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Things got heated at a board meeting for a Grand Rapids bus company over union contract disputes.One union member was arrested for trespassing, according…

Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign the tax overhaul that replaces the business tax with a 6% corporate income tax on profits.Leaders of the West…

What do you do when the group you’ve belonged to your entire life no longer represents your values?This has often been a problem in the melting pot that…

A new book examines how federal government policies made it easier for minorities to open fast-food franchises than grocery stores. Today the landscape of urban America reflects this history.

The American Library Association awarded its top medals to Dan Santat's tale of an imaginary friend on a mission and Kwame Alexander's story of basketball-playing twins.

People always say they want change in elections, but who represents that change? A new poll sheds some light on who does — and who does not.

The best albums of the first half of a year stuffed with (far) more than its share of heartbreak, surprise, innovation and beauty.

More than two years ago, in one of state politics’ more sordid recent episodes, State Senator Virgil Smith Jr. was arrested after he shot up his ex-wife’s…

Ford Motor Company continues to improve its bottom line, after a massive restructuring effort began in 2006.The company had a record third quarter profit,…

Thousands of federal inmates are being released because of a change in the way the U.S. government sentences drug criminals, but few are going straight from prison to freedom.