Judge, 93, peeved by incomplete housing discrimination case
By ED WHITE A Detroit-area community that targeted blacks by demolishing poor neighborhoods is scrambling to come up with money to finally end the case — 44 years after a…
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Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI As vaccine skeptics fight laws that would force more parents to inoculate their kids, they are finding unexpected allies in conservative Republicans. Though the stereotype of a…
Conservatives cheer on Romney as establishment field grows
By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW Mitt Romney’s unexpected step into the 2016 presidential contest is drawing enthusiasm from the GOP’s most passionate conservatives. But not because they want him…
Funding sometimes lags for sex-trafficking victims
By DAVID CRARY As awareness of America’s sex-trafficking industry increases, state after state has enacted new laws to combat it. But while a few have backed those get-tough laws with…
FOR GOVERNORS WITH AN EYE ON 2016, A KEY SPEECH
By KEN THOMAS and SCOTT BAUER FILE – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker acknowledges guests during his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature in the…
DETROIT MAYOR TOUTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN LAST SPEECH
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, his last formal speech about his four years in office in Detroit. Bing, a…
JUDGE CLEAR WAY FOR DETROIT TO CONFRONT HUGE DEBTS
By ED WHITE Detroit city workers and supporters protest outside the federal courthouse in Detroit while awaiting the bankruptcy decision, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. A judge is expected to announce…
CHRISTIE TO CAMPAIGN FOR GOP GOVERNORS NEXT YEAR
By KEN THOMAS New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news briefing for the Republican Governors Association (RGA) 2013 annual conference on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in Scottsdale, Ariz.…