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Students across Ypsilanti Community Schools are learning local history in a hands-on way by turning it into art. A new project called "Ypsilanti Future History" invites students to explore the people, places, and events that shape their city and to imagine what its future might look like. The program is led by Ypsilanti artist and educator Nick Azzaro. He spoke about what he hopes the project will achieve with Lee Van Roth.

If trends hold true, it is likely there will be an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases as students return to the University of Michigan and other…

Israel said Sunday that it has recovered the bodies of three more hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that ignited the ongoing 20-month war in the Gaza Strip.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Byron Brown, mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., about the blizzard that has paralyzed his city and caused many deaths. Power is out and there's no heat.

The announcement to revoke visas is the most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.

The Palestinian Authority is poised for new leadership after its prime minister tendered the resignation of his cabinet. But it faces a steep climb to win back support from dissatisfied Palestinians.

With rising anti-Semitism, many American Jews are conflicted about whether to publicly celebrate Hanukkah. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Dec. 18, 2022.)

Bela Karolyi, the controversial and charismatic Romanian coach who changed women's gymnastics, has died at 82.

The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.

More cities are adopting alternative response models, where mental health clinicians respond instead of police. The question of who to send usually rests with 911 workers, who are often overworked and overstressed.