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Four more former Iraqi officials are in U.S. custody. A total of 11 top officials of the deposed regime are now under arrest. In Baghdad, retired U.S. Gen. Jay Garner oversees a town-hall meeting on municipal leadership and security issues. And some Iraqi schools reopen. Hear NPR's Guy Raz and NPR's Scott Simon.

A look at the automotive industry in light of Michigan's tariff-sensitive economy. Also, more on the ICE detention and release of Hmong refugee Lue Yang.

The largest immigration detention center in the Midwest is in Michigan. Since October, the average daily population there ballooned to more than 1,300 people. Each week, a retired evangelical pastor from West Michigan goes to visit people there. Our producer Michelle Jokisch Polo tells that story.

Cellphones are set to be banned in K-12 schools. We talk to the state Senate bill sponsor, who's also a former high school teacher, about the measure and about how phones disrupt learning.

We commemorate MLK Day with a conversation about the past, present, and future meaning of the federal holiday.

First, a look at Canada-U.S. trade talks, which are set to resume this January. Then, more on research investigating the effects of environmental hazards endemic to Southwest Detroit. Also, we hear about the mass auctioning off of small, family-owned logging and sawmill businesses in Michigan from Interlochen Public Radio's "Points North" podcast.

First, a conversation with a former juvenile lifer one year after his release. Then, a fine-dining bar manager talks sobriety and bar culture.

How Michigan residents are pushing back against proposed data centers in their backyards. A debut novel about friendship and addiction set in Michigan. And, how the Big Beautiful Bill has changed Michigan.

Talking to AI bots can lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality. Some people affected by chatbot interactions or those of a loved one are turning to one other for support.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible into the developing technology.