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Governor Whitmer releases climate plan to make Michigan carbon neutral by 2050

A new statewide climate plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be open for public comment during two online sessions.

White House Counsel Dana Remus, center, is seated next to former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., right, as they listen during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

Dana Remus made legal history in the White House. Now she's moving on

Stuart Delery will replace her. Also, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will advise the White House on public engagement and Julie Rodriguez will be promoted to senior advisor.

In this Dec. 31, 2015, file photo, a New York City police officer sits in a cruiser at a checkpoint surrounding Times Square.

The largest municipal force in the U.S. has thousands on unpaid leave over vaccines

About 9,000 New York city employees are on unpaid leave for failing to heed Mayor Bill de Blasio's Oct. 20 vaccine mandate.

Democrats allege dead voters, signature fraud in petitions for Republican gubernatorial campaigns

Democrats claim they found fraud and date errors on nominating petitions for candidates James Craig, Tudor Dixon, and Perry Johnson.

Archaeologist Ferudun Ozgumus stands in what is believed to be a Byzantine-era substructure in Istanbul.

Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.

Walmart is no longer requiring employees to wear masks unless they are mandated by local regulations.

Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates

As several states relax mask mandates, U.S. companies are easing up their own rules.

Recovery efforts continue in Gaylord as residents clear wreckage after tornado

Over the weekend, Gaylord residents cleared away the wreckage of their homes in the aftermath of a large tornado that swept through Otsego County on Friday. Winds reaching 150 miles per hour caused two deaths and more than 40 injuries.

Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt spoke to NPR minutes after testifying Monday to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "Television ... really damaged the capacity of Americans to be good citizens in a republic because they confused the TV show with the real thing," Stirewalt told NPR.

Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to 'panic'

In an interview with NPR, former Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt says that network should have been proud of being first to project that Joe Biden would win Arizona.

U of M survey: Detroit unemployment rate down, but still remains around 20%

The latest U of M Detroit Metro Area Communities Study reached the 20% unemployment number through its regular survey of around 1,900 Detroiters. The rate found by the survey is about twice as high as Detroit’s official government unemployment rate.

A satellite image shows a natural color view of active fire lines from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11.

New Mexico wildfire sparks backlash against controlled burns. That's bad for the West

Experts worry a devastating wildfire in New Mexico, partly started by a controlled burn that got out of control, may create a backlash against this important forest management tool.

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