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  • Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has proposed cutting three seats from a key D.C. appeals court.
    Senators Tussle Over Proposal To 'Unpack' Key D.C. Court
    GOP Sen. Charles Grassley has floated legislation that would cut three seats from the important D.C. Circuit appeals court — just as President Obama prepares to announce his nominees for those jobs. The court is now evenly balanced with four appointees each from Republican and Democratic presidents.
  • Michigan's December unemployment rate was 11.7 percent
    State jobless rate declines in December
    Michigan's unemployment rate dropped in December to 11.7 percent. But, as Rick Pluta reports, the decline in the jobless rate was due mostly to people who…
  • Sendak's 'Brother's Book': An Elegy, A Farewell
    Maurice Sendak died last May but left behind a final book: a reflection on loss and love written in memory of his brother Jack. Sendak's longtime friend Tony Kushner describes the book's origins and Sendak's literary heroes.
  • Turkia Mullin
    Metro airport board fires Turkia Mullin
    The Wayne County Airport Authority has fired Metro Airport CEO Turkia Mullin.Mullin had a short, controversial tenure. It was marred almost from the…
  • Shipping containers stack up at the Port of Los Angeles.
    Rail Project At Los Angeles Port Draws Environmentalists' Ire
    In California, activists and environmentalists are seeking to halt construction of a new $500 million rail yard next to the Port of Los Angeles. Activists say the massive project would mean even more pollution for nearby neighborhoods that already have some of the worst air in the country.
  • Radioactive Water Spill from Fermi 2
    Everything’s back to normal at the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in southeast Michigan after a spill last week.A drain valve for a filtering system failed…
  • Detroit airport board dismisses Turkia Mullin
    The Wayne County Airport Authority has fired Metro Airport CEO Turkia Mullin.Mullin had a short, controversial tenure. It was marred almost from the…
  • Keith Herie is swamped in debt from medical issues he and his wife encountered starting about a decade ago. Heartland hospital is seizing 10 percent of his paycheck and 25 percent of his wife's wages, and has placed a lien on their home.
    When Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Their Poorest Patients
    In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals provide assistance to poor patients. But some hospitals seize wages from poor patients with unpaid bills — even those who qualify for reduced-cost care.
  • Hungry Hearts And Family Matters In 'Middlesteins'
    Jami Attenberg's black comedy about the fallout of one woman's food addiction is a tough but affecting story about family members putting up with each other. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the novel's fragmented narration and jumpy timeline add to its emotional punch.
  • First Novels: The Weird, Thrilling Trip Through A Very Narrow Door
    Martha Woodroof talks to first novelists including Chad Harbach (The Art Of Fielding) about how it feels to gut out the unlikely path that takes a book from idea to publication.
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