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The Democrat likely to challenge Gov. Rick Snyder in November says improving public schools would be his top priority in office.Former Congressman Mark…

A recent poll of likely voters by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group has President Barack Obama and Senator Debbie Stabenow maintaining slim leads in…

A non-profit watchdog group says the person who signed a new law doubling campaign contributions was the one who ended up benefiting the most.In December,…

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. The new 2012 model isn't radically different from its predecessor, but it's harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari.

General Motors says sales rose 10-percent in August, compared to the same month a year ago.The Detroit car company also broke several sales records.GM…

The leftist party that swept Greek elections earlier this year promised to save Greece from the clutches of austerity. But Greece and the European Union remained deadlocked over a new credit deal.

Vadym Kholodenko, 26, of Ukraine, takes home the $50,000 purse, plus three years of professional management. But, he says, the rankings don't mean that much. It's interesting for the audience, Kholodenko says, but in life it's "not so important."

According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America's Health, the states with the top five obesity rates are:Mississippi - 34.9…

My colleague Michigan Radio reporter Steve Carmody passed along this study from the Nielsen Company:State of the Media: The Social Media Report (Q3…

The Forward recently asked readers to submit six-word memoirs about their Jewish mothers. Editor-In-Chief Jane Eisner shares some of her favorites, including, "Strong, independent rethinker of tuna casserole." How would you describe your mother in just six words?