Unionized Starbucks baristas in Ann Arbor rallied as part of a national wave of actions calling for a fair contract. Workers are demanding better pay, hours, and staffing while Starbucks says it’s ready to negotiate.

Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful.

General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles.

If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families.

First, more on how recent SNAP benefit cuts have affected Michigan food banks. Then, a Michigan-born poet's new collection of poetry covering her struggles with endometriosis, reproductive health and infertility. Also, a lecturer talked about AI use at universities. Plus, On Hand featured a listener's story with the Michigan left on the pod.

Haunted car washes have become a national phenomenon, with hundreds of Halloween-themed locations around the country.

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.

The state of Michigan is suspending incentives and seeking to claw back millions from a Chinese business behind an electric vehicle battery plant project.

The rhetoric is getting more heated in a labor dispute at a mid-Michigan hospital. Hundreds of nurses have been walking picket lines at Henry Ford Genesys near Flint.

Residents in several communities across the state have pushed back against AI data center proposals in recent months. Plans have been delayed, but may not be stopped.