Detroit Becomes Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy

After years of population decline, a faltering auto industry and financial mismanagement by the city's government, Detroit has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in federal court. It's the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, with the city listing more than 100,000 creditors. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports that Detroit's financial fate now rests in the hands of a bankruptcy judge as a local judge tries to block the move.