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Retail stores are literally popping up around Detroit this weekend.You use to have to drive about 30 minutes outside of Detroit if you wanted to shop at…

Madonna, Iggy Pop and The White Stripes got their start in Michigan, but they left the state to make it big in the music industry. Today, some musicians…

The bargains can be appealing for people who don't have insurance coverage for infertility treatments, which is to say most people. Only about 20 percent of companies covered pricey treatments like in vitro fertilization, a survey found.

Want to know the real reason Ford isn’t one of the biggest car companies in China right now? Hats. That's right. David McKee says it’s because of hats.…

Two top intelligence officials have testified in Congress about the implications of climate change for U.S. national security. They discussed an assessment that identifies parts of the world where climate change could produce political instability.

For her new book, Gran Cocina Latina, chef Maricel Presilla visited homes and restaurants across Latin America to document their food. But one dish familiar to Americans, the sauce often served with Cuban-style yuca fries, has a surprising origin — Presilla herself.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-976518.mp3Sugar beets are large white beets that grow well in Michigan’s…

It isn't just crafty marketing that draws us to that newest gadget, restaurant or travel destination. According to Winifred Gallagher's latest book, we're biologically predisposed to be attracted to novelty and change.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-970109.mp3How many of the forty-four thousand prisoners sitting in our state’s…

There is a battle underway on the presidential campaign trail over Michigan's economic recovery. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Obama is given too much credit for helping the domestic auto industry. President Obama has made the auto industry's turnaround a central point of his re-election campaign.