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In her debut memoir Mary Anna King tells the story of her fractured upbringing and how — in the face of poverty — love and hard work were not sufficient to keep her family together.

The state's coal industry is shrinking fast; more than 10,000 workers have lost their jobs since 2008. A small firm in eastern Kentucky is turning unemployed coal workers into software developers.

FLINT, Mich. - Flint's mayor and others seeking the job could be left off an August primary ballot due to what one official calls a "clerical error."Mayor…

Erik Vance didn't see a doctor until he was 18 years old; he grew up in a Christian Science family. As a science journalist, he explores how the mind affects the body's response to pain and disease.

Carlos Giménez's graphic novel Paracuellos is an unflinching memoir of his time in the orphanages of Franco's Spain; it makes the experiences of a few boys in the 1950s inescapably universal.

UPDATED 6/8/2015Abuse of stimulant drugs usually prescribed for ADHD are typically associated with stressed-out college students. But a new study from the…

Los Angeles is considering raising its minimum wage from $9 to $15 an hour in order to help its 800,000 residents in poverty. But no major city has yet raised its wage this dramatically or this fast.

Parents and students in Highland Park will get a chance to hear what options they have for next year now that the high school is closing.A couple weeks…

The election is tomorrow, but if you thought the major party candidates were going to take a break, you would be wrong. Michigan has secured its position…

The Next IdeaOne of my favorite movies from last year was The Big Short. It brilliantly explained many of the complex factors that set in motion the…