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Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan's open Senate seat

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she'll seek the state's open Senate seat in 2024. Slotkin is the first high-profile candidate to run for the seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

MI environmental group calls EPA's PFAS advisory a "wake-up call" for industries

The U.S. EPA issued health advisories for PFAS that essentially suggest there is no safe level of PFAS in drinking water.

Huntington, W.Va., Mayor Steve Williams, left, and lawyer Rusty Webb enter the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va., in May. A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of causing a health crisis in a West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction.

A federal judge sides with 3 major drug distributors in a landmark opioid lawsuit

The lawsuit accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction.

Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

Losing one of their own to COVID-19: McLaren nurses, doctors mourn "Santa Baby"

Sophia Staples stood silently next to her family, holding a candle as she listened to nurses and surgeons memorialize her sister, about 50 of them…

Based on one of America's most emblematic pieces of intellectual property, Greta Gerwig's <em>Barbie </em>starring Margot Robbie, above, was never going to be <em>just</em> a movie, because Barbie was never <em>just</em> a doll.

'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell

Based on one of America's most emblematic pieces of intellectual property, Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie was never going to be just a movie, because Barbie was never just a doll.

Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation

Summer is for swimming, playing cards and talking all night. Summer is for ice cream and doing nothing. And, in this new picture book from Rajani LaRocca and Abhi Alwar, summer is also for cousins.

Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line and takes sixth place in the professional Men's Division during the 127th Boston Marathon.

The world's fastest marathoner wanted Boston under his belt. The day had other plans

Turns out, Mondays can suck for everyone.

People walk along the East River in Brooklyn, New York, as temperatures reached into the 90s on Wednesday.

How people, pets and infrastructure can respond to extreme heat

Climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense. With much of the U.S. facing a weekend of extreme temperatures, here are some tips for protecting yourself and your loved ones.

Scouring Superior’s lake floor for Great Lakes shipwrecks

Bruce Lynn of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society talks their three recent discoveries of ships from the 19th century.

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