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By Bob Eccleshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wemu/local-wemu-868993.mp3Washtenaw County, MI – There was a handful of school board…

Read an exclusive excerpt of Meg Wolitzer's new book, The Interestings. It's the story of a group of bright, talented kids who bond at summer camp in the 1970s — dubbing themselves the Interestings — and what happens to friendship and early promise as the years roll along.

The thoughtful pianist with a jazz pedigree talks about blurring the boundaries between jazz and classical, the pitfalls of music education, and harmonious rides in elevators.

The cello ensemble plays all 20 of the songs written and published as sheet music — but not recorded — by Beck.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

All Three Statewide Ballot Proposals Win Voter ApprovalMichigan Voters have passed all three of ballot measures placed before them. Proposal 1 legalizes…

State lawmakers return to Lansing this week with Governor Rick Snyder’s policy goals for 2014 in hand. But few are optimistic they’ll be able to pass…

Kenyan courts have failed to successfully prosecute terrorists accused in 1998 and 2002 bombings. Ordinary Kenyans decry corruption, neglect and violence. Our series on the Horn of Africa continues.

Mining is hugely important to the economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo. But due to a civil war and ongoing conflicts in the east of the country, the Congo's mines now produce just a fraction of their former revenue. All that could change as peace returns and more of the country falls under the control of the central government in Kinshasa.

As a young prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Whitney R. Harris saw the worst of "man's inhumanity to man." Now in his 90s, Harris believes we honor God by giving respect, mercy and peace to one other.