Prominent Detroit priest removed from pulpit over child sex abuse allegation
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit said Sunday that it removed a prominent priest from public ministry after reviewing what it described as a "credible allegation" that he had sexually abused a child decades ago. The Rev. Eduard Perrone was suspended from the ministry Friday, ...
The Detroit auto show was abuzz over what Ford and Volkswagen would announce Tuesday, after the car giants called off a joint appearance during which they were widely expected to announce an alliance. The two car giants have been in discussions for more than six ...
GM to slash up to 14,000 jobs in North America, may shutter five factories
General Motors will lay off up to 14,000 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles. The reduction includes 8,100 white-collar workers, some of ...
Mike Pence stuns Jews with election event prayers by 'Christian rabbi' after synagogue massacre
American Jews, in shock over the massacre of 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, voiced outrage Tuesday after Vice President Mike Pence hosted an election event with a "Christian rabbi." Pence took part late Monday in a campaign rally for Lena Epstein, a Jewish Republican ...
Melodious service honors Aretha Franklin at father's Detroit Baptist church
Congregants celebrated the life of Aretha Franklin at her father's Baptist church in Detroit at the first Sunday service since her death, with her powerful voice again ringing out within its walls in tribute to her spectacular career. Civil rights activist and former presidential candidate ...
Detroit church where Aretha Franklin got her gospel start holds vigil for ailing 'Queen of Soul'
The Detroit church once led by Aretha Franklin's father — and where she first tested her remarkable voice — filled with music once again Wednesday as dozens gathered for a prayer vigil for the ailing "Queen of Soul." Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and music ...
Japan can learn a lot from Detroit's recovery efforts
Five years after Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, the city is starting to recover economically through efforts to fill vacant homes and rebuild the once-desolate downtown. Japan, witnessing depopulation on a massive scale due to its aging society and low birthrate, ...
Five years after declaring bankruptcy, Detroit boasts rebirth — but at a cost
It has been five years since Detroit bottomed out after decades of decline, admitting in the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy filing ever that the country's one-time industrial engine could no longer pay its bills. The turnaround since then has been remarkable, with major investments that ...
Deborah Chenault Green is 62, a writer. But 50 years ago she was a preteen, sleeping on the porch to escape the oppressive heat, awakening to see a sky that glowed unnaturally. Azerine Jones is a retired baker. But in 1967 she was the 12-year-old ...
Nissan expands sales to rental companies, but analysts warn of risk
When his car needed weeks of transmission work and his dealer was out of loaners, Myles Arnett was sent to a nearby Hertz rental car lot. He had his pick of Nissan Altima and Sentra sedans to choose from — and little else. "Over the ...
Trump tries to get back on track with Detroit economic speech amid protests
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday sought to regain momentum with an economic speech in which he floated new tax breaks and cuts to regulation, as protesters repeatedly interrupted him. Trump said his plan would include imposing a temporary moratorium on new federal regulations, ...
Detroit prosecutor denies trying to railroad innocent youth into four-count murder conviction
A prosecutor who urged a judge to throw out a young man's guilty pleas to four killings after he spent eight years in prison defended how the case was handled on Thursday, saying her office swiftly sought his release when state police cast doubt ...
