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In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin Blaser argues that the overuse of antibiotics, as well as now-common practices like C-sections, may be messing with gut microbes.

Michigan customers who struggle to pay heating bills have some additional legal protections from heat shutoffs this winter.But with the ongoing brutal…

Who knew an inch could make such a difference?In our piece this week on the Great Lakes dredging backlog, we introduced you to Mark Barker, president of…

Unlike its Central American neighbors, Nicaragua hasn't waged a head-on military battle with the cartels. The country suffers less violence, but critics says it effectively tolerates trafficking.

In 2011, Jessica Buchanan, an aid worker in Somalia, was kidnapped by land pirates. For 93 days she fought off despair while her husband, Erik Landemalm, wondered if he'd ever see her again. In a two-part interview, Buchanan and Landemalm recall Buchanan's capture and her dramatic rescue by Navy SEALs.

A major holiday performance happens this weekend in West Michigan. Students, teachers and parents at Mona Shores High School have spent thousands of hours…

Every Wednesday, we talk with Michigan Radio's Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about the week in state politics. This morning we take a deeper look at…

The Buena Vista School District reopened on Monday after closing for two weeks due to a financial crisis. Of the 400 students that attended the school…

Read an exclusive excerpt of David Rakoff's last novel, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, a set of humane, witty interlocking vignettes in verse that illustrate the scope of the 20th century, from 1920s Chicago meatpackers to dissatisfied 1980s yuppies.

Michigan-based bank among those to fail stress testAlly Financial, headquartered in Detroit, made the Federal Reserve's list of major banks that failed to…