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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Harvey Hollins, the coordinator of Michigan's clean-up efforts, about how the state is going to address the myriad problems.

Large-scale poultry production is ramping up in North Carolina and getting closer to residential areas. Neighbors say the smells and pollution from these farms can make it hard to breathe.

Many homes in the Northeast use oil heat, and many homeowners lock into a set price to avoid nasty surprises. But this year, that prudent step has backfired as oil prices plunge.

Health insurers are trying to spark a price war by refusing to pay for some brand-name medications unless they get a big discount. This forces some people to change their prescriptions.

In a NASA facility just outside Washington, D.C., workers are building the James Webb Space Telescope, an $8 billion successor to the Hubble. It'll be the largest ever, and it's set to launch in 2018.

Steve Inskeep takes a closer look at the GOP presidential primary race with Cokie Roberts and Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and author of The Selfie Vote.

Washington, D. C. may have had record snowfall over the weekend, but we may never know for sure because of inaccuracies in its measurement.

Haiti was supposed to hold a presidential election on Sunday. The head of Haiti's electoral council said he was delaying the vote for security reasons. Residents have taken to the streets to protest.

Andy Herd thinks a computer can write an episode of the 1990s sitcom. So far, the computer-generated episodes are gibberish. Herd thinks with a bit of editing he could sell the gibberish to a network.

Donald Rumsfeld's app is for a game that is based on a card game Winston Churchill played during World War II. The Wall Street Journalfirst reported on Rumsfeld developing Churchill Solitaire.