The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations received nearly 500 civil rights complaints last year — a record high, according to its annual report.

A set of Michigan bills aimed at lowering the cost of child care received a hearing Tuesday before the state Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

FEMA had denied further assistance with recovery from historic ice storms last spring. An agreement by Trump to extend aid would appear to be a reversal of that decision.

Some of Michigan’s early education providers are getting additional funding thanks to an expanding Early Childhood Educator Wage Initiative pilot program.

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.

A judge ruled that three prosecutors were illegally appointed to run the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, constitutional scholar and law professor.

American homeowners have faced years of rising insurance costs, due in part to threats from climate change. But 2025 was a relatively quiet year for extreme weather disasters: wildfires and flooding devastated parts of California, Texas and Alaska, but no hurricanes made landfall. So, will homeowners get a break on their insurance bills? The answer is maybe — and only in some places.

At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting to go into Iran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute about the role of politics in heightened anti-Muslim speech in the U.S.

Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown exclusively on YouTube. This announcement follows years of scandals and dwindling audiences for Hollywood's premiere awards show. NPR's A Martinez talks to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

A high school swim team in Texas raised nearly $20,000 to help their beloved school custodian after he spent months in the hospital.