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The Detroit News asked Pontiac Emergency Manager Lou Schimmel if the city could go bankrupt after he leaves.Schimmel said that won't happen if they follow…

Protesters are expected Tuesday morning outside of a planned auction of oil and natural gas lease rights on public land.Lease rights on more than 100…

Geoff Dyer's entertainingly cranky new book chronicles the two weeks he spent as a writer-in-residence aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, amid the buzzing activity of an aircraft carrier on the job.

Scientists say Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest ever recorded, though limited measurements may prevent them from declaring it as the record holder. Still, the storm was devastating: "We had a triple whammy of surge, very high winds and strong rainfall," says one climate scientist.

For a lot of people, Jamie Dimon will forever be linked to the mortgage crisis that hit Detroit as hard as any city.But there was no mention of that at…

Global financial giant JPMorgan Chase is bringing Wall Street money to the Motor City.JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon formally unveiled his company’s plans to…

The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above. More than 240 scientists contributed…

Patients undergoing chemotherapy need to eat to stay strong. But the drugs can cause nausea and damage taste buds. New flavors and spices can help a lot, a chef says.

A new book by critic Olivia Laing explores the link between alcohol and writing through the commentaries of famous writers who were themselves alcoholics. Fresh Air's Maureen Corrigan calls Laing's readings "exquisite," and says she wisely avoids "any one-size-fits-all conclusions about the bond between the pen and the bottle."

Michigan Democratic Senator Carl Levin and Senator Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, will co-chair the U.S. Senate’s Great Lakes Task Force for the next…