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GM bringing all-electric plant, 2,200 jobs to Detroit-Hamtramck

General Motors is making a $2.2 billion investment in an assembly plant entirely devoted to electric vehicles, the company announced today. The…

Officers of the 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., in 1865. Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" after a visit with Union troops in the thick of the Civil War.

One Song Glory

The refrain — "Glory, glory, hallelujah" — shows up at labor protests, conservative rallies, church services and football games. It turns out the song, originally a war march, is flexible by design.

Elia Gonzalez, 25, stands with her children Jesiel, 5, Ansiel, 4 and Angellia, 6, at the entrance to their home in RÃo Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since her partner lost his work, food stamps have not been enough to keep Gonzalez's family fed during the pandemic.

'Mamá, I'm Still Hungry': In Puerto Rico, Child Hunger Becomes A Flashpoint

After weeks of public pressure, Puerto Rico's governor allowed some school cafeterias to provide meals for children during the pandemic. But many on the island say it's not enough.

Teachers from around the country share their stories with NPR amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

'There's A Huge Disparity': What Teaching Looks Like During Coronavirus

Millions of U.S. educators are scrambling to replicate the functions of school without an actual school building. One principal's advice is to just "focus on loving our kids."

Idris Khattak disappeared in November. He is pictured with daughters Talia Khan and Shumaisa (in the background), on July 29, 2015, in Islamabad.

The Disappeared Of Pakistan Have New Champions: Young Women

They're speaking out and leading protests to learn the fate of fathers and brothers who are among the many hundreds of disappeared Pakistanis — most of them men. Are they making a difference?

Here's how a hand recount of 4.8 million ballots would actually work

Hoo boy. Here we go, folks.A hand recount of 4.8 million ballots, all done before December 13 to meet federal deadlines. Oakland County and Ingham County…

How Have Baltimore Protests Stayed Peaceful? Activists Take Lessons From 2015

Unlike the demonstrations that rocked the city five years ago after Freddie Gray, 25, died in police custody, this week's unfolded peacefully. Local activists are helping to avoid unplanned violence.

Catastrophic bushfires burned through areas of Australia's Victoria state on Feb. 7, 2009, a day commonly referred to as Black Saturday. The fires were the most deadly ever recorded in Australia.

Sell Or Stay? Australia's Fire Zone Experiment

After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia's experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.

March Madness is here: John U. Bacon confident in his pick for national champion

If you’re a fan of college basketball, there’s nothing better than March Madness, the massive 68-team single-elimination tournament that determines the…

Ohio Democratic Representative Tim Ryan addresses gerrymandering and PFAS at Grand Rapids event

Democratic presidential candidate Tim Ryan believes gerrymandering could have a big impact on the 2020 election.The Ohio congressman spoke at a Kent…

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