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Stephen Gedda with grandsons. Gedda is able to live at home with his family, thanks to care paid for under Michigan's old no fault law. A circuit court judge said the new law, which slashed payments for that care, is unconstitutional.

Judge orders State Farm to resume paying for care for quadriplegic car crash survivor

State Farm stopped paying anything for the home care of Stephen Gedda, severely injured in a 2011 car crash, in September, according to Gedda's attorney.

Pro-abortion rights demonstrators march in Washington, D.C., on May 14. While most U.S. adults favor some restrictions on abortion, according to our new poll, most also say they do not support overturning <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

Poll: Two-thirds say don't overturn Roe; the court leak is firing up Democratic voters

Seven-in-10 U.S. adults say they support some restrictions on abortions, and Americans are split on 15-week bans and whether abortion-inducing medication should be allowed to be mailed to homes.

National Guard Specialist Austin Alt stands as he fills in as a substitute teacher due to staffing shortages caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and other non-illness related absences at Pojoaque Valley Middle School in Pojoaque, New Mexico.

New Mexico asks National Guard to work as substitute teachers to keep classrooms open

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers. National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers.

Michigan has the third-highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. with more than 4,000. It has nearly 44,000 confirmed cases as well.

Family Charged In Security Guard's Death After Mask Dispute

The security guard, 43-year-old Calvin Munerlyn, was shot shortly after telling a woman that her daughter could not enter the store because she wasn't wearing a mask.

Stevens, Dingell join other Michigan Democrats, will vote yes on impeachment

Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI 11) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI 12) say they will vote in favor of both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.That…

A piece of plastic debris that's been colonized by both costal barnacles (pink and striped) and a gooseneck barnacle from the open ocean.

This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts

A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about his COVID-19 relief plan Thursday evening in Wilmington, Del.

'We Cannot Afford Inaction': Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

The president-elect on Thursday evening outlined his plan for coronavirus relief — one of the core issues he hopes to tackle in his first days of office.

In Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred ground along Lake Michigan’s shores

At the shoreline, between lake and land, Melissa Wiatrolik reflects on those who were here before Michigan became Michigan. She had been raised in a…

Commuters make their way through a water-logged street after a heavy downpour in Dhaka. Bangladesh is one of many countries struggling to protect residents from the effects of climate change.

The U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war

The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.

People evacuate from a wildfire north of Athens, Greece, on Friday. A climate-driven heat wave helped create conditions for the fire to burn out of control. Scientists warn that humans are running out of time to curb greenhouse gas emissions and avoid catastrophic global warming.

A Major Report Warns Climate Change Is Accelerating And Humans Must Cut Emissions Now

The U.N. has released the most comprehensive global climate science report ever. It is unequivocal: Humans must stop burning fossil fuels or suffer catastrophic impacts.

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