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Bednark now produces face shields for medical workers.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Businesses Mobilize To Help Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

During World War II, the Brooklyn Navy Yard repaired warships. Today businesses on the same site are retooling to make medical supplies.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the coronavirus outbreak at the Hotel Du Pont Thursday in Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden, Sanders Slam Trump Administration For Coronavirus Response

Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed that, if elected, his administration would "lead by science." Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Trump to declare a national emergency.

A bridge over a murky river has a drain with bars across it.

Interactive map: Michigan waters affected by combined sewer overflows

From January 2018 through May 2019, 6.7 billion gallons of diluted or partially treated sewage, called combined sewer overflows (CSOs) spilled into…

Chad Lawson's <em>Re: Piano </em>is available now.

Chad Lawson Wants To Revive Piano For The 'Spotify Generation'

Lawson's new album Re:Piano aims to change perceptions of the piano by fusing it with digital filters, loops and effects.

Supporters fighting plans to change minimum wage and paid sick leave laws

Watering down laws on minimum wage and paid sick leave remain at the top of the Republican agenda as state lawmakers return to work next week for their…

Singapore is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases among its hundreds of thousands of migrant workers. Above, a volunteer from a nonprofit group talks to migrant workers now confined to a factory that was converted to a dormitory as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Singapore Was A Shining Star In COVID-19 Control — Until It Wasn't

The Southeast Asian city-state was lauded as a success story when it came to controlling the coronavirus. Now, it's facing an enormous outbreak in the cramped quarters where migrant laborers live.

A former hop farmer is selling his picker to a nearby farm. A growing number of growers in the region are abandoning the crop because prices are so low.

Ditching hops: farms close in volatile market

Five years ago, hops were in high demand in Michigan, and more and more farmers started experimenting with the crop. However, as beer tastes changed and...

President Trump speaks in the White House's Rose Garden on Sunday.

'Challenging Times Are Ahead,' Trump Says Of Extended Social Distancing Guidelines

The White House coronavirus task force convened a news conference following a concession by the Trump administration that normalcy won't be restored by Easter or maybe even this spring.

Michigan roads are bad. That doesn't mean they're going to get fixed

Why are Michigan roads so bad? Because we don’t put enough money into fixing them.Why is that? Because lawmakers don’t fear underfunding the state’s roads…

Clemantine Wamariya, who fled Rwanda as a girl, is now a U.S. citizen. She is a human rights advocate and a speaker.

She Fled Rwanda To Survive — But Does Not Like The Words 'Refugee' Or 'Genocide'

Clemantine Wamariya talks about her memoir The Girl Who Smiled Beads, what people don't understand about refugees — and her hopes for the future of Rwanda.

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