ROCHESTER - The Rochester City Council has approved the application for the 10th annual MI Earth Day Fest to be held April 24-26, 2015, at a great new location in the City Center on the banks of the Paint Creek. The festival site is much larger than last year and will accommodate many more exhibits,

WASHINGTON DC - Verizon Communications Inc. said its FiOS service will offer new TV packages aimed at giving customers flexibility to purchase only certain groups of channels they want to watch, the latest sign of how pay-TV providers are adapting to stepped-up competition, the Washington Post reported Friday. Starting April 19, consumers will be able

CUPERTINO, Ca. - The Apple Watch will make its debut on April 24, but already tech experts have had a chance to put it through its paces. The verdict is mixed at best. Some have labeled it the latest toy, but not really a "must have" tool. A CNET.Com columnist said he wore the watch

LANSING - Michigan, already a national leader in FIRST Robotics teams, has been named as one of two hosts for FIRST championship events from 2018 to 2020, bringing teams from around the world to Detroit. Gov. Rick Snyder applauded the announcement that FIRST Robotics has named Detroit as one of two cities to host international

DETROIT - Ohio Governor John Kasich is not a presidential candidate, yet, but he told the Detroit Economic Club at a luncheon Monday that lessons learned in the recoveries of Detroit and Cleveland can carry to improving the economy nationally. While he is not rushing to join the list of announced candidates, Kasich said he