U.S. Auto Workers Face Competition from Other Nations and New Technology
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Trump has repeatedly pledged to bring outsourced auto jobs back to the U.S. and make Michigan the...
Local Experts Weigh In on Syrian Conflict and Balance of World Power
J. Carlisle Larsen The civil war in Syria is six years old, and there’s no end in sight. Last week...
Italian Film Festival Opens in Detroit
Over a dozen films produced in Italy come to Detroit this month as part of the Italian Film Festival-Detroit. The...
Former Principal Gets Day in Court on Whistleblower Claim
Michigan Supreme Court A former Livingston county principal is getting her day in court. The Michigan Supreme Court rejected an...
State Gives Detroit Schools, Two Other Districts Funding Boost for Consolidation
Jake Neher/WDET Three school districts in the state are getting some extra help. The state has approved grants totaling three...
Can Western World Do Anything To Prevent Tragedies Like Syrian Chemical Attack?
Jake Neher/WDET This week horrific images emerged from a rebel stronghold in Syria that was bombed with toxic gas, killing civilians...
‘Fake News’ Political Tweets Targeted Michigan During Presidential Election
If you were using Twitter in Michigan in the days before, during or after Election Day last year, about half...
Detroit Mortgage Numbers “Pathetic” But Increasing
WDET/Laura Herberg Nate and Amber Hunt had been looking for a home in Detroit’s University District for more than a...
Should Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue Stand Despite Racist Legacy?
Jake Neher/WDET A statue depicting the city of Dearborn's longest-serving mayor resurfaced this week along with the decades-long controversy surrounding...
SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch and His Auto Industry-Related Rulings
The U.S. Senate could vote this week on confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice: President Trump's Nominee Neil Gorsuch. But the vote...
Snyder Announces Pilot Program to Improve Infrastructure
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder announced a regional infrastructure pilot program in Detroit on Monday that will include a framework for...
Rep. Maxine Waters on African Americans, Women, and the Democratic Party
congress.gov Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been in the news recently after Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly commented on her hair...