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Jo Baker's Longbourn retells the events of Pride and Prejudice from the point of view of the servants. Baker tells NPR Books editor Petra Mayer that the predicament of the Bennet sisters is well-known, so she wanted to explore the situation of the servant girls with no father, home or dowry.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is holding a town hall meeting this morning on Detroit's financial crisis at 11 a.m.You can watch a livestream of the event…

Your doctor and lawyer may know a lot about you. But in a time when we are using computers to socialize, keep track of finances, do work and store family photos, your IT person probably knows more.

Update 3:30 p.m.Governor Snyder says he’s still talking with Detroit officials about an agreement to keep the city financially afloat.A state review team…

Michigan Watch is working with the online magazine Bridge in a year-long collaboration, following families who were cut from welfare cash assistance by a…

Maximum train speeds on Amtrak's Wolverine and Blue Water lines can increase to 110 m.p.h. on an 80 mile stretch of track between Kalamazoo and Porter,…

There was a little bit of good news about Detroit’s public schools this week, perhaps the first good news in a long time. The Michigan Department of…

T.E. Lawrence, the British officer who played a key role in the Middle East during World War I, served as one of that war's few romantic champions. Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia explains how Lawrence used his knowledge of Arab culture and medieval history to advance British causes.

The Old English "D" has become emblematic of the city of Detroit — it can be seen tattooed on forearms or stuck on the bumpers of cars, and of course, all…

This week, the Michigan Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a case over whether a library can ban weapons.The Capital Area District Library has a very…