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Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, makes her way from the Hall of Justice to the courthouse to testify in the trial of Rapper Tory Lanez for allegedly shooting her on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in Los Angeles, CA.

Megan Thee Stallion takes the stand in Tory Lanez trial, shares suicidal thoughts

As the key witness for the prosecution, the Houston rapper spoke for the first time in explicit detail about the night Lanez allegedly shot her in 2020.

A <em>Guiera senegalensis</em> shrub grows in an agricultural test plot outside Thiès, Senegal. The shrubs used to be considered a threat to other crops. Now American and Senegalese researchers are conducting studies to see if the shrubs in fact are beneficial.

Farmers in Senegal learn to respect a scruffy shrub that gets no respect

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

This image from a video shows rescuers in shallow waters with whales near Strahan, Australia, on Thursday.

32 pilot whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania

The whales were found stranded on the remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania. A marine biologist said the dead animals would be tested for toxins that might explain the disaster.

Michigan Capitol building in Lansing on a summer day.

Whitmer’s plans to restructure DEQ are dead – for now

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to restructure the state Department of Environmental Quality is dead. The Senate voted to overturn the order on Thursday.…

Lessenberry on Snyder's 7th State of the State address

Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his seventh State of the State address to the Legislature last night. Michigan Radio senior news analyst Jack Lessenberry says…

"We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He spoke Wednesday before a Senate oversight committee.

White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

The 1808 Érard piano that Napoleon gifted to his second wife, Marie-Louise, is on long-term loan from the Museum of Music History to the Cobbe Collection of historic instruments outside London.

Napoleon's piano lends authenticity to Ridley Scott's biopic

British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon in the score for Ridley Scott's biopic of the one-time emperor.

Bluebell, seen here in England, was boarded onto the wrong flight earlier this month, sending her to Saudi Arabia rather than Tennessee.

They flew to Nashville. Bluebell, their dog, was sent to Saudi Arabia

In London, Bluebell, a black Labrador mix, was somehow put on the wrong flight. It took two more days to bring her to the U.S. "We don't know if she'll ever be the same," her owner says.

Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a cease-fire after five days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza City, on Saturday.

Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting

A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.

Hillary Scholten speaks to supporters in Grand Rapids following her victory in the 3rd Congressional District race.

"It's a new day in West Michigan," Scholten says after historic victory in 3rd District

Hillary Scholten celebrated a historic victory in the 3rd Congressional District race with supporters on Wednesday.

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