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Officials break ground on new state health and environment laboratory

The new 300,000-square-foot facility will house consolidated lab space for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Shailaja Paik is one of the 2024 MacArthur '"genius grant" recipients. She is a historian of modern India who writes about caste and gender, shedding light on the unseen lives of women from the Dalit caste — referred to as "untouchables."

This new MacArthur “genius” says she defied caste prejudice thanks to Dad and Mom

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's Dalits and is now a MacArthur 'genius grant' awardee.

Retail medications are displayed on shelves at a Walgreens pharmacy store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. America's drugstores are testing smaller locations and making bigger bets on health care as they adjust to customers who need them less for convenience.

Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry.

U.S. says yes to new bitcoin funds, paving the way for more Americans to buy crypto

Bitcoin ETFs get greenlight from top federal regulator, after years of resistance. The fund will track the price of the cryptocurrency.

Extra wide exterior shot of state Supreme Court building.

Judiciary report points to technology roll out, reform efforts in 2023

Michigan courts saw an uptick in the number of cases filed at nearly all levels last year.That’s among the data listed in a new state report summarizing the judicial branch’s work in 2023.

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage during a pretrial detention hearing at the Moscow City Court in Moscow on Sept. 19, 2023. Gershkovich was detained during a reporting trip in Russia in March 2023 and accused of spying — charges that he, the U.S. government and his employer, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, vehemently deny.

American journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial on espionage charges in Russia

Gershkovich was arrested while reporting in Russia for The Wall Street Journal. He has vehemently denied the charges against him, and President Biden has called his detention "totally illegal."

Camilo Garcia peeks through a curtain of his house on the morning of March 29, 2024, in the town of Juntas, Buenaventura, Colombia. The community gathers during Holy Week to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.

How one Afro-Colombian community honors their ancestry

In the town of Juntas, in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia, the community gathers for Holy Week every year to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.

Opinion: Ancient gastronomy from mammoths to muesli

Forget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu.

Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.

This new brain-mapping device could make neurosurgery safer

A flexible film bristling with tiny sensors could make surgery safer for patients with a brain tumor or severe epilepsy.

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