Michigan high school students receive racist text messages
These racist messages were sent out this week and call for Black Americans to return to slavery.
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These racist messages were sent out this week and call for Black Americans to return to slavery.
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is facing a backlash over an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally days before the 2024 election.
With just over a week until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Kylah Spring said in the video that Sophia Rosing hit her multiple times and kicked her in the stomach.
In 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two white Detroiters, who received no jail time.
Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
Donald Trump is courting Black voters and a conservative group popular with white supremacists during back-to-back stops in Michigan.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
The immediate impact will see Josh Gibson, one of the baseball's greatest players, take multiple records from the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has lost his committee assignment and staff, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media.
Two Democratic lawmakers have introduced a resolution condemning an op-ed piece that called a Detroit suburb "America's jihad capital.".
A federal jury has convicted a man on two counts for with defacing one of Michigan's oldest synagogues with a swastika and other graffiti in 2019.
The House has rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only Palestinian-American in Congress over her recent rhetoric around the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years.
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials say his dreadlocks violated the district's dress code.
Students and faculty were shocked to find homophobic slurs and racist images drawn around the parking lot of FlexTech High School in Brighton on the first day of classes this week.
Joe Mahmoud, of Ann Arbor, is filing a lawsuit against Erie Orchard and Cider Mill after he says he was subject to racist remarks from the owner.
Various U.S. media publishers said they would no longer give Adams a platform after he made comments described as racist, hateful and discriminatory in a Feb. 22 YouTube video.
While both accounts were still visible as of Sunday evening, several posts had been removed.
Nearly 14 months after it began, the pandemic's grip is finally loosening as Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, talked about with Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain on "Michigan Matters" airing 7:30 am Sunday on CBS 62.
There's a Robocall going around, and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is warning Detroit voters that is "racially charged" and false.
Workers at a General Motors plant in Toledo, say they endured racism in the workplace. Now, those allegations are detailed in a new lawsuit against the automaker.
The short song includes the lyrics: "Cotton needs pickin' so bad, we're going'na pick all over this field."
The demonstrations at the Ann Arbor school began Monday morning and included people blocking roads and sitting on medians studying.
"It's imperative, it's our moral obligation to stand against white supremacy whenever we can. We all must be louder and we all must make it clear that he has no home here in any of our communities."
What started as a trip to downtown Detroit for a concert landed a woman in the hospital.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was supposed to finish her fateful voyage in Detroit, and this year that route will finally be crossed.
The University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium has been the target of an alleged overseas online ticket resale scheme.
The mall temporarily closed on Wednesday after an apparent burst pipe sent water rushing through the building.
Southfield police are searching for a missing 3-year-old boy who is believed to have been taken out of state by his mother.
High winds, one-inch hail and heavy rain are possible when storms move into Southeast Michigan this weekend.
What started as a trip to downtown Detroit for a concert landed a woman in the hospital.
Southfield police are searching for a missing 3-year-old boy who is believed to have been taken out of state by his mother.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was supposed to finish her fateful voyage in Detroit, and this year that route will finally be crossed.
A police pursuit reached over 100 mph in St. Clair and Macomb counties before the stolen vehicle crashed.
General Motors announced that three of its trucks will be built at Michigan's Orion Assembly plant.
A 15-gallon tank of gas costs motorists about $46, around $11 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
General Motors announced on Tuesday a $4 billion investment over the next two years in three U.S. manufacturing plants, one of which is located in Michigan.
A 15-gallon tank of gas costs motorists about $48, around $9 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
A 15-gallon tank of gas costs motorists about $46, around $11 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.
Connie Francis was a wholesome pop star of the 1950s and '60s whose personal life was filled with heartbreak and tragedy.
"Severance," "The White Lotus," "The Studio" and "Hacks" are among the shows that earned top nominations for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as the 2025 nominees were announced Tuesday morning.
President Trump and Rosie O'Donnell have criticized each other publicly for years, an often bitter back-and-forth that predates Mr. Trump's involvement in politics.
This weekend, Brighton, Michigan, will be showcasing everything the city has to offer through its annual Taste of Brighton festival.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit over a story the Wall Street Journal published about an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, told CBS News he will allow agents to continue wearing masks due to concerns about their safety.
Tech company Astronomer said its board has launched an investigation after CEO Andy Byron was seen embracing a coworker at a Coldplay concert.
Many think the space program adds to feelings of national pride and patriotism, a CBS News poll shows.
A bull moose exhibiting "unusual behaviors" has forced the closure of the Goodman Mountain trail in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
Yvonne Allen, who served for four years in the Army received her new service dog named River.
Many Southeast, Southern and West Coast states are likely seeing an increase in COVID cases.
A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan's ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents.
As of July 1, county health officials have reported 10 cases of the disease in 2025.
EGLE claims there are "significant deficiencies" in the management of Wyandotte's water system. The city says its water is safe.
Rowfest makes its first trip to Ford Lake in Ypsilanti, and it likely won't be the last.
Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit.
Detroit Lions quarterback and his wife Christen have joined the parents club after welcoming their baby.
Teddy Bridgewater, 32, acknowledged the suspension in a Facebook post Sunday, saying he remains committed to the program.
Jorge Polanco and Cole Young hit back-to-back solo home runs in a four-run ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 to complete a three-game sweep.
The roundtable discusses how tariffs are impacting business and consumers alike, as things like spending in casinos in Detroit by Canadian tourists have dropped.
This week, the roundtable discusses the efforts to grow the aerospace industry in Michigan.
With the Fourth of July holiday almost here, the Salute to America Program featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with nightly fireworks will be held July 2-5 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, as it has for over 30 years.
Lots of big-name golfers are scheduled to play, including Cam Davis, Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau and Nate Lashley.
Canada is Michigan's No. 1 trading partner and vice versa, with cars, car parts, agriculture, tourism and more as products and people crossing bridges and tunnels between our state and our northern neighbor to the tune of billions each year.
President Trump filed a lawsuit over a story the Wall Street Journal published about an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
What started as a trip to downtown Detroit for a concert landed a woman in the hospital. Now, her friends and loved ones say they want answers, especially from MGM Grand Detroit.
Jim Dreyer is no stranger to big swims, having swum across several Great Lakes. Now, the man known as "The Shark" has organized and will join dozens of swimmers in the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim.
Detroit police are searching for a suspect accused of firing shots early Friday morning at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
Oakland Mall in Troy is set to partially reopen at 11 a.m. Saturday, after a water pipe burst earlier in the week. The mall temporarily closed on Wednesday after an apparent burst pipe sent water rushing through the building.