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In Detroit, a new approach to stemming cycles of violence: meeting victims' needs

For victims of violence, the recovery process usually goes far beyond healing from physical wounds.But many never get help dealing with trauma and its…

Ninth person pleads guilty in ongoing corruption investigation of UAW

Another former high level UAW official has pleaded guilty to charges that he took bribes and kickbacks while working for the union.Michael Grimes is the…

Washtenaw County commissioner to hold listening session on Gelman dioxane plume

Washtenaw County commissioner Katie Scott is holding a listening session on Tuesday, May 28th about the dioxane plume in groundwater in Ann Arbor.The…

Red Velvet performs at K-Pop Night Out during the 2017 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas. This weekend the group will perform in Pyongyang.

K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend

North Korea sent a musical delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics last month. This weekend, South Korean performers will head north for the first time in more than a decade.

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel at podium

Federal judge: U of M president should appear in court in sexual misconduct case against student

A federal judge says the University of Michigan is wasting public money and shielding its president from appearing in court in a sexual misconduct…

Karen Handel, in a congressional seat runoff, pictured when she was a vice president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. She landed in controversy there about Planned Parenthood funding.

Ga. Republican, At Center Of Planned Parenthood Controversy, Back In Spotlight

Karen Handel kept her distance from Trump in the Georgia special election, but her efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of its funding from the Susan G. Komen foundation could keep liberals fired up.

Author Adam Minter estimates that the average U.S. thrift store is able to sell only about one-third of its inventory. In his new book, <em>Secondhand,</em> he finds out what happens to the other two-thirds.

'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert

"Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves," Adam Minter says. His book explores what happens to the things that don't sell.

When the internet becomes deadly

I had an intensely painful lunch earlier this week with a woman who is a mid-level executive of one of the auto companies. She used to be concerned about…

Philadelphia residents, hospital workers, and local politicians protested the imminent closure of Hahnemann University Hospital at a rally on July 15, 2019. In March 2020, city leaders tried but failed to strike a deal with the hospital's new owner to reopen the facility for an expected coronavirus surge.

Coronavirus-Stricken Cities Have Empty Hospitals, But Reopening Them Is Difficult

In Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles, former safety-net hospitals sit empty. But reopening a closed hospital, even when demand for health resources spikes, is not easy or cheap.

a beaded canoe that's in display in Austria

Stateside: High price of Title IX investigators at MSU; post-GM Hamtramck; Odawa art in Vienna

Today on Stateside, as General Motors prepares to close the company's Detroit-Hamtramck plant, how is the city of Hamtramck preparing for life after GM?…

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