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Neal Thompson's new biography traces the life of the newspaper cartoonist who became an international celebrity and media superstar. Ripley's pioneering mix of the strange, the shocking and the barely believable shaped the way Americans saw the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the state of Michigan, and many other states and industry groups, in their challenge to emissions rules from the…

The state board of education wants more input on the fates of Michigan schools deemed “failing.”That’s what some board members signaled in a statement…

You nominated 300 cool stories of scientific surprise for Skunk Bear's Golden Mole Award. Our shortlist has it all: circuits painted with light, imperceptible genitalia, and a terrifying frog.

Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It's the story of a Cameroonian immigrant couple and the rich, troubled Americans they work for.

A federal judge says the state must start weekly deliveries of bottled water to Flint residents who do not have properly installed or maintained…

Scientists say Limacina helicina, which moves much like a fruit fly, represents a "remarkable" evolutionary convergence. Its ancestors and those of flying insects diverged some 550 million years ago.

Top lawmakers hope to reach a compromise this week on road funding bills.The state House recently approved a $1.2 billion plan that in equal parts raises…

I heard over the weekend from a retired night city editor from an Ohio newspaper who sent me an article from the New York Post about media bias and the…

It was the first campaign ad from one of the newest entries to Detroit’s mayoral race. During Sunday’s Super Bowl, Detroiters heard from Lisa Howze, a…