ACCORDING TO Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) whistleblowers, air traffic controllers in the New York area have slept on the job, left shifts early and used personal electronic gadgets while working in the control room. Emergency service helicopters have been inadequately equipped with night-vision systems, potentially interfering with pilots’ ability to read instruments. Unauthorized aircraft have entered U.S. airspace near Puerto Rico. Inconsistent runway rules at the Detroit airport have caused planes to come too close together during takeoff and landing. Planes have flown with electrical wiring and fuel tank systems that violate FAA airworthiness directives. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Taking air safety complaints seriously

Mitt Romney did not rise on the power of his rhetoric. At the Detroit Economic Club in February, his speech was swallowed by its stadium venue, overshadowed by a gaffe (his wife’s “ couple of Cadillacs ”) and weighed down by leaden language. Early in the primaries, Romney’s attempts to wax poetic on the virtues of America — often by quoting patriotic hymns — were waxen. Read full article > >

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Romney at Liberty: The case for conservatism

According to preliminary stats, Lindsay Lohan appears to have secured ”Saturday Night Live’s” second biggest audience this season, only behind…Charles Barkley. (Granted, Barkley’s hosting gig on Jan. 7 was boosted by the Detroit Lions-New Orleans Saints NFL wild card playoff game, which ran long that night.) Read full article > >

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Lindsay Lohan scores second-highest ‘SNL’ ratings of the season, according to early stats

A speech by Mitt Romney in Detroit Friday delivered an unintended lesson about how poor optics and errant words can derail a candidate’s message in this modern political news culture.

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For Romney, a Message Lost in the Empty Seats

DETROIT — Friday was supposed to be the moment for Mitt Romney’s triumphant return to his birthplace, when he would use the cavernous Ford Field to deliver a policy address that established him as the lone Republican capable of both fixing the economy and beating President Obama. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney in Michigan: At Detroit’s Ford Field, empty seats steal thunder

The United Nations accuses Syria of human rights violations | Mitt Romney fights to retain lead in Michigan.

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TIMESCAST: TimesCast | February 23, 2012

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab said he was working on behalf of Al Qaeda when he tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives concealed in his underwear in 2009.

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Would-Be Plane Bomber Sentenced to Life

Mitt appeals to Michigan voters in Detroit News op-ed.

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Romney: ‘I Am a Son of Detroit’

The radical Yemeni American cleric who was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen in September personally directed the plot to take down a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, according to a Justice Department memo . Read full article > >

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Awlaki directed Christmas ‘underwear bomber’ plot, Justice Department memo says

– Hot on the stiletto heels of Sunday’s acclaimed Super Bowl halftime gig, Madonna announced a massive world tour that will visit Washington’s Verizon Center on Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. The cheap seats will cost you $48 — the priciest are going for $358. Read full article > >

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Madonna to play Verizon Center Sept. 23; Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit clothing line not really made in Detroit; Daft Punk collaborating with Nile…

The majority of the baseball world had deemed the Washington Nationals the odds-on favorite to land first baseman Prince Fielder , the kind of free agent slugger who could transform them from a team on the rise to a contender that had arrived. And then Tuesday afternoon came, and the Detroit Tigers made a stealth bid, one the Nationals had no intention of approaching. Read full article > >

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Prince Fielder chooses Detroit Tigers over Washington Nationals

At this year’s Detroit auto show, there’s been a lot of hoopla over fancy new electric cars and hybrids. Less-remarked has been the fact that automakers are shifting to smaller and lighter vehicles. With good reason: This is, by far, the easiest way to boost gas mileage. Read full article > >

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Why cars will keep getting lighter

Politicians hoping to secure factory jobs for their states were among the visitors at the Detroit Auto Show’s preview week.

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Auto Show Blends Politics and Pragmatism

Automakers are flooding the Detroit auto show with new hybrid and plug-in models, but the combination of gas prices below $4 a gallon and higher upfront costs for the cars is not attracting consumers.

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Wanted or Not: Alternative-Fuel Cars Flood Auto Show

While New Orleans Saints beat Detroit Lions.

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Texans Win First Playoff Game Ever