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October 1st kicks off a new fiscal year for both the state and federal governments. As with any new budget, there are many concerns. Among them is access…

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

Students say they suffered broken bones, concussions and other injuries from allegedly aggressive police action breaking up pro-Palestinian protests last week.

Some of the best rock music of 2017 was made by women reckoning with a fundamental destructive truth of the genre: that it promises freedom to young female listeners but withholds actual liberation.

WEMU's Michael Jewett continues filling in for David Fair in our weekly chat with Michigan Theater Foundation executive director Russ Collins about all…

The National Brewers Association confirms what most people already knew about the beer brewing industry– it is dominated by white men. The most recent study found 76% of brewery owners are male, and 93% are white. But there are efforts underway to diversify the market based right here in Washtenaw County. WEMU's Cathy Shafran has more.

Host Noah Adams talks to Eef Barzelay, singer and songwriter for the band Clem Snide. He and his colleagues were contacted by the producers of the NBC television show Ed to write a new theme song. Barzelay talks about three different songs he quickly wrote, plays them for us, and talks about how writing for a group of producers relies on so many unseen forces. He says it was hard to read people's minds, and sometimes what he thought was a perfect verse or chorus was outright rejected by the show.

Hundreds of people changed their names, but Taiwan limits how many times citizens can make name changes. Without a change in the law, some are stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon.

Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry division conduct patrols in Baghdad to help re-establish law and order in the city. U.S. forces are also helping Iraqi engineers to restore power. Many Iraqis welcome the Army's increased presence but want the U.S. military to do more, faster, to increase security and repair damage. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

She claimed a record: 102 marathons in as many days. Her goal was 100 marathons, but then somebody did 100. So she did 102, and is celebrating by running two extra marathons to cool off.