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Separated Cuban Brothers Reunite To Make Dazzling Music

Jake Neher/WDET Aldo Lopez-Gavilan and Ilmar Gavilan are brothers from Havana, Cuba who discovered a mutual love of Afro-Cuban and American jazz....

Warren Evans On Next Steps For Wayne County After Exiting State Consent Agreement

James Martinez/Wayne County Wayne County is no longer operating under a consent agreement with the state. It’s a significant moment...

Actress Piper Laurie Talks About Her Career And Returning To Detroit

Piper Laurie Piper Laurie is a three-time Oscar nominee for the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser...

The Debates Are Done! Detroit Today Panel Breaks Down Major Takeaways

Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump seems to drop at least one unprecedented bombshell relating to our American democracy at each of...

Arabic Anti-Trump Billboard In Dearborn Gains National Attention

Courtesy of Nuisance Committee If you’ve driven on I-94 in Dearborn in the last few days, you may have noticed a...

Fired For Not Supporting Trump: Ousted Michigan GOP Official Joins Detroit Today

WDET Earlier this week, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson asked Republicans how they’re feeling about this year’s election. Some said that they...

How Much Is Owed To Flint Students Affected By Water Crisis?

Jake Neher/WDET Students in Flint who have been affected by the city’s drinking water crisis are not getting the basic...

What Does Record-High Voter Registration Mean For The Election In Michigan?

Jake Neher/WDET More Michiganders are registered to vote in this election than any in history. According to the Secretary of...

What Would Four More Years of SCOTUS Obstruction Mean For The Court And The Country?

Jake Neher/WDET Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the United States Supreme Court has been limited to just eight...

How Are Republican Voters Feeling About This Election?

Jake Neher/WDET Since its inception, the GOP has boasted about being a “big tent” party, attracting a broad coalition of voters...

Wikileaks, Propaganda, and Hacking: Russia Continues To Influence American Politics

J. Carlisle Larsen Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin has been in the news for months. But this...

Detroit Today Sorts Through Another Wild Week In The News

Rick Pluta/MPRN Between sexual assault claims against Donald Trump and a Wikileaks dump against Hillary Clinton, it was a big...