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Governor Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster across much of Michigan due to storm- and flood-related damage. The proclamation makes state…

Some Detroit retirees say emergency manager Kevyn Orr owes them an apology for controversial comments he made to the Wall Street Journal.A handful of them…

In India, many widows largely vanish from mainstream society as dictated by tradition. But when it comes to Holi, the spring festival of colors, some widows come out to join the celebration.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced German-French cooperation in proposing a new European treaty to address the debt crisis. He said Europe will be strong only if there is unity between Germany and France. But he failed to provide details about specific measures.

America's Test Kitchen experts Jack Bishop and Bridget Lancaster join Fresh Air to explain what makes a great marinade — and why you might want to add an anchovy or two to your next beef stew.

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.

Messud's novel centers on best friends from different class backgrounds who begin to drift apart in 7th grade. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls The Burning Girl a story of "betrayal and isolation."

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes is presiding over the fourth day of testimony in the Detroit bankruptcy case.At issue...Is it true that Detroit can no…

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky says he's tired of people thinking of poetry as bad-tasting medicine they have to swallow just because it's healthy. His anthology of 80 poems by master poets is designed to help us see poetry as an art "rather than a challenge to say smart things."

An equipment malfunction led to a small oil spill into the Grand River in Lansing over the weekend.The Board of Water and Light admitted today that a…