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Too much sleep, too little sleep or disrupted sleep may put people at risk for heart disease. A study finds a link between poor quality sleep patterns and a buildup of calcium in the arteries.

The Egyptian military operation to destroy most of the tunnels used to smuggle goods into neighboring Gaza has led to a shortage of cheap fuel and building materials. It also has led to more sewage flowing into the sea. Change is afoot, however, for the first time in six years.

Detroit's emergency management has a lot of parents and teachers worried about the city's public schools. The schools' manager is under fire for his controversial decisions like firing the interim superintendent. Guest host Celeste Headlee discusses the state of Detroit's schools with WDET's news director, Jerome Vaughn.

A 191-year-old building in New Hampton could be torn down as early as next month. That's after residents voted last week against paying to save it.For…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Kurt Piehler, director of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, about the history of and decline in war memorials.

The clean up and the questions begin in the the aftermath of the weekend's violent assault on Brazil's Congress.

The Miami Herald's old headquarters on Biscayne Bay have been sold to a developer who wants to tear it down. Historic preservationists are working to stop the demolition, saying the hulking, boxy building is a prime example of Miami modernism architecture from the 50's and 60's. Demolition proponents — which include some prominent architects — say it's a clumsy building with no sense of style and not a "MiMo" design worth saving.

Author Elizabeth Green argues that effective teaching is a craft, not a skill teachers have naturally. She says teachers need more mentorship — not just more mandates.

A video showed the animals headbutting workers as they tried to leave the building, before they were eventually rounded up and returned to their owner.

Bacteria engineered with an expanded genetic alphabet can produce novel proteins, which could lead to the development of new drugs.