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NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher to lead in turbulent era

Incoming NPR CEO Katherine Maher has a background in tech and world affairs. She says the network's mission fits neatly with her advocacy of the free flow of information in expanding democracy.

Samantha and Ariane Buck have struggled with medical debt for years, making it difficult at times to provide for their children. A ballot measure in their state of Arizona to cap interest rates on medical debt passed overwhelmingly, fueled by support from Democrats and Republicans.

Medical debt snares millions of people. States, red and blue are passing laws to help

State lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.

President Biden welcomes Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during an official arrival ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House.

Citing 'tumultuous times,' the White House is toning down a state dinner for Australia

The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event.

MDEQ workers scheduled to return to court Monday

Four current and former Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees criminally charged in the Flint water crisis are scheduled to return to…

Former first lady Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson arrives for a ceremony at the White House in 2022. Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members.

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86

Robinson was a widow and lifelong Chicago resident when she moved to the White House in 2009 to help care for granddaughters Malia and Sasha.

Dr. Stefan Khmil performs artificial insemination on a patient in his Clinic of Prof. Stefan Khmil in Ternopil, Ukraine, on July 12.

As Ukraine's birth rate plunges, here's what one doctor is doing to reverse the trend

Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the government and doctors are trying to buck the trend and have a child in wartime.

Nottawaseppi Band of Huron Potowatomi volunteers canoe along Nottawa Creek in Branch County, looking for flood damage from the previous night's storms.

Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history

Michigan's wild rice has dwindled due to dams, wetlands loss, industry, and climate change. Wild rice is important to Native American tribes.

Michigan Radio & GLC Live at 20 Monroe present: The Moth Mainstage

Michigan Radio and GLC Live will present a live performance of The MOTH Mainstage in Grand Rapids on Thursday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Mina al-Najar, who is almost 3, received a liver transplant in April and needs surgery for complications. Her parents believed she was on an evacuation list but that turned out not to be the case. Her parents, reached by phone this week, say her only hope is medical evacuation

Children in Gaza who need medical care are not being allowed to evacuate, say aid groups

Aid groups that help families get a sick or injured child to another country for care say obtaining approval from Israel for the child and an adult companion to leave has become intensely difficult.

A man walks past boarded up shop windows before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.

Hurricane Beryl weakens slightly to a Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a category 3 early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. On Sunday, Beryl was the first-ever Atlantic hurricane to reach a Category 4 level in June.

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