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The legal fight over Flint's water moves into a new phase Monday

A judge will consider granting class action status on Monday to a lawsuit against the city of Flint in the continuing legal fight over that city’s water…

Administrative law judge sides with Flint schools in special education funding dispute

Flint Community Schools has scored a victory in a fight to get more money for special education.A state Education Department official is recommending…

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.

Incumbents advance in Warren, Flint, Jackson mayoral contests

The cities of Warren, Flint, and Jackson all had mayoral primaries on Tuesday, with the top two vote-getters advancing to November's general election.In…

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent the equivalent of more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools' worth of water into the stratosphere, researchers say.

Tonga's volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere. That could warm the Earth

"We've never seen anything like it," said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who works at NASA. The vapor sent skyward by the eruption will likely stay in the stratosphere for years.

Crews replace a lead water service line in Flint.

Happy anniversary! Flint couple celebrates 25 years with new copper water pipe

Today marks one year since health officials in Genesee County warned people living in Flint to stop drinking their tap water.The water is improving, but…

Political roundup: Lawmakers send $100M to Flint, but lack legislation to avoid another crisis

The weekly political roundup on Stateside tackles a few of the biggest stories of the week. Ken Sikkema, senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants…

Flint to pressure water customers to pay their overdue bills

Flint officials will soon be more aggressive about getting people and businesses to pay their water bills.Right now, the Flint water department is dealing…

Flint city council takes oath of office, then learns last week's election results have not been certified

A one-vote discrepancy is forcing the delay, but it’s not enough to change any of the results in Flint’s city elections.

Numerous failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa have decimated crops and livestock, leading to a crisis of hunger.

The world's response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers

A crisis of extreme hunger is threating millions in East Africa. However, international aid has not been able to meet the need.

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