The mayor said he expects the state of Michigan to pay off the debt of Detroit Public Schools, which has increased to $238 million from $169 million last year. Duggan said he wants the district next year to return to local control after several years under a state emergency manager.
Newark Runway Reopens. The lights are on, the stripes are painted and Newark International Airport's longest runway is again ferrying planes. The $8.5 million project required the airport to pare traffic by 62 planes a day and called for a fleet of 160 trucks to chug more than 100,000 tons of asphalt from Rockway Township to the site.
World's longest commercial non-stop flights - both from Singapore to the U.S. - to be cancelled. The world's longest commercial flight - from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey - is being cancelled, it emerged today. Singapore Airlines has announced it will end its non-stop flight, which covered a distance of about 9,500 miles (15,300km).