Kwame Kilpatrick

Obama images plug nanotech

U-M researchers use cutting-edge science to develop tiny likenesses of U.S. president-elect. A team of university researchers has created carbon nanotube images of Obama that include a "nanobama" flag and "nanobama" blocks. "I...

Scientists say they have planet photos

John Johnson Jr. / Los Angeles Times Reaching a milestone in the search for Earth-like planets, two teams of astronomers say they have parted the curtains of space to take the first pictures of planets beyond our solar system....

Fired coach Savard rejoins Blackhawks as ambassador

Fired coach Savard rejoins Blackhawks as ambassador Former coach Denis Savard is back with the Blackhawks. A Hockey Hall of Fame player and one of the franchise's most popular figures, Savard returned to the organization as a...

Granderson makes case for Olympic baseball in 2016

GRAHAM DUNBAR / Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Baseball made its pitch to the International Olympic Committee Friday for a place at the 2016 Summer Games. A team of six, led by International Baseball Federation...

Bill would ban retail wine shipments

Mark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing Bureau LANSING -- A fast-track bill that would stop retailers from shipping wine directly to Michigan residents won approval in House committee Thursday. The House Regulatory Reform...

Adult stem cell transplant cures AIDS

New York Times Doctors in Berlin are reporting that they cured a man of AIDS by giving him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. But while the case has novel medical implications, experts...

Detroit's new top cop: Leading by inspiration

James Barren ran a psychology clinic before becoming Detroit police chief last month. Now, instead of tending to distressed patients, he's trying to cure a troubled police department. During his 31-year career, Barren has had...

Mongo, Berg subpoenaed in Kilpatrick probe

DETROIT -- Add political consultant Adolph Mongo and guru Bob Berg to the list of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick associates whom federal authorities are questioning as they examine how money was disbursed from funds in political...

Kilpatrick entered into public criminal database

It took a few days longer than usual, but Michigan's biggest celebrity felon of 2008, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, has been entered into the public database of criminals, the Department of Corrections' Offender...

Clash of the titans: Dingell vs. Waxman

House Democrats will choose next week between Dingell, the longest-serving member of the chamber, and Rep. Henry Waxman of California, who last week announced a challenge to Dingell's leadership of the House Energy & Commerce...