Malden a workingman's hero

• Pioneering fixture in Macomb politics

  Sterling Heights -- Former Macomb County Commissioner Diana Kolakowski was… Full story on DetNews.com

• Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75

  New York -- Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such… Full story on DetNews.com

• Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97

  Los Angeles -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose… Full story on DetNews.com

• William Urbancic: Selfless doctor loved time with family

  Placing the needs of others first was the first practice… Full story on Freep.com

• TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead

  Washington -- Billy Mays, the bearded, boisterous pitchman who, as… Full story on DetNews.com

• Gale Storm, star of 1950s TV, dies at 87

  Los Angeles -- Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky… Full story on DetNews.com

• Joseph LaMielle: Jesuit helped farmers in India

  Idle time was unproductive time as far as Brother Joseph… Full story on Freep.com

• Mezzo-soprano Betty Allen dead at 82

  Washington -- Betty Allen, one of the first African American… Full story on DetNews.com

• Earl Weston: Doctor saved boaters' lives via ham radio

  Helping others was an instinct that came naturally for retired… Full story on Freep.com

• Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.... Full story

• Correction: Billy Mays obituary

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- In stories June 28 and June 29 about the death of Billy Mays, The Associated Press misstated the relationship between the TV pitchman and one of his survivors. Mays was survived by a son, Billy Mays III, not a stepson.... Full story

• Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.... Full story

• German choreographer Pina Bausch dies

  BERLIN (AP) -- Pina Bausch, a German choreographer known for her pioneering work, died Tuesday. She was 68.... Full story

• Autopsy planned for TV pitchman Billy Mays

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Television viewers knew him as the OxiClean guy: the bearded, boisterous pitchman on commercials airing hundreds of times a week nationwide. "Hi. Billy Mays here," he would begin, before showing off his latest cleaning product or gadget.... Full story

• Impressionist, Vegas headliner Fred Travalena dies

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.... Full story

• Gale Storm, perky star of 1950s TV, dies at 87

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," has died at age 87.... Full story

• Police focus on medical treatment in Jackson death

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police investigating Michael Jackson's death looked into his medical treatment Friday, seeking to interview one of the pop king's doctors and seizing a car that they said may contain drugs or other evidence.... Full story

• 'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Farrah Fawcett, a 1970s sex symbol and TV star of "Charlie's Angels," spent almost three years in private fighting for her life against cancer. But shortly before her battle ended, she allowed the public an intimate and inspiring look inside.... Full story

• Hundreds of Jackson fans converge on hospital

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Across the country, people reacted in stunned disbelief Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and died.... Full story