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Quite a few big businesses plan to offer workers health insurance options that have so few benefits that they don't comply with the Affordable Care Act.

Many Big Employers Plan To Offer Skimpy Health Options Despite Law

These low-benefit plans are part of a strategy that lets workers and employers avoid health law penalties but may not provide substantial coverage.

Oh, babies! Quintuplets born at U-M hospital

Things got very busy in the delivery room at Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital at the University of Michigan this week.Quintuplets were born to Jessica and…

Judge expected to rule on Detroit bankruptcy soon, how could it go?

It's anyone's guess as to when the ruling will come, but most seem to think the bankruptcy will be approved in some form.If it's not, at least one expert…

The Edna Karr High School marching band had fewer than 40 members four years ago. Today, more than 80 students are in the band.

At A New Orleans High School, Marching Band Is A Lifeline For Kids

Reporter Keith O'Brien spent a year following the Edna Karr High School marching band. Being a member is more than just a way to be popular; the band offers students a pathway to college.

Jung Ha-yoon, 2, and other children in Seoul, South Korea, enjoy playing around (and in) ceramic jars. The country's infant mortality rate dropped 91 percent between 1972 and 2012.

More Birthdays For Kids Under 5 Around The World

The number of deaths of children under 5 has dropped by 49 percent since 1990. There are many reasons why, from better vaccines and health workers to "kangaroo mother care."

Judge John Gleeson says, about mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes, "people in Congress meant well. ... But it just turns out that policy is wrong."

Judge Regrets Harsh Human Toll Of Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Thousands of people are imprisoned for decades, if not life, because of tough drug sentences. Now judges, lawyers and advocates ask whether it's time to dial back those penalties.

Pipes for TransCanada's planned Keystone XL pipeline are stored in Gascoyne, N.D. The U.S. House has voted to approve the proposed project, which would allow crude oil to flow from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Senate plans to vote Tuesday on legislation that would greenlight the project.

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

The long-delayed project is a jobs generator to some and an ecological disaster to others. Ahead of a key Senate vote, we revisit what the Keystone XL pipeline would do and why it's so contentious.

Commentary: The other debate

You might say there was more than usual going on last night. There was the last game of the National League baseball playoffs, in which San Francisco…

Remembering a dose of humility from Jeopardy!

Last night, I tried my luck on the NPR game show, “Ask Me Another.” It brought back memories – traumatic ones – of my disastrous try out for the Jeopardy!…

Federal appeals court hears Michigan same-sex marriage appeal

The future of Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is in the hands of a federal appeals court.Michigan was one of four states arguing to…

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