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Detroit's emergency manager takes on critics in candid interview about city’s future

Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency financial manager, unfazed by criticisms and mounting opposition, opens up to Michigan Chronicle editor Bankole Thompson in this exclusive sit-down interview about the difficult choices ahead for the city while sharing some of the city’s debt numbers.

Detroit_Finances-Orr_Broa.jpgKevin  KEVYN ORR (AP Photo/Detroit News, Elizabeth Conley)



by Bankole Thompson
Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency financial manager, unfazed by criticisms and mounting opposition, opens up to Michigan Chronicle editor Bankole Thompson in this exclusive sit-down interview about the difficult choices ahead for the city while sharing some of the city’s debt numbers.

Orr said he is not an elected official bound to public opinion and that it is time to change course if the city is expected to make any progress. The future of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s comments about Orr are two of the hot button issues discussed in the interview.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 03:35

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Jewish group: Detroit leaders abet Farrakhan bias

A leading national Jewish civil rights group criticized Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Wednesday for making anti-Semitic statements at a Detroit church appearance and called on a Michigan congressman and other leaders in attendance to condemn the remarks.

Farrakhan_Detroit_Broa.jpgNation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaks to Detroit City Council on May 17, in Detroit. Farrakhan said it's time for his movement to join others to invest in the struggling city where it was founded more than 80 years ago. He called on residents and religious leaders to "pool their resources" to buy distressed properties and create economic opportunities. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


DETROIT (AP) — A leading national Jewish civil rights group criticized Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Wednesday for making anti-Semitic statements at a Detroit church appearance and called on a Michigan congressman and other leaders in attendance to condemn the remarks.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 03:06

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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.

The tornado that devastated this Oklahoma City suburb of 56,000 people destroyed Plaza Towers and also slammed Briarwood Elementary, where all the children appear to have survived. Students and parents recounted stories Tuesday of brave teachers who sheltered their pupils, in some cases by herding them into a closet and a restroom amid the fear and panic.

Severe_Weather_Broa.jpgTeachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, May 20. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)
 
by David A. Lieb
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.

But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded.

The plan changed quickly.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 05:00

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Calif. doc gets 14 years for promising cancer cure

A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.

HERBAL_DOCTOR_FRAUD_Broa.jpgDr. Christine Daniel gives a flu shot to patient Amparo Villaluazo at Daniel's Sonrise Medical Clinic in Mission Hills . (AP Photo/Los Angeles Daily News, Hans Gutknecht)

 

by Greg Risling
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:38

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Questions linger in shooting of NY college student

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In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)

 

by Frank Eltman
Associated Press Writer

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the gunman or waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:00

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