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Residents of the Michigan city have been struggling with the lead crisis for the past three years. "This is the first little battle won in this huge overall war," plaintiff Melissa Mays tells NPR.

The alternative minimum tax was passed to target the ultrawealthy, but today it is more likely to affect the upper middle class.

We visit the grocery store on average twice a week, every week, all year long. Next to housing and transportation, many families biggest expense is groceries, often costing around ten percent of household income. Yet, what we do really know about the place that provides much of what we eat? James Beard Award-winning food writer Michael Ruhlman takes a deep dive into the world of the grocery store in his new book, “Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America” (Abrams Press).

By early next year, Beijing will require automakers in China to ensure that at least 8 percent of all vehicles they manufacture are electric.

#LahuKaLagaan is the name of a new viral campaign. It means "the tax on blood." The goal is to get the government to end the tax on sanitary napkins.

The lightning-rod secretary of education delivered her commencement address to the historically black university despite turned backs and loud shouts of "go home" from some graduates in the crowd.

Next week, Sotheby's will auction off some rarely-seen Alexander Hamilton papers that have been held by descendents for more than 200 years. Yale Historian Joanne Freeman saw the documents last month.

People who live downstream of the Northern California dam were allowed to return to their homes more than two days after the structure's concrete spillways suffered serious water damage.

A church in Washington state is suing the federal government for preventing it from practicing its faith. The Episcopal diocese says the refugee ban stops them from welcoming strangers in need.

Members of Congress are back home this week, and many are getting an earful from angry constituents and demonstrators worried about efforts to repeal Obamacare, among other issues.