Coaches, referees and gym teachers are probably better authorities than we are, but we've got a feeling that whistles probably aren't very clean. Think about it. It's a small, tight device that you force your hot, moist breath through to produce a so...
The Trump administration today made it official: it wants to freeze an Obama-era program called the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards or CAFE. The program was intended to improve fuel efficiency and cut pollution. The White House's proposal wo...
Asbestos is known to cause cancer. It's banned for some uses in the U.S., but it's not entirely banned. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule, and new ways to evaluate the safety of asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral that looks lik...
A recent proposal by the Trump administration could mean big changes for the Endangered Species Act. That law was passed some 40 years ago. It was designed to keep endangered plant and animal species from going extinct. So what could the proposed cha...
This week, 3,000 journalists from around the world come to Detroit for the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists. The NABJ hasn't held its convention in the Motor City since 1992. Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Ril...
Each year, Native American kids can enjoy a cultural summer camp experience at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi's Rodgers Lake campus. Many of the camp activities are built around cultural teachings, and a big part of that is telling stories passed dow...
People everywhere need access to pads, tampons, and other feminine hygiene products, but throughout Michigan, some women and people in the transgender community are forced to go without. It's a global phenomenon known as period poverty. Christine Mwa...
Michigan Radio's sports commentator John U. Bacon is back to the grind after enjoying a much-needed summer vacation. Bacon joined Stateside to talk about the long-awaited induction of Detroit Tiger greats Alan Trammell and Jack Morris into the Baseba...
Michigan State University has stopped payments to sexual abuse victims because of suspicion of possible fraudulent claims. The $10 million fund was set up earlier this year to pay for counseling services for the survivors of abuse by former MSU sport...
Lollygagging, screwing around, goofing off, whatever you call it, we can all agree there a lot of ways to talk about wasting time in English. Kalen, who previously asked us about druthers, says I tell my kids all the time to not lollygag, doodle or d...