There will be two services for former first lady Betty Ford next week, a family representative said Saturday.
The doctor will see you now -- and the clock is ticking. Studies show you get only about 15 minutes of face time with your pediatrician during an average well visit, so you'll want to make every second count.
We understand the what. We know the who, when and how.
A man suspected of killing seven people in Michigan has killed himself according to police.
A man who held several people hostage in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killed himself, Police Chief Kevin Belk said Thursday night.
Metro economies struggling the most to recover from the Great Recession typically lost government jobs, a new Brookings Institution report found.
Like Captain Ahab hunted the great white Moby Dick, Joe Maddalena is hunting ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." The magical shoes have been missing since 2005 when they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. There is a $250,000 reward for their return.
Spending money on your outdoor space can have a sweet payoff. One survey done before the housing bust showed that beautiful landscaping adds 5% to 11% to a property's value.
For more than a year, Kim Champney, 40, and Pat Minick, 41, have been kicking in an extra $650 to their $1,048 monthly mortgage payments. "We don't like carrying a lot of debt," says Minick, who stays home with their three kids, ages 7, 8 and 10.
Jorge Munoz, a former CNN Hero who distributes free home-cooked meals to needy people in New York, was honored by President Obama on Wednesday.
Since 2004, Jorge Munoz has handed out more than 70,000 meals from his mobile soup kitchen in Queens for free.
Lots of fliers hate paying for checked bags, but one air traveler was so frustrated by the fee and a lost bag that she's taking an airline to court.
On Monday morning, New York City added a new sound to its usual cacophony of honking cars and taxis, groaning buses, and screeching subways: 5,280 tinkling piano keys.
It's prime time for house hunters. Nearly anyone with a decent job and a good credit score can afford to buy in their home towns.
It is not the kind of view you expect these days in downtrodden Michigan. From this rooftop plaza on the 17th floor of Bridgewater Place, evidence of urban renewal spreads in every direction. Directly to the south is the modern campus of Grand Valley State University, home to 11,000 students. Across the Grand River lies the sprawl of the redeveloped entertainment district, with its new arena and convention center, steps away from downtown business and government office buildings. Atop a hill to the east is the city's crown jewel: a $1 billion (and growing) medical complex that includes a cancer research center, specialized treatment facilities, and a medical school.
Pilot hypoxia
updated: Thu Oct 01 2009 01:04:00
A small plane crashes in what authorities believe may be a case of hypoxia. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.
About a year ago, I wrote a column for Tennis magazine about Ashley Hendrick, then a top high school player in Grand Rapids, Mich. In the summer of 2006, she struggled with her game because of a sharp pain in her leg. She figured it was the result of overplaying. In fact, she was suffering from osteosarcoma, a potentially fatal form of bone cancer.
There is a popular misconception that the Red Wings are the oldest team in the NHL. In fact, they are not: the New Jersey Devils edge them with an average age of 31.3 years to Detroit's 30.7. But it's understandable why it's such a commonly-held notion. Certainly, no team that has 47-year-old Chris Chelios on their roster can claim to be young. But more and more, it's the Red Wings' younger players -- a gang of rookie 25-and-unders -- who are emerging from the shadows of the 30-something stars.
The Disney Channel star will hit "a different city every night" she tells PEOPLE
By now you've surely gotten a snootful of that motorized bar stool that got pulled over in Ohio the other day with its pilot toting a 15-beer load. Well, in a cosmic confluence of events, it turns out that the Phoenix Coyotes have been running a promotion that's tailor-made for anyone who is inclined to hop on this Car of Tomorrow and head for their friendly local stadium or arena.
"To be so vulnerable up here is hard," the singer said at a Michigan concert Thursday
The Detroit Red Wings recalled forwards Ville Leino and Aaron Downey from Grand Rapids of the AHL and placed defenceman Brad Stuart on injured reserve.
With the economy tanking, it may not be a surprise that nuisance crimes like petty theft and vandalism are on the rise. But even police departments are scratching their heads over the latest hot loot: Christmas trees.
The number of states suffering monthly job losses more than doubled in September, with Michigan losing the greatest number of jobs, according to a government report released Tuesday.
Keeping financial secrets from your spouse or partner can threaten your relationship and checkbook.
When Cory Watson, a 23-year-old pharmacy technician from Paradise, California, noticed that a tax refund had been deposited into the joint checking account he maintains with his wife, he did two things. First, he headed to the mall where he quickly spent the $100 on new DVDs. Second, he kept his mouth shut.
It's the middle of the night and Steven Ford is wide awake.
Sleep problemsupdated: Mon Jul 28 2008 08:25:00
Can't sleep? You may not be the only one looking for ways to treat insomnia as CNN's Judy Fortin reports.
CNNMoney: Sold out? No problemupdated: Tue Jul 01 2008 06:13:00
Getting to this summer's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium requires patience, persistence and determination - and that's just for the fans.
The winner of last week's $57 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot is a registered sex offender who also pleaded guilty to two breaking and entering charges in the 1980s
The Midwest has dealt with all kinds of weather this week, from lightning to tornadoes to flooding.
From Nebraska to Indiana, thousands hit by storms are wondering what happened - and what's next. CNN's Susan Roesgen reports.
Severe storms with heavy rains, high winds and lightning swept across the Midwest to the East Coast on Sunday, flooding towns from Iowa to Michigan, threatening levees and leaving at least eight people dead.
A helicopter crashed into the roof of a hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
With prices crashing around the nation, home price affordability has improved dramatically in many U.S. cities.
Who's an entrepreneur's best friend during tax season? If "accountant" is your answer, you may need to reconsider.
After suspending shows, Wolfgang Van Halen says the guitarist's band is ready to hit the road
The band gives no update on Eddie Van Halen's health, but plans to return to touring next month
Dear FSB: Is it wise for a small business to have a corporate homepage on Facebook? One of our employees mentioned it. Some say it's good marketing; others say it's not. What are the pros and cons of doing it?
Kathleen Anderson was the only woman in business class on a recent Northwest Airlines flight from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Chicago. And it cost her.
The most compelling action during Michigan's primary Tuesday will be on the Republican side. The Democratic Party has stripped the state of its delegates for moving up its primary date so early, and top-tier Democratic candidates have taken their names off the ballot, except for Sen. Hillary Clinton.
At least five Amtrak crew members were critically or seriously injured Friday when their train collided with a freight train traveling on the same track, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.
A passenger tells CNN's Keith Oppenheim that the Amtrak train he was riding in crashed into another parked train.
These are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. As of 2006, the murder rate was up by 6.7% in cities of a million or more. Some of the cities where that increase took place: • Phoenix • Miami • San Diego • Oakland, California • Corpus Christi, Texas • Grand Rapids, Michigan • Reno, Nevada • Little Rock, Arkansas Overall crime was up nationwide by 1.3% in 2006 Robberies rose 6% in 2006 Rapes dropped 2% in 2006 Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation
I've been winning the car wars in my house for years. My wife would love a Mercedes Benz or, yikes, an Aston Martin.
Rising foreclosures will bring misery to many home owners - but bargain prices for some lucky home buyers.
Morning commuters in Boston, Chicago and Phoenix are slapped awake by the voice of a pugnacious Texan shouting out of the radio. "When your mortgage payment goes up 400 bucks a month, you can dislocate your jaw and swallow it like a snake eatin' an egg," the voice says. "Or spend another seven grand and have some predator redo your mortgage. Unacceptable."
Option ARMs remain an option. Despite problems in the mortgage market, brokers say lenders are still willing to make risky loans - including those that allow borrowers to make monthly payments that don't even cover the interest (so-called "option ARMs").
Housing prices continued to fall in the latest reading on the battered real estate market released Tuesday from an industry trade group.
SI.com: Balancing actupdated: Wed Feb 14 2007 12:47:00
Not one to shy away from a class project or school activity, Maggie Ronan has refused to be pigeonholed by one task.
Money Magazine: 4 families 'Go Green'updated: Wed Jan 03 2007 11:50:00
Here's how these homeowners got a little more eco-friendly.
The body of former President Gerald Ford ended its sentimental journey Wednesday afternoon in Grand Rapids, where his body was placed in a hillside tomb as the sun declined in the cloudless winter sky.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The leaders of the new Democratic majority in the House will kick off their tenure Thursday with new rules designed to rein in the influence of lobbyists, limit free travel by members and make it harder for lawmakers to slip their pet projects into spending bills unnoticed.
Since former President Gerald Ford's death on December 26 at the age of 93, CNN.com has received hundreds of e-mails from readers sharing their memories and personal experiences with the nation's 38th president.
Preparations were under way Thursday for ceremonies to say farewell to former President Gerald R. Ford in California, Michigan and the nation's capital.
Former President Gerald Ford, who took office after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at the age of 93.
Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday remembered the late former President Gerald R. Ford as a man who led the nation out of the dark days of the Watergate scandal.
The price of existing homes sold in October fell for the third straight month and posted the biggest drop on record, an industry group said Tuesday, adding it expects weakness in pricing to drag on into next year.
The price of existing homes sold in October fell for the third straight month and posted the biggest drop on record, an industry group said Tuesday, adding it expects weakness in pricing to drag on into next year.
ASV ranks no. 17 on Fortune's 2006 list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. The Grand Rapids, Minnesota-based company saw profits rise at a rate of 109% and revenues grow 72% with a stock return of 47% on average annually over the past three years. The company ranked 7 on the 2005 list.
Mixing religion and business is getting more complicated as it grows more common, particularly for company owners. Consider Christopher Miller of ATSI, a computer networking firm in Athens, Ala., a...
Office walls that sense how you're feeling, technology that translates small movements into big actions, and chairs that know when you need to chill out: Enter the office of tomorrow, where intelli...
To score really big at the box office, Hollywood should be chasing down the (much) younger generation, a new study says.
Identical twins not only look exactly alike, they have the same DNA. So what happens when that DNA is evidence in a sexual assault case?
Today's hottest-selling Bible has some pretty unusual cover lines. "Are You Dating a Godly Guy? (And Other Quizzes)." "Beauty Secrets You've Never Heard Before!" "200+ Blab Q&A's." Called Revolve, ...
You're probably familiar with the stereotype: the relentless entrepreneur who works 90-hour weeks and never takes a vacation and forgets his wife's 40th birthday (and her 41st, and her 42nd...). Th...
Jane Markey, 45, a state appeals court judge in Grand Rapids, had never before felt an emotion quite like this one. But last September, as she and her lawyer husband Curt Benson, 37, prepared for a...
The growing popularity of teamwork has spawned an unexpected problem. Most office space simply isn't conducive to it. Like Jorge Luis Borges's library of Babel with its infinite hexagonal galleries...
GRAND RAPIDS -- A businessman who's opening a men's hair salon with scantily clad cosmetologists agreed Wednesday to widen the appeal by hiring sexy men in robes to cut women's hair. Dave Naughton ...
Last year, the typical American family spent about $282 on furniture, though even at that level, sales totaled $26.8 billion. This year, the big drop in interest rates -- almost a point since Elect...
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