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The union representing Los Angeles police officers has proposed scaling back officers' duties. It wants to hand many non-emergency and non-criminal calls for help over to other city agencies.

Narcan is the best option schools have to save students from an overdose, but it's only readily available in a handful of the nation's districts.

For as long as we’ve had settlements and communities, firefighters have been at work to protect residents in times of emergency. While at first, citizens…

Energy grid reliability is again at the fore following an ice storm that crippled much of Michigan. Additionally, environmental concerns about transporting toxic chemicals and how and where they are stored is, once again, a priority following a train derailment in Ohio. 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) joined WEMU's David Fair and Lisa Wozniak from the Michigan League of Conservation Voters with new and updated information on the path forward.

The lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., have approved a series of reforms that aim to reduce the number of people of color who die in police encounters and include a ban on some violent policing tactics.

Planned Parenthood has paid forensic experts to comb through undercover videos released by anti-abortion activists, and their report finds significant distortions and misleading edits. The report has been handed over to Congress, which is investigating allegations that Planned Parenthood illegally profits from fetal tissue donation.

The Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of hand.

The steps taken to prevent an economic collapse have challenged longstanding assumptions about the operation of modern free-market capitalism championed by Adam Smith, and the role of the government in the economy.

It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.

A Harvard University study shows that people across all income levels have been affected by rising rents. That means Americans are handing over a bigger portion of their paychecks to housing costs.