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“Everything on the table” to avoid emergency manager at Benton Harbor Schools

The State of Michigan is reviewing Benton Harbor Area Schools’ finances. That’s the first step in a process to determine if the school district needs a…

Ellie (right) is a computer simulation designed to engage real people, like the woman on the left, in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying depression or other emotional distress.

If Your Shrink Is A Bot, How Do You Respond?

A computer-simulated woman named Ellie is designed to talk to people who are struggling emotionally and take their measure — 30 times per second. Researchers hope their technology, which reads a person's body language and inflections, will yield diagnostic clues for clinical therapists.

Memebers of the Friends of Transit group try to figure out how close they are to winning just before the announcement Tuesday night.

Grand Rapids area supports more bus services...by less than 0.5% margin

Supporters of a millage to fund and expand bus services in the Grand Rapids metro area celebrated a narrow victory last night.More than 34,000 people cast…

Free meals are available this summer for kids 18 & younger

Summer food program gets new website

Millions of kids eat free or reduced-price meals at their schools during the school year. But during the summer, those numbers drop dramatically. Last…

A banner hanging at last night's public meeting on gun violence in Flint

Flint looking at ways to prevent crime

Citizens of Flint are talking about ways to reduce their city’s violent crime rate. It’s all part of a special series of public meetings on crime…

Members of the Graduate Employees Organization picketing on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in 2008. Many University administrators and deans maintain these research assistants are not "employees."

Snyder signs bill that prohibits U of M graduate research assistant union

The issue of whether University of Michigan graduate student research assistants (GSRAs) can unionize has been put to rest. Governor Rick Snyder signed a…

The city of Detroit will ask employees to physically pick up their paychecks on Feb. 24th.

Forbes: Detroit ranks 3rd in adjusted wages compared to national average

Detroit has the third highest average annual income out of the 51 largest metropolitan areas in the country.Shocked? Let me explain.Forbes Magazine and…

Michigan did not fall on the list of states taxing two parent families of four with incomes below the poverty line.

Report: Michigan and other states raising taxes on the poor

The report was put out by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Its authors write there is "significant room for improvement" in how states tax…

Running Toward Redemption On 'Ransom Road'

Author Caleb Daniloff spent 15 years struggling with alcoholism. His new memoir, Running Ransom Road, describes the way an addiction to running began to replace his addiction to alcohol. Running, Daniloff says, gave him a sense of clarity and transformation that aided his recovery.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the missing sailors around the Fox Islands - South Fox Island pictured from Pyramid Point.

U.S. Coast Guard searching for missing sailors in Lake Michigan

A boat capsized last night during the Chicago-to-Mackinac Island sailboat race last night.This from Peter Payette, news director at Interlochen Public…

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