Bob Carr

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit avoided a takeover by the state of Michigan on Wednesday after both a review team and the city council approved a consent agreement that will put...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit avoided a takeover by the state of Michigan on Wednesday after both a review team and the city council approved a consent agreement that will put...

In seat 19-J, Chicago lawyer Ron May stashed his legal papers and opened up a comedy novel, ''Dirk Gently`s Holistic Detective Agency.'' Three rows ahead, the aircraft`s hum was lulling...

''Housekeeping'' (Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchell; Bill Forsythe, dir. RCA Home Video; 1987. Color. Running time: 117 minutes. Rating: PG. $79.95) Video comes to the rescue of another fragile...

''My Life as a Dog'' (Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Bromssen; Lasse Hallstrom, dir. Paramount Home Video, 1987; color. Running time: 101 minutes. Rating PG-13. $79.95). Although last month`s Oscar winners...

Crossroads (Eric Clapton; Polydor) By now, you might have read about the exhaustive, two-year effort of rummaging through tape vaults and tracking down original masters for this, the 25-year anniversary...

''The Sicilian'' (Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro; Michael Cimino, dir. Vestron Video, 1987; color. Running time: 146 min. Rating: R. $89.98) The full-length version of Michael Cimino`s...

''China Girl'' (Sari Chang, Richard Panebianco, James Russo, David Caruso; Abel Ferrara, dir. Vestron Video, 1987; color. Running time: 90 minutes. Rating: R. $79.98) ''Do you know what this reminds...

''Slam Dance'' (Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Masden, Harry Dean Stanton; Wayne Wang, dir. Key Video, 1987; color. Running time: 99 minutes. Rating: R. $79.98) Lost amid the more...

''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox; Tony Scott, dir. Paramount Video, 1987; color. Running time: 103 min. Rating: R. $89.95) ''Stirred, not shaken'' is...