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Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout.

Literary theorist Stanley Fish is obsessed with Frank Sinatra — and he's not afraid to admit it. For his Ol' Blue Eyes fix, Fish reads James Kaplan's lengthy biography Frank: The Voice. The story isn't new, but he can't resist imagining himself in the high-flying world of the legendary crooner.

Libraries are about so much more than just books, so we bring you “Beyond Books,” here on 89.1 WEMU.On our next segment, WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with Rich…

A law making it illegal in Michigan to hold a phone or other electronic device while driving went into effect July 1st. WEMU’s Josh Hakala checked in to see how it's working in Washtenaw County.

General Motors says it's confident it can steer a course through bankruptcy court and emerge as a leaner, more competitive automaker. The company filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. The federal government is helping GM with another $30 billion in aid. That will make the government the company's majority shareholder.

President-elect Barack Obama is said to have chosen Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan to serve as education secretary. Duncan has run the country's third-biggest school district for the past seven years. He has focused on improving struggling schools, closing those that fail and getting better teachers.

When conventional fertility treatments fail, the rich, childless couple at the heart of Chase Novak's novel travel to Slovenia for an experimental procedure. Breed has drawn comparisons to Rosemary's Baby, but in this over-the-top tale, it's not the baby who's the monster.

Eastern Michigan University students, under the direction of Dr. Sadaf Ali and Patrick Campion, were given the opportunity to create a reporting project…

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Thursday in a French hospital at age 75. Arafat helped found the Palestine Liberation Organization and dedicated much of his life to fighting for an independent Palestinian homeland. Arafat's funeral will be held Friday in Egypt. He'll be buried Saturday in Ramallah. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.