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Will objections slow Detroit's trip through bankruptcy?

Detroit’s bankruptcy process has been speedy so far--but hit a few apparent stumbling blocks last week, as creditors filed a slew of objections to the…

Stephen Drimalas stands outside his former home in Staten Island's Ocean Breeze neighborhood. He rebuilt his home after Superstorm Sandy but recently decided to sell it to the state of New York.

After The Waves, Staten Island Homeowner Takes Sandy Buyout

Stephen Drimalas fled his home as the storm hit, and it was badly damaged. Now he and some of his neighbors are selling their property to the state, which hopes to get people out of flood-prone areas.

Energy companies across the state say the winter storm left 'relatively few' powerless

After last year's shortage, road salt prices are up 122%

Some forecasters are warning that this coming winter could be a replay of the not-to-be-forgotten winter last year.Michigan counties are still reeling…

Report chronicles steep rise, fall of DPS

What happened to Detroit Public Schools? How did Michigan's largest school system go from boom in the 1840s – packing students into makeshift classrooms…

After losing her daughter during the war, Vijaya cares for her granddaughter Anjali. Despite not being able to afford fresh vegetables, she cooks nourishing sothis or stews made of coconut milk.

Cookbook Tells The Story Of Sri Lanka's Civil War Through Food

Handmade trains its lens on 34 women from across the war-torn north, interweaving their stories of struggle and survival with recipes representative of the region's distinctive cuisine.

Marine sanctuary expanding in Lake Huron

A watery window to Michigan’s past is expanding.The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is expanding from its present 448 square miles of Lake Huron to…

Maureen Abood with a copy of her cookbook, "Rose Water & Orange Blossoms"

Maureen Abood suggests adding a little Lebanese flavor to your Thanksgiving feast

The Thanksgiving feast is at hand.If you’re a guest this year, you might be wondering what you can bring to the table.East Lansing food writer Maureen…

EPA wants your input on next phase of Great Lakes cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency is starting to plan what’s next for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We’re eight years into that huge cleanup…

New splash park in Traverse City rains sewage on kids

They shut it down when they discovered the problem, but still... it makes for a not-so-fun splash park.Brian McGillivary and Michael Walton from the…

The crowded streets of Kolkata, India, are only going to get more crowded.

11 Billion People By 2100 — And India Will Be More Populous Than China

The number of people on the planet is growing at the fastest rate in history. U.N. demographers say the world's population will be up by 4 billion at the end of the century.

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