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Michigan voters reject road funding ballot measure, Proposal 1

We in Michigan have been talking about fixing our roads for years."Just fix the damn roads," was the mantra Michigan lawmakers heard over and over from…

Left to right: Steve Kiefer, David Tulauskas, General Motors; Peter Ramirez, Michelin; Mark Purtilar, Goodyear; Juan Botero, Continental; James DeMouy, Bridgestone

GM commits to using sustainable rubber in tires, with end goal of zero environmental impact

General Motors says it's commited to sourcing sustainable natural rubber for future use in all its tires. GM senior Vice President of Global Purchasing…

portrait pictures of dr. kendrick and dr. Eldering

The story of how three women in Michigan found the vaccine for whooping cough

Parents and students are getting ready for school to start next week. That can mean last-minute shopping trips for supplies and clothes, and perhaps a…

Maria de los Angeles Tun Burgos with daughters Angela, 12, and Gelmy, 9, in their family home in a Maya village in Yucatán, Mexico.

Secrets Of A Maya Supermom: What Parenting Books Don't Tell You

Parenting doesn't have to be so stressful. Just ask a Maya mom.

Colin Campbell, shown last month in his home near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease — ALS — eight years ago. He gets Medicare because of his disability, but was incorrectly told by several agencies that he couldn't use it for home care. Instead, he pays $4,000 a month for those services.

Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill

Home health firms sometimes turn away Medicare beneficiaries who have chronic health problems by incorrectly claiming Medicare won't pay for their services, say advocates for patients.

A Blood Moon visible during a total lunar eclipse.

Stay on the lookout: lunar eclipse will be visible across Michigan tomorrow

Early tomorrow morning, a total lunar eclipse, or "blood moon," will grace the skies of much of Michigan. The eclipse itself will span several hours,…

Detroit area chefs serve up Spaghetti all’Amatriciana, join worldwide relief effort

Eat pasta and you could help the people whose lives were shattered by the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy last week.One of Detroit’s top…

Because language change

“Because language change.” Is this a sentence? On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of Michigan English…

State Representative Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) weeps as she delivers an apology to the House committee considering disciplinary action against her and state Representative Todd Courser (R-Lapeer).

Gamrat offers tearful apology as hearings open this morning

State Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, offered a tearful apology this morning as hearings opened on possible disciplinary action against her and Rep. Todd…

Susan Getis, 17 (from left), Leyla Kolbai, 17, and Jilian Donahue, 18, are all seniors at Riverside High School in Leesburg, Va.

Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control Across The U.S.

Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., galvanized by the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month.

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