BTS, Blackpink signal K-pop’s U.S. breakthrough

Language barriers be gone! Korean pop outfits prove pop music is universal

by Adam Graham  | 2 days ago

Threadbender Yarn Shop marks 35th year

Threadbender Yarn Shop is one such store in Michigan that has long stood the test of time.

by Jocelynn Brown  | 2 days ago

Opinion: Stabenow grills prescription drug cost

"To hear Pharmacy Benefit Managers tell it, they negotiate better prices for medicine. They also make hundreds of billions of dollars in the process."

by Wanda Whitten-Shurney  | 3 days ago

Opinion: Electoral College protects against tyranny

"For more than 200 years the Constitution and the government it created have served as a model for stability and representative government. "

by Merrill Matthews  | 3 days ago

Opinion: Notre Dame reminds us of our faith

"As the flames tore through the centuries-old house of worship, people in Paris and across the world cried."

by Dick Purtan  | 3 days ago

Opinion: Shutdown threats bad for business

"Michigan deserves better than another shutdown and no solutions due to failed leadership by the governor."

by Greg McNeilly  | 3 days ago

Editorial: Don’t cheap out justice, or justices

"The court has lost three justices over the past few years to the private sector before their eight-year terms were up."

by The Detroit News  | 3 days ago

Society Confidential: Basketball rules in Michigan, coaches say

Coaches, students, college players and future NBA stars, if you’re looking for a career in basketball, you needn’t go any further than the state of Michigan. That was sort of the gist of the message passed on b

by Chuck Bennett  | 3 days ago

Opinion: Democrats pander to Al Sharpton

Harsanyi writes: "As a native New Yorker, I hold a grudge. That doesn't mean others can't forgive Sharpton for the horrible things he's done."

by David Harsanyi  | 3 days ago

Opinion: No half-fixes for Michigan roads

"If we don’t get it right this time, the price of fixing our roads will grow even more."

by Doug Rothwell  | 4 days ago

Opinion: Iraqi nationals deserve fairness

"In Congress right now, we’re working toward a legislative solution to provide relief to Iraqis facing deportation."

by Andy Levin  | 3 days ago

Editorial: Stop revolving door of school reform

"The best way to tackle both would be to change the state’s constitution to allow for the governor to have more say in education."

by The Detroit News  | 3 days ago

Bankole: Wolman leveled media playing field

Bankole writes: "Wolman bowed out with dignity as an esteemed journalist, and I will remain indebted to him for his refreshing candor."

by Bankole Thompson  | 4 days ago

Finley: GOP, Dems join to empty jail cells

"We must view the corrections system as a tool for punishment, and instead employing it as a force for redemption."

by Nolan Finley  | 3 days ago

Opinion: History echoes in 2020 primary

"Nearly two decades ago the committee was taken with an essay that took first place but that has special interest in our own time."

by David Shribman  | 4 days ago

Opinion: Yes, there is a crisis at the border

Carafano writes: "The rapid rise in illegal immigration has been caused by weak U.S. laws and loopholes."

by James Jay Carafano  | 4 days ago

Letters: Other views on animal testing, hate crimes

"NIH spends about 47 percent of its annual budget on experiments that use dogs, rats monkeys, mice and other animals as “models” of human disease."

by The Detroit News  | 4 days ago

Opinion: Entrepreneurs must handle change

"Businesses can equip themselves with the knowledge, strategies and resources needed to navigate any headwinds."

by Mark S. Lee and David Girodat  | 4 days ago

Opinion: Nessel, ACLU threaten adoption in Michigan

"Michigan’s children deserve better from the attorney general who swore an oath to protect them."

by Andrea Picciotti-Bayer  | 5 days ago

Editorial: Find fix for broken bail system

"The state's judicial system could ensure defendants make it to trial while avoiding the mass lockup of those who can't pay for their freedom."

by The Detroit News  | 5 days ago

Opinion: Educators rate evaluation ‘ineffective’

"Delay is not the permanent solution we need; this change merely keeps a bad system from getting worse."

by Paula Herbart  | 5 days ago

Jacques: Don’t conflate Nassar scandal with Title IX reforms

Jacques writes: "What happened at MSU is vastly different from most of the campus assault investigations that administrators oversee."

by Ingrid Jacques  | 5 days ago

Opinion: Promoting a clean energy revolution

"Failure to reform PURPA will leave consumers vulnerable to higher prices and states virtually powerless to address any distortions in the market."

by Steven Transeth  | 6 days ago

Opinion: Expanding electric car subsidies is failed policy

"Removing the cap on the EV credit would cost a staggering $95 billion over the next 15 years."

by Liam Sigaud  | 6 days ago

Finley: Wolman gave journalism his all right till the end

Detroit News editor and publisher's sometimes gruff exterior could not hide a surprising softness, says Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley

by Nolan Finley  | 6 days ago

Fournier: Wolman was one of the most powerful people you’ll never know

Ron Fournier, who worked with Wolman at the AP, said he was a great leader with an eye for talent and a head for poltiics

by Ron Fournier  | 6 days ago

Jacques: Nessel wages crusade against Catholics

Jacques writes: "Dana Nessel once referred to Catholic adoption agencies — and their supporters — as “hate mongers”

by Ingrid Jacques  | 6 days ago

Opinion: State Education Board may mess with history

"We heard on my radio show and some very disconcertingnews regarding the direction the State Board of Education wants to take with our students"

Bankole: Follow facts in Mayor Duggan probe

"Mayor Duggan is no different than his predecessors and should be treated as such "

Opinion: DIA trains southeast Michigan teachers

"The DIA’s programs have left a lasting impact on our students, teachers and the academic experience at Birmingham Public Schools"

Opinion: Congress fights for Michigan priorities

"Protecting the Great Lakes, funding the Soo Locks, and fighting the opioid crisis are priorities for Michigan families"

Editorial: Mayor Duggan should come clean

"Duggan allowed his personal life to bleed into his official life by giving the appearance that Hassan's charity was getting special treatment"

Opinion: Charter schools open door for black students

Jalen Rose writes: "JRLA has only been around since 2011, and we’re already one of the three best high schools in Detroit"

Podcast: Howes on Ford getting respect

Signs are growing that Ford is no longer the Rodney Dangerfield of the auto industry. Investor sentiment is changing because reality is changing.

Graham: Goodbye, sort of, to ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Avengers’

Two of the biggest entertainment properties of our time are coming to a close, but it's not a complete farewell

Opinion: Cutting animal testing hurts humans

"More than 80 percent of the 216 winners of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine employed animals in their research."

Opinion: Medicaid work requirements improve health

"The goal of assistance programs should be to help improve people’s lives, not trap them in government bureaucracy"

Opinion: Hemingway and Castro linked in Cuba

"The two met only once, at a fishing competition held in Hemingway’s honor"

Finley: Sanders and Warren, reluctant capitalists

"Notice that Sanders didn't toss the riches he gleaned from his book deal into a common pool to be distributed for the common good"

Society Confidential: Hair Wars returns with a musical twist

Also: Oratorical Contest showcases area youth