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For every episode of their podcast By the Book, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by the rules of a new self-help book.

Want A New You For The New Year? These Books Might Actually Help

Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.

Nothing’s too thick for the Great Lakes’ only heavy ice-breaker

It's a mighty tall order: maintaining navigation channels through the Great Lakes all winter long.That mission is fulfilled by a mighty ship: the USCGC…

Auchter's Art: Demanding party loyalty

Pointing out the inconsistencies and hypocrisies in politics has always been the go-to source for material for editorial cartooning. But in this year's…

State of Opportunity looks back on five years of reporting on low-income families

State of Opportunity took Michigan Radio’s Issues & Ale stage for the final time last night at Ypsilanti’s ABC Microbrewery.The project wraps up at the…

Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing visits Arlington National Cemetery in 1925. Pershing led the U.S. forces in World War I, the moment when the American military first displayed its might in a major foreign war. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses, but it also expanded dramatically, modernized and became more professional under Pershing's command.

At A Hefty Cost, World War I Made The U.S. A Major Military Power

The U.S. was a reluctant entrant into World War I. But when America joined the battle 100 years ago, on April 6, 1917, it transformed a small military in a major international force almost overnight.

A photo of the Cheboiganing Band village before it was burned in 1900.

They were forced off their land. Their homes burned. 118 years later, their descendants fight on.

This is the final part of our series An Idea on the Land. Here's where you can find Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. On a chilly morning, 118 autumns ago, the…

An Afghan soldier stands at a mortar training range near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Afghan forces are still receiving help from the U.S. as they battle the Taliban. This photo was taken by NPR's David Gilkey shortly before he was killed by the Taliban on June 5.

Afghanistan: A Tragic Return To A War With No End

The most critical question in Afghanistan today is whether the Afghan military can keep the country safe from the Taliban. An NPR team went looking for the answer, and two of the group were killed.

State budget forecast shows emphasis on education and infrastructure, not tax cuts

Education, public safety, and paying down the long term debt will be Governor Rick Snyder’s top priorities when he unveils his 2018 budget Wednesday.Some…

How to end clock-changing in Michigan: Put the whole state on Central Time

Changing our clocks can be a nuisance, yet we put up with it twice a year when we fall back and spring forward. No more, say some Michigan lawmakers. Rep.…

Fonda and Tomlin speak out on fair wages for restaurant workers

Actresses Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda partnered are in Michigan with restaurant worker advocacy groups to promote a ballot initiative raising the minimum…

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