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Detroit in Completely Awful Shape: New Report

Emergency manager paints bleak picture

(AP) - Detroit is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on, according to a new report out by the city's state-appointed emergency manager , bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr. The report, released last night, is his first on Detroit's finances since officially taking the job... More »

Traveler With Pressure Cooker Arrested in Detroit

Saudi Arabian man said it was a gift for his nephew

(Newser) - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested upon arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Airport today after a series of suspicious incidents: First, Hussain Al Kwawahir was found to have a page missing from his passport; he told officers he didn't know how it had been removed. Then, officers found a pressure... More »

Detroit Cops Dumping Homeless Outside City: ACLU

Police 'deserting them miles away', it claims

(Newser) - Detroit police are ushering homeless people out of a tourist area and leaving them miles away—in some cases outside the city itself, the ACLU alleges in a federal complaint. Officers are "approaching individuals who appear to be homeless in the Greektown area, forcing them into police vans, and... More »

Detroit Airport Re-Opens After Evacuation

All-clear given as suspect is questioned

(Newser) - A terminal at Detroit's Metro Airport was evacuated for two hours this morning after an X-ray machine turned up a suspicious item, a spokesman says. Officials called in a bomb squad as hundreds of passengers trudged out of the terminal, apparently en route to an alternate terminal, CBS Detroit... More »

Mich. Woman Guilty of Grandson's Murder

Jury rejects Sandra Layne's self-defense claim

(Newser) - A 75-year-old Michigan woman has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of her teenage grandson last year. The jury rejected Sandra Layne's claim that she shot Jonathan Hoffman, 17, in self-defense. The teen was shot multiple times and jurors were played a harrowing 911 call in which he... More »

'It's a Sad Day': Detroit Gets Emergency Manager

Kevyn Orr thinks he can turn city around in 6 months

(Newser) - A DC bankruptcy lawyer now has more say over Detroit's future than its mayor or city council. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder today named Kevyn Orr as the city's emergency manager, following up on his unprecedented move to put the city's finances under state control , reports the Detroit ... More »

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Found Guilty

Kwame Kilpatrick headed back to prison after racketeering conviction

(Newser) - Kwame Kilpatrick is headed back to prison after a jury today convicted the former Detroit mayor and rising Democrat star on a host of corruption-related charges, including racketeering conspiracy, extortion, mail fraud, and tax charges. Kilpatrick shook his head as the verdicts were read out, the Detroit Free Press reports.... More »

Michigan Governor to Declare Detroit Emergency

Announcement expected at noon today

(Newser) - Ah, Detroit—it's miserable , murderous , and, as of noon local time today, likely officially in a state of financial emergency. Per Mayor Dave Bing, Gov. Rick Snyder is set to declare that emergency today, which is expected to result in Snyder appointing a financial manager who will seize hold... More »

America's Most Miserable Cities

Detroit grabs the distinction from Forbes

(Newser) - Sorry, Detroit. Forbes is out with its annual list of the most miserable cities in America, which takes into account not only obvious factors such as unemployment and crime, but also things like taxes, foreclosures, home prices, and commute times. Some highlights:
  • The worst five: Detroit leads the way, followed
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Worst Cities for Bedbugs

Chicago, Detroit, and LA top Orkin's list

(Newser) - Bedbugs may not in the news as much these days—except when they turn up in weird places such as old library books —but that doesn't mean they're getting wiped out. In fact, pest-control company Orkin says its bedbug business is up 33% over 2011, reports ABC... More »

Brothers Stole Dad's Body Hoping for Resurrection

They could be charged with disinterment

(Newser) - Two adult brothers, one of whom was having difficulty coping with the loss of his parents, allegedly stole their 92-year-old father's body from a cemetery ... and police say the men may have believed they could resurrect him. Clarence Street's "intact and unharmed" corpse was found yesterday morning... More »

Detroit Homicides Climb 10%, Above 'Murder Capital' Era

City now the most dangerous of America's 20 most populous

(Newser) - Detroit lived up to its dangerous reputation this year, as its murder rate shot up 10% to 53 per 100,000 residents—making it higher now than it was 40 years ago, when the city was first nicknamed the "Murder Capital," the Detroit News reports. That also made... More »

RNC Official: Dems Can't Get Detroit Voters Out of Pool Hall

Taped talking about lack of mayor machine

(Newser) - Republican National Committee finance chief Ron Weiser is taking flak for a video secretly recorded at a Tea Party meeting in which he mocks Detroit voters and accuses them of fraud. In the video, which surfaced over the weekend, Weiser says Mitt Romney has a good chance of winning Michigan... More »

Detroit News Endorses Romney

'Despite his wrong-headedness on the auto bailout'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney picked up a potentially valuable newspaper endorsement today, one that might do a bit to help blunt President Obama's constant attacks on him for opposing the auto bailout. The Detroit News threw its weight behind Romney, praising his resume of business success and bipartisan deal-making. "Romney... More »

Street View Snaps Gunman at House Where Baby Died

'You have a right to bear arms at home,' says prosecutor

(Newser) - Google Street View captured the image of a young man pointing a gun outside a Detroit house that appears to be the same place a baby was found dead inside two years later, reports ABC News . There's no evidence the two incidents are in any way linked, but the... More »

America's Richest, Poorest Cities

San Jose is No. 1 in terms of income; poorest is Detroit

(Newser) - Of the country's 25 most populated cities, San Jose has the highest median household income: near $77,000, compared to the national median of $51,000. San Jose's success is thanks in part to its high-tech culture. MarketWatch lists the five richest, with median incomes:
  • San Jose, $77,
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Horseless Detroit Department Employs ... Horseshoer

Job description last revised in 1967

(Newser) - Detroit's Water and Sewerage Department doesn't have any horses—but if it ever gets any, it's totally prepared. The city employs a "horseshoer," whose job it is "to shoe horses and to do general blacksmith work ... and to perform related work as required,"... More »

Body Parts Found in Detroit Sewer

Cops hope tattoo can identify victim

(Newser) - A Detroit-area sewer crew's find has left police with a gruesome murder mystery. The workers found what cops describe as "a dozen softball-sized pieces of a body," ABC reports. Police say the body parts are Caucasian but it's not clear whether they are from a man... More »

Boy Sells $3.4K of Lemonade for Struggling Detroit

Joshua Smith wins scholarship, local celeb visits

(Newser) - When life gives you lemons, make lemonade—then sell it to help save your crumbling city. That's what 9-year-old Joshua Smith has been doing in Detroit, reports the Free Press . Last Monday, he set up a lemonade stand near his house, hoping to raise $1,000 to help the... More »

Detroit's Vacant Fields 'Dumping Grounds for the Dead'

As areas get abandoned, killers take advantage: AP

(Newser) - Of all the grim stories coming out of Detroit, this one from the AP might be the bleakest of all:
  • "Abandoned and neglected parts of the city are quickly becoming dumping grounds for the dead—at least a dozen bodies in 12 months' time," writes Corey Williams. "
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