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Dr. Robert Califf testifies before a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 14, 2021.

FDA chief has been confirmed despite concerns over his pharmaceutical industry ties

The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to head the agency on a 50-46 vote. The agency has been without a permanent leader for the last 13 months.

A jar of marijuana flower sitting on a glass counter

Lansing 'professor of pot' sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

A Lansing man who owned and operated dispensaries throughout Michigan was sentenced to fifteen years and eight months in prison.Danny Trevino, who called…

Under Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit has used federal anti-blight funds for an aggressive demolition campaign.

In letters, Reps. Tlaib, Lawrence question "alarming lack of oversight" in demolition programs

Detroit’s two representatives in Congress are worried that state regulators may be letting hazards slip through the cracks of federally-funded demolition…

Urvashi Vaid, then-executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, protests at then-President George H.W. Bush's address on AIDS in March 1990 in Arlington, Virginia. The pioneering LGBTQ activist and attorney died last week at age 63.

Remembering Urvashi Vaid, an LGBTQ activist who spent decades fighting for equality

Colleagues, friends and admirers are paying tribute to Vaid, the pioneering attorney and organizer who died at age 63 on Friday. She worked for the ACLU and National LGBTQ Task Force, among others.

A sign on the front doors of Westlund's Apple Market in Lansing, Mich., asks customers to wear a mask unless they are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies

As states across the U.S. begin lifting indoor mask mandates for the fully vaccinated, there's widespread confusion. Both businesses and customers are struggling over their decisions on mask-wearing.

The Great Lakes fishery lost an estimated $50 million from the pandemic.

Congress gave $300 million to help fisheries. The Great Lakes got zero.

The nationwide shutdown was especially ill-timed for fishers in the Great Lakes.Many deal in lake whitefish, a species that dwells in cold waters. The…

An aerial view of floodwaters flowing from the Tittabawassee River into the lower part of downtown Midland, Mich., on May 20. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after two dams collapsed, causing flooding.

Tittabawassee River restored to pre-flood course near Edenville

The Tittabawassee River is back to its normal path past one mid-Michigan community. The river ripped through a dam last year and had been cutting a new course since.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a 2017 rally outside the White House.

Oath Keepers leader arrested, charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot

The federal government has charged Stewart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy in the most serious case to emerge from its investigation into the Capitol riot.

Grant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is providing $800,000 to expand an ongoing COVID-19 detection program in…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses with Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Chief Justice John Roberts pose for their official portrait in 2022.

How questions about Justice Thomas' ethics could harm the Supreme Court's reputation

After repeated reports of ethics violations by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a Senate panel plans to review ethics standards for Supreme Court justices.

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