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'Flights' Is A Trip, If You Like Wandering Off The Edges Of The Map

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk's new collection is a cabinet of curiosities — surreal, loosely connected stories about the human body, about movement, about two-headed calves and saints' relics.

Both Democrats and Republicans have introduced proposals that would impose a cap on out-of-pocket costs of prescription drugs for Medicare patients. But it's still unclear whether those moves will gain a foothold.

Medicare's Uncapped Drug Costs Take A Big Bite From Already Tight Budgets

Unlike many private health plans, Medicare has no cap on out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs in Part D. As the cost of specialty drugs rises, some Medicare patients owe thousands of dollars.

Tobi, pictured with their daughter Gabrielle, is a nonbinary Yoruba Nigerian who lives in the United Kingdom. Tobi identifies as queer, bisexual and femme. They say they have to change the way they present when they visit Nigeria to avoid conflict with family members they're not fully out to. But Tobi finds peace in "living in their truth" as much as possible.

'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

Harvard University's Bruce Freeman tries to run around a teammate and a Yale player and into the end zone after catching a pass during the final 42 seconds of The Game against Yale University at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Nov. 23, 1968.

Key 1968 Harvard-Yale Battle Sets Scene For 'The Game' — And Football's Future

Author George Howe Colt's choice to delve into the lives of the players and coaches in his new book, as well as the turbulent year itself, makes his writing about the actual game pay off beautifully.

The bar at Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, MI

Founders Brewing Company settles racial discrimination lawsuit

Founders Brewing Company settled the racial discrimination lawsuit against it this week.Tracy Evans, a former employee at Founders’ Detroit taproom, first…

Stateside: Businesses can apply to sell legal weed; politics of MSU’s board; hunting while disabled

Today on Stateside, what 5G technology could mean for Michigan. Plus, Detroit is considering opting-out of allowing recreational marijuana business until…

Athletes with Michigan connections have performed well at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Bacon: Michael Phelps' last Olympics and other heroes, villains in Rio

The Summer Olympics in Rio are heading down the home stretch, and if you're an American, there's a lot to cheer about. One of the main headlines in the…

Bob King, President of the UAW, says Governor Snyder's policies are an attack on middle class

UAW president named in latest criminal filings in ongoing corruption probe

The president of the United Auto Workers has been named as a co-conspirator in a court filing against another union official. The two are accused of…

During recent blackouts in California, people like Fern Brown (left) and her sister, Lavina Suehead, came to a pop-up community center at the Auburn, Calf., fairgrounds to use electricity. Brown, 81, needed a treatment for her chronic lung condition.

California's Preemptive Blackouts Put A Strain On People With Home Medical Needs

People who rely on plug-in health devices or medicine that requires refrigeration are scrambling to find ways to avoid potentially life-threatening disruptions now and in future fire season shutdowns.

The 'Superhero Journey' Of Harriet Tubman, Now On Film

Harriet, a biographical film directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons, is out in theaters. "I don't want to rob her of either her womanhood or her superheroism," Lemmons says.

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