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Today in 1962, Michigan's Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant, near Charlevoix, began operation, featuring a promotional video with Ronald Reagan. The plant supported cancer treatments with Cobalt-60 before closing in 1997. Additionally, on this day in 1999, Detroit's Tiger Stadium hosted its final game, where the Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2.

Funding for road repairs is a key part of an emerging budget deal between Democratic and Republicans leaders. But school officials are worried they'll lose out.

Some 14,500 Medicaid patients in Michigan must now pay out-of-pocket or go elsewhere for services like cancer screenings and birth control. "For so many, they're just not going to get the care that they need," one provider said.

All Things Considered is saying goodbye to Ari Shapiro, whose hosts his final show today following 10 years with the program and more than 25 with NPR.

Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has committed to being a bipartisan bridgebuilder. But he's also under pressure to redistrict the state's one GOP congressman out of his House seat.

Neko Case has released her first solo album of the decade. It's also the first she's produced entirely herself, and speaks to her wide musical range.

NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Ari Shapiro what the internet was obsessed with this week.

President Trump has ordered steep new tariffs on imported drugs, home furnishings, and trucks. The president's import taxes are pushing inflation higher. But that's not slowing consumer spending.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Makeup mogul Bobbi Brown talks about paving her own way when her industry was dominated by men.