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Lottery officials say there were no jackpot winners in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, causing the next jackpot to be drawn on Wednesday to increase to $400 million.The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 21, 24, 36, 42, and 45, with the Powerball 15. One Michigan ticket used Power Play and matched 4 of the 5 numbers, plus the Powerball...

Detroit EM Kevyn Orr was the topic of conversation across social media and websites this past weekend, due to comments that were made in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal. In the article Orr was quoted saying that Detroit was lazy among other comments. Below is an excerpt of the WSJ article: Much of Detroit's dysfunction is also due...

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Detroit voters will get the chance to have their voices heard by voting in the primary elections for city mayor, city council and other offices.Voter's Information:Polls open: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Anyone in line before the polls close will be allowed to vote. Absentee ballots: They are still available at the...

On Friday, Judge Steven Rhodes will attempt to establish an aggressive time frame of hearings and deadlines for Detroit Bankruptcy case. Some other items on Judge Rhodes agenda include:• The status of Detroit's negotiations with creditors.• Detroit's request for the approval of an agreement that would allow the city to capture a larger portion of c...

NEW YORK – Stock futures were mixed Friday, after the United States reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in July, the lowest level in more than four years. RELATED:Expert: Black Unemployment Compounded By White Favoritism During Hiring The total number of jobs created, however, was short of most projections by economists, and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, President Barack Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ telephone records Thursday as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. SEE ALSO: Obama and Vice President Joe ...

CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro, the man convicted of holding three women captive in a house he turned into a prison and raping them repeatedly for a decade was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus 1,000 years. Castro, 53, apologized to his victims in a rambling, ...

Rachel Howard, portraying Mae Murray Dorsey, left, Rosie Crowley, portraying Dorothy Malcom, center left, Jerry Ansley, portraying George Dorsey, center right, and Randy Ansley, portraying Roger Malcom, lie covered in fake blood after the final reenactment of the 1946 lynching at the Moore’s Ford Bridge outside of Monroe, Ga., Monday, July 25, 2 ...

Isaacs will be the first African-American in 86-year history of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science(Baltimore, MD) – The NAACP congratulates Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was named the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday. The Academy, which produces the annual Oscar ceremony, has not had a female president s...

Page 1 of 2Well, it truly seemed like Christmas in July for Tiger fans after a blowout victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The sellout crowd on hand for the promotional Christmas in July event were gifted a 10-1 victory over the Nationals.The game was the second straight start for Verlander where he was trying to extend a four game...