(The Root) — In the face of a crushing $265 million deficit and $13.2 billion in long-term structural debt, it was either sign a consent agreement, file for bankruptcy or accept the fate of a ...

The Rev. Horace Sheffield III may be the most prominent — and is almost certainly the most proud — father in Michigan. If the name sounds familiar, it should: His daughter, Mary, just became the first ...

DETROIT -- New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is running for mayor -- eight days after winning the job, while the man he defeated has jumped into the race to keep his old city council seat. Tuesday was the ...

Fresh from our “Detroit is off the hook” file, the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s SUV was stolen and stripped while he was there leading a rally on green jobs. Take the needle off the record — rolling in a SUV ...