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Maggie Barcellano prepares dinner in January 2014 at her father's house in Austin, Texas. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program while she works as a home health aide and raises her 3-year-old daughter. A study suggests that social safety nets, including food stamps, helped cushion income losses for middle- and working-class Americans during the recession.

Study Suggests Recession, Recovery Have Not Left The Rich Richer

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

The train known as "The Beast" passes by the Sagrada Familia shelter in Apizaco, Mexico. For many migrants, the train is the next step in their journey north.

Migrants Are Stuck In Mexico With Violence Back Home And 'Zero Tolerance' In The U.S.

A Honduran mother of two, who is pregnant with a third, remains in a Mexico City shelter after hearing of the U.S. family separation policy.

Former Flint city administrator suing city, Mayor Weaver

Flint’s former city administrator is suing the city and Mayor Karen Weaver.The lawsuit claims Natasha Henderson was fired after she raised questions about…

Michigan Supreme Court OKs traffic stops for partially obscured plate

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled this week that police in Michigan can pull over a driver if a towing ball or other object is attached to the vehicle in a…

In a world of Skype and FaceTime, a Kettering student is bringing back ham radio club

She may be busy with her double major in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics, but Kettering University student Ruth Willet always finds time…

Review: Algiers, 'Algiers'

The gospel-punk band's self-titled debut couches its invective in feedback, guitar noise, bruising drum machines and Franklin James Fisher's guttural howls.

'A Lucky Man' Challenges Masculinity — With Love

Jamel Brinkley's brilliant new story collection is intent on recognizing what masculinity looks like — but also questioning our expectations of it, and criticizing the ways it can be toxic.

Flint mayor agrees with critics on water liens, but notices will still go out

Many Flint residents are upset that the city has started threatening to put liens on homes that are delinquent on their water and sewer bills.Last month,…

Michigan delegates to the Republican National Convention

Michigan hits the pause button as Republicans pick Donald Trump as their nominee

Michigan played a curious role in last night’s confirmation of Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.People were scratching their…

Some of the men imprisoned by a criminal gang in Pakistan's illicit kidney trade return to the apartment in Rawalpindi where they were held by force.

In Pakistan, Illegal Kidney Trade Flourishes As Victims Await Justice

Sophisticated criminals prey on the poor, luring them with false promises of lucrative jobs before depriving them of their organs. The "kidney mafias" benefit from powerful political connections.

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