Arts Sep 20 In Detroit, a public garden thrives with help from an army of volunteers By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Mary Fecteau
Nation Aug 13 Watch 8:34 Trump decries crime rates, but his administration has slashed prevention efforts President Trump moved to take over policing in Washington, D.C. to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime," but the data doesn’t back up many of his claims. Murder and violent crime dropped significantly across the U.S. last year, a trend… By John Yang, Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Jun 30 WBNA expands to 18 teams, adding Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia to the league Each team paid a $250 million expansion fee, which is about five times as much as Golden State dished out for a team a few years ago. By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
Arts Dec 06 Watch 7:58 Rebirth of Detroit’s Michigan Central train station serves as symbol of city’s comeback A restoration of past glory, a renovation toward future growth and potential consequences and conflicts in the present. That’s the story of Michigan Central, a grand addition to Detroit’s economic and cultural life. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for… By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
Politics Nov 03 WATCH: Harris speaks at church in Detroit while Trump calls Democrats ‘demonic’ at his rally Kamala Harris told a Michigan church on Sunday that God offers America a “divine plan strong enough to heal division,” while Donald Trump gave a profane and conspiracy-laden speech in which he mused about reporters being shot and labeled Democrats as “demonic.”… By Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
Oct 26 Watch 6:56 How Harris and Trump are trying to reach voters in the battleground state of Michigan By John Yang, Harry Zahn Saturday is the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in the state trying to energize their supporters. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins John Yang… Continue watching
Oct 26 WATCH: Trump bashes Detroit again while appealing for votes in Novi, Michigan By Michelle L. Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press “I think Detroit and some of our areas makes us a developing nation,” Trump told supporters Saturday in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan. He said people want him to say Detroit is “great,” but he thinks… Continue reading
Oct 22 WATCH: Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Eminem on Tuesday encouraged the crowd to "get out and vote" while saying that Harris "supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 7:05 Detroit’s ‘Little Village’ project transforms a neighborhood and gives local artists a home By Megan Thompson Detroit has been in the headlines during this campaign with Donald Trump comparing the city to "a developing nation." But Detroit is also known for its creativity. One couple is using the arts to transform an entire neighborhood, emphasizing possibility. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israel continues deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza as cease-fire hopes dim In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed two people in the Lebanese city of Jounieh and more than 50 people in Gaza, striking Boeing workers will vote on a proposed new contract next week, Trump and Harris campaigned in… Continue watching