Kwame Kilpatrick

Kanye West arrested after U.K. nightclub incident

Juliana Koranteng / Billboard LONDON -- Kanye West was arrested after an alleged assault outside an English nightclub, but was released without charge, according to British press reports. The 31-year-old artist was detained in...

A peek into Kilpatrick's jail cell

By M.L. ELRICK • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • November 14, 2008 A peek into the window of Kwame Kilpatrick’s jail cell today provides small insights into the ex-mayor’s life during the third week of his four month sentence....

2009 Detroit Auto Show loses Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Land Rover

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit was already expected to have a rather somber tone this year but now comes word that Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Land Rover won't be attending the show at all.

Family Claims Detroit EMS Took Half Hour

Family Takes Man To Hospital As He Slips Into Coma POSTED: 5:53 pm EST November 14, 2008 UPDATED: 7:38 pm EST November 14, 2008 DETROIT -- The nephew of a well-known Detroit political consultant is in a coma after a...

McPhail's petition gets a challenge

Some of the names of registered voters backing Sharon McPhail's candidacy for Detroit mayor read like a Hollywood hot list: Tina Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jordan, Tommie Hearns and Curtis Jackson, also known as rapper...

The ladies love Usher at his Detroit concert

By Gary Graff DETROIT (Billboard) - That was the equation when Usher's One Night Stand Ladies Only tour rolled in for a Wednesday "hump day" -- appropriately enough -- performance in Detroit, where the multi-platinum R&B...

Toyota says no change to Mississippi plant opening

Associated Press TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that for now it is sticking with plans to open its new Mississippi plant in 2010 despite media reports that Japan's top automaker is mulling a delay. "As we said during...

Apple's iPhone faces off with the game champs

Nick Wingfield and Christopher Lawton / Wall Street Journal Apple Inc.'s iPhone has shaken up the cell-phone business. Its next target: Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. The iPhone and its sister device the iPod touch, which feature...

Tardy audit imperils Detroit fleet

If city officials don't finish an overdue audit in the next two weeks, Detroit may be forced to shut down its entire 5,300-vehicle fleet -- everything from police cars and garbage trucks to city buses.

Editorial: Off to the races, but, please, not too soon

Jockeying for 2010 governor's race would be a distraction The Detroit News Dick DeVos' decision to decline a second run for governor of Michigan opens up the Republican primary field to a host of contenders. But with DeVos out,...