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Crackdown on fraudulent unemployment claims causes hardship for legitimate filers

Unemployment checks have stopped coming for some legitimately out-of-work Michiganders.State officials say criminals are filing huge numbers of false…

A proposal to remove the Hamilton Dam prompts Flint River dredging project

A century-old legacy of Flint’s industrial past is the focus of a major cleanup project this summer.The Flint River is the main artery flowing through…

For Michigan family living off the grid, it's "not about the sacrifice, it's about paying attention"

Living off the grid can be a lot of work, but Joe and Shelly Trumpey and their two daughters have managed it for years. Their home is near Grass Lake in…

As sales of recreational marijuana soar in Michigan, other parts of industry struggle

The head of Michigan’s marijuana regulatory agency says the new recreational retail market is off to a “normal shakeout”.In the first eight days since the…

Despite the challenges, distance learning can work well for some students with ADHD, researchers say. Some of those who aren't around peers are finding it easier to focus.

Remote Learning's Distractions Put Extra Pressure On Students With ADHD

With less structure and supervision than is typically provided inside a classroom, remote classes lean hard on already stressed parents to help students with ADHD stay focused and engaged.

Stateside: Mexico tariffs could cost auto sector; emotions in the workplace; Juwan Howard’s return

Today on Stateside, how will the auto industry be impacted if President Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods? Plus, a…

The Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas

Former Mackinac Bridge Authority members oppose Line 5 tunnel plan

Several former members of the Mackinac Bridge Authority joined with environmental groups Tuesday to oppose legislation that would give the Bridge…

John Le Carré Works Out Some Obsessions In 'Agent Running In The Field'

Le Carré's latest novel presents an aging, embittered spy dealing with multiple claims on his loyalties — and a challenger to his supremacy at badminton, a sport le Carré himself played and loves.

A week after Hurricane Harvey swept through southern Texas in August, the streets of Katy, Texas, were still flooded. People in Puerto Rico and the Southeastern U.S. who were affected by the hurricanes are among those who may have extra time to enroll for 2018 health plans.

Deadline Is Friday For Most ACA Insurance Sign-Ups, With Important Exceptions

Some people looking for 2018 insurance under the Affordable Care Act may have a little longer to sign up — for example, in states and U.S. territories hit by this year's hurricanes.

Life in Florida, "like in the rest of the world, has been transformed," says photographer Saul Martinez. "People are trying to find spaces of normalcy." Indoor movie theaters no longer offer that. But on a spring night, the Walter and Young families found a change of venue — a drive-in theater — can be a way to reimagine that space. <em>March 14. Fort Lauderdale.</em>

PHOTOS: How The World Is Reinventing Rituals

Religious services. Birthday parties. Movie nights. Our usual routines and rituals may not be possible because of COVID-19. So humans are creating new ways to hold true to their past traditions.

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