Detroit Bikes to Open Flagship Retail Space in Downtown Detroit

Detroit Bikes, North America’s fastest growing manufacturer of bicycles, will open its first retail location at 1216 Griswold in Detroit…
04.30.15
Sharpton calls for federal prosecution in Ferguson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — With a grand jury decision and a local election looming, the Rev. Al Sharpton returned to…
11.01.14
What is a slur? Redskins case forces us to decide

Something is happening just beneath the fight over the name of a certain Washington, D.C., pro football team: America is…
06.22.14
Benghazi suspect in US custody for 2012 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan militant suspected in the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on Americans in Benghazi has been…
06.17.14
Obama seeks to draw attention to manufacturing at Bakery Square

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American…
06.17.14
Teenager pleads guilty in Detroit mob beating

DETROIT (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Monday and agreed to testify against others in a Detroit mob beating of…
06.16.14
Obama intervenes in Philadelphia rail strike

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday intervened in a commuter rail strike in the nation’s sixth-largest metropolitan area,…
06.16.14
Healthy seniors tested in bid to block Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer’s disease, a major study got underway…
06.16.14
People hiring photographers to shoot everyday life

When Anzalee and Kristain Rhodes look back at their daughter’s first year of life, they won’t be examining blurry, red-eyed…
06.11.14
Israel no longer a cause that unifies US Jews

  NEW YORK (AP) — Once a unifying cause for generations of American Jews, Israel is now bitterly dividing Jewish…
06.10.14
GOP struggles to recruit Black voters, candidates

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Like an eager date, Leo Smith showed up at Mount Zion First Baptist Church with a…
06.10.14
Reparations for Black North Carolina sterilization victims

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Victims who were sterilized in North Carolina between 1929 and 1974 – approximately 7,600 people – have…
06.10.14
AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase

EDITOR’S NOTE: The first week of the O.J. Simpson case in mid-June 1994 moved quickly, with reporters racing to reach…
06.09.14
Guilty plea in ex-Charlotte mayor corruption case

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a public corruption charge, ending a remarkable…
06.06.14
Obama orders pollution cuts _ but timing uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big…
06.04.14
Obama: Congress consulted on prisoner exchange

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his decision to release five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay…
06.03.14