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Felony charges filed in Flint lead-tainted water crisis
The Flint Water Plant in Michigan is pictured on Jan. 13. Photo by Rebecca Cook/ReutersTwo Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor were...
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Senators reach new deal to address Flint water crisis
Volunteers distribute bottled water to help combat the effects of the crisis when the city’s drinking water became contaminated with dangerously high levels of lead in Flint, Michigan. Photo by Jim...
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Obama to visit Flint to discuss water crisis
US Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses the audience during a campaign stop at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan September 8, 2008. Photo by Rebecca...
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Senate committee approves $220M Flint aid package
Flint residents Gladyes Williamson, center, holds a bottle of contaminated water, and a clump of her hair during a news conference after attending a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...
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Obama drinks filtered city water in Flint to show it’s safe
President Barack Obama drinks a glass of filtered water from Flint, a city struggling with the effects of lead-poisoned drinking water, during a meeting will local and federal authorities in Michigan....
View ArticleHow Jeff Daniels Got Sober, Again
Jeff Daniels dropped out of college and moved to New York City to become an actor. He left his family behind in Chelsea, Michigan, where his dad ran the local lumber yard. But a few years after moving...
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New CDC data exposes scope of Flint water crisis, lead exposure
A sign is seen next to a water dispenser at North Western high school in Flint, a city struggling with the effects of lead-poisoned drinking water, in Michigan May 4, 2016. Photo by Carlos...
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2 bailiffs killed, 1 injured in shooting outside Michigan courthouse
Shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, police responded to a “disturbance” on the third floor of a Berrien County, Michigan, courthouse, authorities said. Photo by Getty ImagesA gunman shot and killed two...
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Dem Rep. Debbie Dingell: Now Is Not the Time for Complacency
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Over the last few years, the state of Michigan has changed. During the 2016 election cycle, both Republicans and Democrats have a chance to win...
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Trump visits Democratic stronghold while trailing in battleground polls
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Donald Trump has spent this day trying to recover, after a series of statements that triggered a storm of criticism. He campaigned today in the face of...
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Lead removal from Flint water making progress, researchers find
A “Water Pickup” sign points to a bottled water distribution center for Flint, Michigan residents on Jan. 13. Photo by Rebecca Cook/ReutersLead levels are dropping in Flint, Michigan, but residents...
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In an unconventional race, even the electoral map surprises
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We turn to politics now and the changing picture of the 2016 electoral map. Hillary Clinton campaigned in New York today, while Donald Trump is in North...
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Trump tells black churchgoers in Detroit ‘I’m here to learn’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks with Shalga Hightower, mother of Iofemi Hightower who was killed in 2007, at a meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 2, 2016. Photo by...
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Supreme Court calls audible on Michigan’s straight-party voting ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan’s new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election. Photo by Mark Makela/ReutersLANSING, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court...
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Trump tours Flint water crisis; Clinton releases health info
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, this day has been all about health. It included releases of medical data, to varying degrees, and a journey to a...
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Flint pastor interrupts Trump, tells him to ‘not give a political speech’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to a small group at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan. Mike Segar/ReutersFLINT, Mich. — Donald Trump was cut off, chastised and...
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Senate approves bill for water projects, millions for Flint
Volunteers distribute bottled water to help combat the effects of the crisis when the city’s drinking water became contaminated with dangerously high levels of lead in Flint, Michigan, March 5, 2016....
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What the super PAC funded by Cards Against Humanity is planning next for...
Michigan billboard written in Arabic addresses Donald Trump. Photo by Mike Rogowski and courtesy of super PAC the Nuisance Committee’s Facebook pagePhotos of a billboard written in Arabic have been...
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FBI probe of private email server dogs Clinton in final week
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, it’s the start of the last full week of presidential campaigning. And with just eight days to go until Election...
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Candidates storm swing states as headlines on FBI, taxes swirl
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We’re now within the last seven days, and some polls are tightening in the presidential race.With that in mind, the two major candidates hit each other...
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Trump tries to expand reach while Clinton focuses on strongholds
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: It is all about numbers tonight, economic and electoral, as the presidential contest comes down to the wire.Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage, with...
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Trump wins Michigan’s electoral votes, Jill Stein serves notice for recount
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 6, 2016. Photo by Carlo Allegr/REUTERSWASHINGTON — Nearly three weeks after Election Day,...
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Wall Street veterans compose Trump’s economic team
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: As the picture of the Cabinet President-elect Trump wants is filled in, we’re seeing more figures who reflect deep ties to Washington or Wall Street....
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Green Party taking bid for election recount to federal court
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein speaks with media and others gathered at City Hall during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 25, 2016. Photo by...
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News Wrap: House passes government funding bill
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: In the day’s other news: The 114th Congress scrambled to finish its business. The House OK’d a bill to fund the government through next April, ahead...
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Judge to consider Wisconsin recount; Michigan judges recuse themselves from...
Oakland County clerks count election ballots during a recount of presidential ballots in Waterford Township, Michigan, on Dec. 5, 2016. Two Michigan Supreme Court members who made Trump’s list of...
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Trump picks Goldman Sachs president to head National Economic Council
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The president-elect has been out and about again today, taking his victory celebration to two more states. At the same time, he’s mulling more names for...
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Recounts bring Stein publicity that eluded her on the trail
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein arrives on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July. Photo by Dominick Reuter/Reuters She has claimed,...
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House GOP quietly closes investigation into Flint water crisis
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said Friday that federal aid is not needed in Flint. Photo by Rebecca Cook/ReutersWASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans quietly closed a year-long investigation into...
View ArticleMichigan Wrongfully Accuses Thousands of Unemployment Fraud
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency reviewed over 20,000 instances where the state accused citizens of fraudulently seeking unemployment...
View Article‘Flint deserves better’; four more charged in ongoing Flint water investigation
Video by PBS NewsHourFour former Flint, Michigan leaders, including two emergency managers, now face felony charges for their involvement in the city’s water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill...
View ArticleFlint Water Crisis: Four More Officials Charged
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. In Flint, Michigan residents are still living without clean drinking water two years after officials identified dangerous levels of lead in...
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Investigations reveal startling scope of lead in drinking water
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: As we reported earlier, Michigan’s attorney general filed criminal charges against city officials in Flint for operating that city’s water systems in an...
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After Flint’s lead crisis, the ‘most important medication’ for kids is...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: But first: a story about an effort in Flint, Michigan, to help its youngest residents cope with the possible effects of lead-contaminated water.It’s...
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How Trump offers a mixture of incentive and shame for business leaders
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Today’s announcement by the Ford Motor Company that it would add 700 more jobs at a Michigan plant came after it became one of a number of companies...
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Thousands attend Sanders health care rally in Michigan
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd R) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (R) stand with him following their...
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Some California children exposed to higher lead levels than those in Flint
Paint flakes off a residence in Emeryville, California, United States March 20, 2017. “It’s very likely this house has lead paint,” said Emeryville Vice-Mayor John Bauters. Photo by Noah...
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Trump supporters in Michigan confident their votes will pay off
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But first: The fallout from last week’s failed Republican effort to repeal the Obama health care is still being felt across the political landscape...
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In ‘stealth move,’ Michigan refines vaccine waivers, improves rate among kids
A measles vaccine is seen at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 5, 2015. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/ReutersJust three years ago, Michigan had the fourth-highest rate of unvaccinated...
View ArticleToxic burden
At a time when environmental protections are under more threats than ever, Reveal visits minority communities facing toxic burdens. Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on...
View ArticleWhile Flint Waits, Nestle Pumps Michigan Water on The Cheap
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. We've heard a lot about the environmental troubles in Michigan, and now there's a new chapter in this water saga: Nestle extracts billions of...
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‘Our Bible’ app aims to support LGBTQ Christians who feel excluded
Crystal Cheatham is the founder of Our Bible app, a progressive app for Christians. Photo courtesy of Crystal CheathamCrystal Cheatham was 23 years old when she was told she couldn’t be gay and...
View ArticleBlack Detroit: How African Americans Shape the Motor City
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. The city of Detroit is growing again, but it's more of a gradual growth these days. It's quite a contrast from the budding days of Motor City,...
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Michigan’s top health official charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint...
The Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on February 7, 2016. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERSThe director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was charged with...
View ArticleWhat the first black woman’s NCAA Division I singles win means for tennis
A University of Michigan tennis player recently became the first black woman to win a NCAA Division I singles title.In a major upset, Brienne Minor, 19, won her May 29 championship match against...
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What Flint’s superintendent did to protect children from lead
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Next: an update on how schools in Flint, Michigan, are coping with lead problems, and what the city’s school superintendent did to protect children from exposure, while making...
View ArticleEconomic Concerns Linger Ahead of Detroit's Mayoral Primary
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. In 2013, Detroit became the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy. While reeling from decades of economic decline, the state of...
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How Dr. Kellogg’s world-renowned health spa made him a wellness titan
A patient receiving a Swedish massage at the Kellogg’s Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1930. Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty ImagesIn 1888, the powerful Michigan Central Railway...
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Small Michigan museum holds massive collection of Edward Curtis’ Native...
Photo by Edward S. Curtis, courtesy of Muskegon Museum of ArtIn 1907, a Michigan librarian named Lulu Miller had a wild proposal. She wanted her library in Muskegon, then a bustling industrial port on...
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Some Trump supporters grumble in battleground Michigan
U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver remarks at the American Center for Mobility, a test facility for driverless car technology for American Manufactured Vehicles in Ypsilanti...
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