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80 of Michigan's 83 counties are getting sued over tax foreclosure surpluses

Soon, nearly all Michigan counties will be facing lawsuits over whether they can keep any profits from selling tax-foreclosed homes.Current Michigan law…

The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

Mark Woodley, left, and Jon Winkleman recorded an interview with StoryCorps on Nov. 22 to remember the day they took action against what they saw as anti-AIDS discrimination.

The day Santas stormed Macy's to protest for AIDS awareness

On Black Friday 1991, AIDS activists protested the department store's decision to not rehire a Santa who had HIV. The man who inspired the protest reconnects with an activist who helped organize it.

DALL-E is now available to all. NPR put it to work

Ever wonder what Nina Totenberg would look like dunking a basketball in space? An Edith Piaf Tiny Desk concert? With the AI-generated art tool now released to the public, you no longer have to.

In this photo provided by Ansar Allah Media Office, a man is rescued early Friday, after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a site in the contested city of Hodeida, Yemen. A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed and wounded over 100 detainees on Friday, rescuers said.

A Saudi-led airstrike on a Yemen prison kills, injures more than 100, Red Cross says

The strike against a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels is part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier saw another airstrike take the Arab world's poorest country off the internet.

In the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, it's a constant battle to find beds, stretchers, or even chairs for patients. Even after they're admitted to the hospital, many must wait in the ED for hours, even days, for an inpatient bed to open upstairs. That's dangerous, and it's stretching staff thin at a time when many were already struggling with burn out.

ER visits are surging, after patients delayed care. But there are no beds.

ER visits are up 43% from this time last year. And doctors say more of the patients coming in are sicker than they were pre-pandemic, after delaying care. But with every room full and hallways crammed with stretchers, ERs are nearing a breaking point.

MSU study finds keeping vacant lots mowed has a side benefit: lower crime rates

A program to mow and maintain vacant lots is having a side effect in Flint: lower crime rates in those neighborhoods, including assaults, burglaries and…

Travel Holland and Belgium with Michigan Radio News Director Vincent Duffy

Join Michigan Radio News Director Vincent Duffy and like-minded travelers who share your passion for art, gardens, culture, history, and food on this unique barge cruise of Holland and Belgium.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., touted her work over decades advocating for human rights in China as the House considered legislation to impose economic sanctions for goods produced in internment camps by ethnic Muslims.

House OKs a bill barring imports of goods produced by forced labor of Uyghurs in China

The bipartisan vote shows support for ramping up economic sanctions against the Chinese government. It bars any goods manufactured by Uyghurs in internment camps in Xinjiang.

Dave Bartholomew's "Carnival Day" was part of a wave of 1950s Mardi Gras recordings that give us a window into the forces that influence the soundtrack of Carnival to this day.

The soundtrack to Mardi Gras, from its first wave to its golden age

After Louis Armstrong reigned as King Zulu in 1949, musicians began writing music specifically for and about Mardi Gras. These early songs paved the way for the sounds of Carnival for decades to come.

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