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The ongoing violence and tumult in Syria's largest city belie a richer, more prosperous past. One small object — a finely woven hat — offers evidence of life in a thriving cultural hub.

Sixty years ago today, Detroit was the fifth largest city in the nation, vibrant, rich and powerful. The city wouldn’t begin losing people till the first…

Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist are approaching their 17th wedding anniversary, and they've been making music together even longer. Meet Me at the Edge of the World, their latest album as Over the Rhine, grows from the couple's deep and tangled roots in rural Ohio.

In the mid-19th century, more than a million Irish fled the potato famine in search of a better life. But the fate they met aboard so-called "coffin ships" headed to the New World was often as bad as what they left behind. Not so for those lucky enough to find their way onto one ship. Kathryn Miles tells the story in her book, All Standing.

Grand Rapids is one of only a handful of cities in the U.S. picked to participate in a new program to prevent potential damage to life and property…

State lawmakers are working on legislation they hope will prevent another crisis like the one in the Buena Vista school district. Students there sat at…

Former Vice President Dick Cheney returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for a ceremony honoring his service as president of the Senate. Former President George W. Bush was among those honoring him.

A group of anti-foreclosure activists says Chase bank continues to wrongly foreclose on people’s homes.And as part of the “Occupy our Homes” movement,…

In a special broadcast from Durham, NC, Tell Me More focuses on the economic and political climate in the state. Journalists Jim Morrill, of The Charlotte Observer, and Glenn Burkins, of Qcitymetro online news source , discuss how the Tar Heel State is coping with the nation's current economic crisis.

Michigan Radio's Steve Carmody reports "an oil pipeline that broke near Marshall last month is undergoing a critical pressure test today. Enbridge Energy…