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Detroit's elected officials regain control of city 09/26/2014 06:12am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The day-to-day operations of Detroit's city government are back in the hands of its elected mayor and city council.State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr on Thursday signed one of his final orders and relinquished control of the city after 18 mont Iraqi woman activist killed by Islamic State 09/26/2014 04:30am • VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants with the Islamic State group tortured and then publicly killed a human rights lawyer in the Iraqi city of Mosul after their self-proclaimed religious court ruled that she had abandoned Islam, the U.N. mission in Iraq said Thursday.Gunmen with Detroit elected officials regain city control 09/26/2014 12:40am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to return oversight of daily operations to elected officials while retaining the city's state-appointed emergency manager to oversee bankruptcy matters until they are resolved.Kevyn Orr, 8 ways to pay off your mortgage years earlier 09/26/2014 12:00am • The mortgage burning party may have gone the way of the rotary phone, but that doesn't mean Americans don't own their homes free and clear anymore. In fact, about 34 percent of homeowners in the U.S. no longer have a mortgage, according to U.S. Census data. The stories of people who pay off 30- 7 Ways to Take Advantage of National Coupon Month 09/26/2014 12:00am • September is National Coupon Month, the perfect opportunity to hone your healthy savings habits in preparation for the holiday shopping season. Believe it or not, 39 percent of consumers have already begun their holiday shopping, according to a recent RetailMeNot survey conducted with the Omnibus Co Best practices for a healthy financial life, part 2 09/25/2014 04:29pm • This is the second of a two-part series, Best practices for a health life. Barry Glassman WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- Your training to live a healthy financial life began last week with the "Best practices for a healthy financial life, part 1." The article encouraged readers to Militants kill Iraqi woman lawyer who campaigned for human rights 09/25/2014 03:28pm • BAGHDAD (AP) -- According to U.N. officials in Iraq, Islamic State militants have publicly killed a human rights lawyer in the city of Mosul. This, after their self-styled Islamic court ruled that she had abandoned Islam.The U.N. mission says the woman (Samira Salih al-Nuaimi) was seized from her ho Peter’s Take: Arlington Trying to Privatize Public Sewers 09/25/2014 02:00pm • Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. As the need to replace a sewer line looms, Arlington County bureaucrats are trying to shift the replacement cost onto the bac The Right Note: How the County Plans to Add to Our Debt 09/25/2014 01:30pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Last night, Arlington Republicans passed recommendations on the bond questions Arlingtonians will see on the ballot this year. In Alcatraz exhibit is tribute to political prisoners 09/25/2014 01:00pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An exhibition by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has transformed the former island prison of Alcatraz into a tribute to the world's political prisoners, some famous and some forgotten.Called "@ large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz," the installation opens Saturday at the former m UEFA probes Liverpool, Inter for overspending 09/25/2014 12:07pm • NYON, Switzerland (AP) -- UEFA says it opened investigations against Liverpool and Inter Milan for overspending and possible breaches of Financial Fair Play rules.The former European champions are among seven clubs being investigated for "break-even deficits" in the past two financial years.UEFA say Opponents query Portugal's PM over his tax affairs 09/25/2014 11:00am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's prime minister is under growing political pressure to explain reported discrepancies in the income he declared for tax purposes during the 1990s.The main opposition Socialist Party demanded Thursday that Pedro Passos Coelho provide a "complete, detailed" account o Erotica chain to sell goods to pay back taxes 09/25/2014 10:50am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- An online sale of sex toys could give Kansas a boost of revenue.The sale is being held so the owner of five adult stores can pay off a tax debt to the state.The Kansas Department of Revenue seized items in July from the stores -- operated by United Outlets LLC, under the name Ba 'Jersey Shore' star Sorrentino hit with tax counts 09/25/2014 09:54am • DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A former star of the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" and his brother filed bogus tax returns on nearly $9 million and claimed millions in business expenses -- including luxury vehicles and clothing -- that were actually for personal use, according t Pilots, Air France negotiating way to end strike 09/25/2014 08:30am • PARIS (AP) -- Pilots' unions and Air France are in talks aimed at ending an 11-day strike over cost-cutting measures.The walkout has grounded more than half of the airline's flights, stranding passengers worldwide.Air France offered Wednesday night to scrap a central part of a plan to shift most of