The Oakland Press

DETROIT (AP) — The former lawyers for ex-Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov (FEHD’-ah-rahv) are asking a judge to dismiss his civil lawsuit against them. Full Story »

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials say they’re loosening guidelines for who gets the swine flu vaccine and hope to make it available to the general public soon. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for a New York woman who has denied having an affair with Tiger Woods has canceled a news conference that had been scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles. Full Story »

CHICAGO (AP) — Fears that the voracious Asian carp will enter the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to demands that the government close the waterways connecting the lakes and the Mississippi River. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods caused $3,200 in property damage, wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was driving erratically outside his Florida home before crashing into a tree, according to a final report released Wednesday. Full Story »

TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants Michigan’s attorney general to take legal action to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Full Story »

LONDON (AP) — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid “pay walls” around their online stories while still appearing in search results. Full Story »

EAST LANSING. (AP) — A new study says Michigan has lost $1.9 billion in economic output and $2.5 billion in home equity value over three years because of population declines in 63 of its 83 counties. Full Story »

SEATTLE (AP) — An ex-con accused of gunning down four police officers patched the gunshot wound to his belly with gauze and duct tape and managed to elude a massive manhunt until a lone officer stopped to check out a suspicious vehicle in the middle of the night. Full Story »

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A Macomb County jury has heard opening arguments in the trial of a 24-year-old man accused in the deaths of three 17-year-old boys. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (AP) — European and other U.S. allies will contribute more than 5,000 more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO’s chief said Wednesday, declaring that “this is not just America’s war.” Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — As unemployment spikes, the cost of compassion is going up too. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations denied Tuesday that they were gatecrashers. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Diamond Pet Foods recalled select bags of dry cat food Tuesday after 21 reports of health problems in cats. Full Story »

NEW YORK(AP) — The economy seems on track for slow but steady gains, after reports Tuesday showed growth in manufacturing activity, construction spending and contracts to buy homes. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan on an accelerated timetable that will have the first Marines there as early as Christmas and all forces in place by summer. But he’ll also declare Tuesday night that troops will start leaving in 19 months. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Jackson’s stunning death made him Yahoo’s biggest star this year. Full Story »

Tens of thousands of Michigan’s 733,000 unemployed workers today will begin to lose the financial assistance they’ve received to pay “COBRA” health insurance premiums. Full Story »

DETROIT (AP) — World AIDS Day will be recognized in a special music program aimed at encouraging Detroit youth to make correct choices when it comes to health and sex. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton, the 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. Full Story »

LANSING (AP) — Michigan health officials say influenza has killed 59 people in the state since April 1 and 49 since Sept. 1, when swine flu began gaining steam. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is taking steps to fine-tune a strategy to reel in some of the unprecedented amount of money that’s been pumped into the economy during the financial crisis. Full Story »

LANSING (AP) — Time is running out for state lawmakers to soften the latest round of funding cuts to Michigan schools. Full Story »

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The hurricane season is ending with barely a whimper. Full Story »