Ethics of abortion care: Are doctors obligated to break the law to protect patients?

  The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs Wade meant there was no nationwide guarantee to abortion rights. This...

Civil rights attorney Michael Griffie sees ‘real world’ experience as differentiating factor in crowded 13th Congressional race

  Michigan has a long list of candidates seeking to represent the state’s 13th Congressional District, which includes much of...

Michigan Primary 2022 Candidate Guide: 13th Congressional District

Updated Aug. 1: This post has been updated with Shri Thanedar's responses. Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local,...

Wayne State and Karmanos Cancer Institute receive $100 million in state funding for medical research center

Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute are planning a new research and educational center in Midtown...

Rashida Tlaib brought fellow ‘squad’ members to Detroit rally

Congressional candidates in Michigan are courting voters in re-drawn districts with the state’s party primary elections only a week away....

Michigan Primary 2022 Candidate Guide: 11th Congressional District

Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...

What constitutes our democracy and what we need to do to keep it

The current state of our democracy is debatable. Partisanship is high. Few policies with majority support — policies that would...

City of Detroit suspends ID program after concerns over possible data exposure

More than 880 Detroiters who applied for the city’s municipal ID program may have had their personal information exposed to...

Great Lakes Water Authority denies flooding claims from 24,000 households

Metro Detroiters seeking relief from last summer’s floods have one less option for aid. The Great Lakes Water Authority is...

Watch the live stream of the house January 6 committee hearing

WASHINGTON (NPR) — The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series...

George Floyd — his life, meaning, and how the country has changed since his murder

Two years ago, protestors flooded streets in the U.S. and around the world to advocate for racial justice. They were...

What changed in Detroit’s police department two years after protests to defund it?

Two years ago, people across Detroit and its suburbs were hitting the pavement to advocate for racial justice and a...