Experts Say Outlawing Genital Mutilation Alone Can’t Stop It

Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien A state Senate committee holds a hearing Tuesday on bills to outlaw female genital...

What Is Privilege and Has It Changed Across Racial, Generational Lines?

Jake Neher/WDET Defining privilege can be difficult. In a modern context, discussion of privilege often centers around the idea of...

Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge

“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side"      Three teams have been...

Michigan Congressional Delegation Praises Budget Deal

Laura Weber Davis, WDET Congress has reached a budget deal that includes funding to help restore the Great Lakes. The...

Old Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac at Center of Petition Drive

"The reason we got involved is that we think the State is taking too long and we can’t afford a...

Conservative Columnist Bill Kristol Weighs In on Trump’s First 100 Days

whitehouse.gov/ Donald Trump's first 100 days as president are over. Although it's an arbitrary measure of time to judge a president...

Trump’s First 100 Days ‘Appalling’ Says Presidential Historian David McCullough

Jake Neher/WDET David McCullough is one of America’s most acclaimed and well-known historians and authors. He’s a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner...

CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?

Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD:  “Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and...

Auto No-Fault Overhaul Sees Resurgence in State Legislature

Jake Neher/WDET The state Legislature is resurrecting legislation to end mandatory, unlimited medical benefits for car crash victims.  Proponents of...

State Lawmakers Finally Approve Money for Flint

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET After stops and starts, the state Legislature has finally adopted a bill to send $100 million dollars to...

“The Intersection”: Book Provides Perspective on 1967

Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET reporters and producers have some of their work included in a new book -- a published version of "The...

Trump says U.S. will Negotiate a ‘Fair’ NAFTA Deal

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET President Donald Trump says he is ready to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA,...