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Stateside: Photographer captures more than 1,000 sunrises; Flint poet Jonah Mixon-Webster

Marquette photographer Bugsy Sailor talks about how documenting the daily sunrise (he's at 1,000 and counting) helped him get through the pandemic. Then, a conversation with poet Jonah Mixon-Webster about the inherent contradictions in how Black Americans are expected to conduct themselves.

Dr. Eckart Rolshoven examines a patient at his clinic in Püttlingen, a small town in Germany's Saarland region. Although Germany has a largely private health care system, patients pay nothing out-of-pocket when they come to see him.

Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

What would a world without medical debt look like? In Germany's former coal-mining region medical debt is almost unknown, despite economic challenges and health problems. Here's why.

Chrystal McCadden stands next to a photo showing her son in handcuffs.

Lawsuit over seven-year-old handcuffed by Flint Police settled

The ACLU of Michigan has settled a lawsuit with the Flint Police Department and an after-school program run by the Flint-Genesee Chamber of Commerce.The…

Officials announced Thursday plans to return Lolita — an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years — to its home waters in the Pacific Northwest. Here, trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995.

After 50 years, a Florida aquarium plans to return Lolita the orca to her home waters

The 57-year-old orca was captured over 50 years ago at the age of 4 from the Pacific coast near Seattle. She retired last spring from performing in exhibition shows.

Rebuilding property values, one home at a time, in Flint

An effort is underway to improve property values in some Flint neighborhoods.Driving through Flint’s north side, it’s not uncommon to see nicely kept…

15 Michigan communities receive grants to upgrade water infrastructure

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced over $7.3 million in grants to upgrade water infrastructure, replace lead service lines, and reduce or remove PFAS and other toxic contaminants.

A photo from June 17 shows empty formula shelves at a supermarket in Florida. An internal review found several factors contributed to the national baby formula shortage, but no one person or agency was listed as at fault.

Here's what the FDA says contributed to the baby formula shortage crisis

The Food and Drug Administration rattled off 15 reasons behind the national baby formula shortage, but couldn't identify a specific person or agency responsible.

Jimmy Driggers and his wife Shirley pose for a portrait on Oct. 28, 2022 in Pine Island, Fla., where their home was severely flooded by a storm surge from Hurricane Ian in September.

Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

U.S. senators strike deal on Flint water funding package

Flint’s mayor believes a U.S. Senate deal could free up federal money to pay to remove the city’s lead service lines.U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow,…

Maryland congressman wants Flint water documents from Michigan's governor

Governor Snyder is expected to soon appear before a congressional committee investigating the Flint Water crisis. However, a top Democrat on the panel…

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