The Detroit News plans to move the following stories for clients of the New York Times News Service for editions of Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. For questions, contact: News desk: 313.222.2533 Sports desk: 313.222.2260 Features desk: 313.222.2480 Business desk: 313.222.2738 BUSINESS ('f') CARS-V6 -- A few years ago, I told you the V-8 was on its way out when it came to cars. Sadly, I was right. Big cars, little cars and lots of others no longer carry them. And when every one gathers in Detroit next week, the one thing no one is going to be applauding is the V-6. The little cars are the way of this new decade and four-cylinder engines are quickly replacing V-6s at an alarming pace. And as CAFE standards increase and consumers demand more efficient vehicles, the V-6 is just two cylinders too big. It's a travesty and the worst news I've reported since the V-8 died in cars. By Scott Burgess. Developing. SMALLCARS -- Big trucks were pushed aside two years ago and last year's stars, the green machines, are taking a back seat this year, opening the stage up to small cars. In the first Detroit auto show post-bankruptcy and following the doom and gloom of last year's show, automakers will change pace and roll out small cars as a theme and main attraction. GM has the Chevy Cruze; Ford has the Fiesta; Mazda is showing off the Mazda2 and there are others. Given that these cars will get fuel efficiency as good as if not better than some hybrids how will the market and consumers react? And what about Congress? What role will they play, if any, in creating incentives to get people to buy these cars given that they've passed significant legislation forcing the auto companies to increase fuel efficiency. By Alisa Priddle. Developing. GM-DEALERS -- General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. said Wednesday he expects 'hundreds' of dealers could be reinstated during dealer arbitration hearings. Congress last month ordered GM to allow more than 1,300 dealers that it slated for closure by the end of 2010 to request independent reviews in challenging their closings. The legislation, which also applies to Chrysler Group LLC, was signed into law by President Barack Obama. On Dec. 31, Chrysler Group LLC asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to throw out state laws that sought to make it easier for its 789 closed dealerships to reopen. The effort seeks to toss new laws in Illinois, Maine, North Carolina, and Oregon. On Wednesday, Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan said the company still has not decided whether it will fight the federal legislation. In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters Wednesday at the Renaissance Center, Whitacre said he predicts GM, which emerged from bankruptcy in July with about $50 billion in federal aid, will return to profitability this year and could start offering shares of the company's stock as early as late 2010. By Robert Snell. Developing. HOWES -- Writes about Ford and the CES show. Its consistent presence in recent years shows not all of Detroit is a haven for dinosaurs that don't get it. By Daniel Howes. Developing. FORDSYNC -- Ford Motor Co. unveils the next generation of Sync, the onboard infotainment system it developed with Microsoft Corp., at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. By Bryce Hoffman. Developing. CARREVIEW-MAZDASPEED -- The redesigned 2010 MazdaSpeed3 will chew up and spit out any road it crosses. It doesn't leave tracks, it leaves scorched earth. Seriously: This little racer may have the looks of a bloated Dungeon and Dragon's die, but its little turbo is to die for. It's a combination of engineer love, a 2.3-liter direct injection, spark ignition, and a turbo-charged four-cylinder engine spinning at 111.6 revolutions per second to create 263 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of fun-loving, premium-fuel burning, awe-inspiring fun. Yes, I like it.. By Scott Burgess. Developing. CES (Las Vegas) -- Powermat's device charging system, which can recharge an iPhone without wires, is pretty cool. But Michigan-based Powermat and other tech-types are thinking bigger than charging an iPhone. Much bigger: portable electronics and even electric cars. By Tom Gromak. Developing. METRO ('a') MURDER (Detroit) -- Murder in the city increased slightly last year according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by Detroit Police, although a closer look at the numbers reveals that homicides dropped dramatically in the second half of 2009. There were 379 homicides in Detroit last year, up from 375 in 2008. But from July to December last year, there were 179 murders in the city -- a 20 percent decline from the same period in 2008. Police officials attribute the drop to a change in the way homicides are investigated, more police on the street, and using computer-driven data to target crime 'hot spots.' 'I'm cautiously optimistic about these numbers,' said Ronald Griffin, chairman of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners. 'I want this to be a good news story, but I'm not ready to say we've fixed the problems in the department just yet, although there is certainly reason for hope.' By Charlie LeDeff. Developing. TERROR (Detroit) - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit, officials said. A six-count indictment handed down today charges Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder, and other charges. No terrorism charge has been filed to date. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Court officials stepped up security this week and were scrambling to accommodate a horde of local, national and international media, as well as curious members of the public, expected to be drawn to Abdulmutallab's first court appearance. By Paul Egan. Developing. HIJAB -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to clarify whether Islamic head scarves, or hijab, will now automatically trigger additional security measures for Muslim travelers. CAIR made that request after a Muslim woman traveler taking a flight Tuesday from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX) reported that TSA personnel first requested that she take off her hijab, then put her through a 'humiliating' public full-body pat-down search. By Oralander Brand-Williams. Developing. ROGERS --Novi Deputy Chief Tom Lindberg tells The Detroit News that Former Detroit Lion Charles Rogers was arrested at the suburban Detroit restaurant about 3:15 p.m. EST Tuesday on a suspected probation violation. Police tell the News that employees were unable to rouse Rogers. The 28-year-old Saginaw native and second overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft pleaded guilty in September to operating while visibly impaired and re-entered a sobriety court program, which involves intensive counseling and testing. Rogers is scheduled to appear Wednesday before Novi District Judge Brian MacKenzie. Messages were left with police and Rogers' lawyer, Justin Barnett. By Mike Martindale. Developing. ENTERTAINMENT ('e' designation) MOVIES-MICHAEL-CERA -- Movie Critic Tom Long talks to the star of 'Youth in Revolt' about the film's quirkiness, his burgeoning career and how it was to shoot the film in Michigan. By Tom Long. Developing. TV-CHUCK: We preview the third season of 'Chuck,' which kicks off with a two-hour opener Sunday on NBC. By Mekeisha Madden Toby. 