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United Nations member states pledged Friday to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. That's defined as surviving on $1.25 per person per day. What is life really like on that amount?

Since Syria's civil war, Brazil has quietly accepted more Syrian refugees than any other country in Latin America. Those refugees are now building new lives and connecting with Syrian history there.

It may be surrounded by razor wire and checkpoints, but Baghdad's annual City of Peace Carnival attracts thousands to a huge riverside party to hear music, savor food and hope for a peaceful future.

WMUK will host StoryCorp's OutLoud Initiative in Kalamazoo on November 5, 6 and 7. The StoryCorps Outloud Initiative is designed to capture the stories of…

Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave was born in 1936 in Chesterton PA. His first big break was touring and recording with Ray Charles in 1954. In the early 60's,…

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Squirmercise; Put the P in Polygraph; Partly Germy.

When a North Carolina man found a human leg in a grill, he tried to extend his 15 minutes of fame. Directors Clay Tweel and Bryan Carberry capture the wild tale in their documentary Finders Keepers.

President Obama arrived in New York on Sunday for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the items on his agenda: a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In November, voters in the city of Kalamazoo will elect a mayor and six members of the city commission. This is the first election since voters approved…

Geoff Sobelle calls his new one-man play "a meditation on our relationship to things." On a visit to the show, NPR's Arun Rath gathers a lesson in the meaning of stuff -- and the memories it can bear.