U.S. Keeps Ban on Nonessential Border Crossings to Slow COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and...
Watch Live: Biden Gives an Update on Afghanistan Evacuations
Amid a torrent of criticism, President Joe Biden plans to speak at 1 p.m. Friday from the White House about...
Rep. Dan Kildee Says U.S. Has “Obligation” To Do More To Help Afghan Refugees
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) says the U.S. should play a larger role in the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan...
Dawnie Walton’s Debut Novel “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev” Strikes Sociopolitical and Racial Chords
One risk taken when meeting those whom you admire is seeing their mythical image fleet and their true human being come to...
What Astrology Says About the Future of the United States
There have been some pretty interesting and contentious history of astrologers forecasting for the United States. Astrology has become...
Fight Over Custer Statue in Monroe, Michigan, Comes to a Standstill
Before he became a legend after his death in 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn in present-day Montana, George...
Michigan Educators, Kids Get Ready to Return to School Amid Rising COVID-19 Numbers
Educators and parents were counting on this pandemic school year being safer with vaccinations, but the highly infectious delta variant has...
On Ghosting and Being Ghosted with Camille Rogers and Aaron Applebey
The Science of Grief, produced by WDET and Science Gallery Detroit, explores the stories, science and solutions around grief and...
Detroit Aims “To Make Sure That Everyone Has the Opportunity To Get Vaccinated,” Health Officer Says
The City of Detroit Health Department has been going door to door since June to inoculate anyone who wants to...
Michigan’s Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun Says School Mask Mandate Would “Likely Reduce the Spread of COVID-19”
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top doctor said Wednesday she had told Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state health director...
Experts Debate Second Amendment’s Effects on Equality, Inequality in the United States
The right to bear arms is a right many people hold close. Some view the right as integral for self-defense....
Free Speech Carries Costs for Elections, Protests and Vaccines
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts...