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Do big league hitters have naturally faster reflexes? Are African-Americans predisposed to be better athletes? In his new book, Sports Illustrated's David Epstein says science now has answers — or at least insights — to all these questions.

The "Giving What We Can" campaign urges members to donate 10 percent of their incomes to effective charities. Over many years, the group's calculators suggest, such giving could improve far more lives than you might imagine.

Cairo is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan to help pull Egypt out of its deep economic crisis. The government subsidizes wheat and fuel but is running out of money to purchase these crucial imports, and Egyptians are feeling the pinch.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is appealing to lawmakers in Washington to make online retailers collect state sales tax.Melissa Anders from MLive.com…

Governor Rick Snyder signed the Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act into law in December of 2011.It banned public employers from…

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources auctioned off state-owned oil and natural gas drilling rights on more than 90,000 acres yesterday.Here’s a…

An end-of-the-year campaign finance statement shows Governor Rick Snyder took more than $800,000 from his campaign account last year. He used the money to…

You can say one thing about the backers of the M-1 light rail project in Detroit, they're persistent.The on-again, off-again federal funding of the…

Just about a half a meter less, and the record will be beat.That's how much the water level in Lake Michigan would have to drop to reach the record low…

Nuclear waste is the 800 lb gorilla for the nuclear power industry.Where do you stash waste that can have a half-life of tens of thousands of years?The…