Economy

Lab Report: The Detroit Riots, 50 Years Later

A morning roundup of the day’s news.
Police blockade a street on Detroit's Near West Side, about three miles from the downtown area, throwing stones and bottles at store fronts, and looting, July 23, 1967. Violence erupted early Sunday morning when police raided an unlicensed after-hours bar known as a "blind pig".AP Photo/Alvan Quinn)

After the riots: At 10 years old, James Craig watched his city burn. At 20, he became a Detroit police officer. At the 50th anniversary of the Detroit riots, Craig, now 60 and chief of police, reflects on the city’s current state with the Detroit Free Press:

Lyft’s leverage: After so far focusing on partnerships for self-driving car technology, Lyft announced Friday that it’s joining the game with its own research unit—a late-entry move that Bloomberg sees as leverage for the firm’s future negotiations.