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Downtown Lansing Inc. unveils new vision for Capital City
LANSING, MI -- Downtown Lansing Inc., the management agency championing the revitalization of Downtown Lansing, announced tod...
14h ago
Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan
LANSING, MI -- Severe weather season is here, but as parts of the state can attest after February's storms, severe weather in...
14h ago
Brenda Tracy suing MSU and Mel Tucker
EAST LANSING, MI -- A report in the Detroit Free Press says Brenda Tracy, a prominent rape survivor who was at the center of ...
Mar 07, 2024
US-127 project in Lansing set to begin Monday
LANSING, MI -- Not too many road construction projects get their own website, but this one does. Extensive construction will ...
Mar 07, 2024
MSU wins on Senior Night at Breslin
EAST LANSING, MI -- It was ugly, but nut nonetheless a win for the Michigan State Spartans as they claimed a 53-49 Senior Nig...
Mar 07, 2024
State
Gas prices keep going up in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices continue to set highs for the year in Michigan. AAA Michigan says the average price is...
9h ago
AUDIO: Four years later, WMU professor says high school age students might have been affected most by pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This week marks the marks four-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID...
Mar 15, 2024
Michigan school shooter's father convicted of manslaughter
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A Michigan jury on Thursday convicted the father of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at ...
Mar 15, 2024
RNC sues Secretary Of State over voter rolls
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is being sued by the Republican National Committee over ...
Mar 14, 2024
Body found inside Battle Creek home after fire Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After initially believing there were no injuries in a Monday morning house fire, Battle Creek...
Mar 12, 2024
National
Activist investor Nelson Peltz to vote for Donald Trump, FT reports
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 81-year-old President Bide...
5m ago
More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, fo...
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New York mayor accused of sexually assaulting transit co-worker in 1993
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaul...
1h ago
Reddit, YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo mass shooter
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reddit and Google's YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits ...
3h ago
Avalanche in Russia's Kamchatka kills two, authorities say
(Reuters) - An avalanche in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula killed a 19-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman who were part of a ...
3h ago
World
Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh ...
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Taiwan's vice president-elect makes Czech visit after US trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit t...
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Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls
SEOUL (Reuters) - The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pen...
46m ago
Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says
(Reuters) - The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "a numerically superio...
1h ago
Indonesia fishing village grapples with piles of trash brought in by tides
By Willy Kurniawan TELUK, Indonesia (Reuters) - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was ...
1h ago
Business
Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy
(Reuters) -The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tues...
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Australia's central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signa...
5m ago
Yen weakens, Japan stocks see-saw after BOJ stimulus exit
TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen weakened while Japan's Nikkei share average swung between small gains and losses after the Bank of ...
6m ago
BOJ Governor Ueda proposes ending negative rates as board chair - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has proposed ending negative rates as chair of the policy-setting board, ...
42m ago
Taiwan central bank chief says inflation will be above 2% this year, but lower than 2023
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) and core CPI will be above 2% this year due to higher food prices and ...
42m ago
Politics
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to block testimony from Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels at his upcomin...
6h ago
Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the lead prosecutor on the s...
8h ago
Trump has failed to get appeal bond for $454 million civil fraud judgment, lawyers say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump has so far been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal a $454 m...
12h ago
US Supreme Court won't hear New Mexico official's appeal of insurrection ouster
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an ousted New Mexico county commissio...
14h ago
Trump eyeing Paul Manafort for 2024 campaign role, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to include Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager ...
17h ago
Health
Kroger to sell specialty pharmacy business to Elevance Health's CarelonRx
(Reuters) - Grocer Kroger said on Monday it had entered a definitive agreement for the sale of its specialty pharmacy busines...
6h ago
US CDC urges measles vaccinations amid rising cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, parti...
8h ago
US approves first gene therapy for rare genetic disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved UK-based Orchard Therapeutics' gene therapy ...
9h ago
EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing...
11h ago
Musk defends his ketamine use as beneficial for investors in new video
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - CEO Elon Musk said his ketamine prescription was beneficial for Tesla's investors in a video inter...
12h ago
Science
FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into a misha...
Mar 14, 2024
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics - from food packaging to toys to medical de...
Mar 14, 2024
South Korea scientists tout 'beef rice' as source of protein for the future
By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what the...
Mar 14, 2024
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a m...
Mar 14, 2024
China launch of DRO-A/B satellite on Wednesday not successful - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's launch of a DRO-A/B satellite from Xichang satellite launch centre on Wednesday was not successfu...
Mar 14, 2024
Technology
China's Longi says it will lay off about 5% of employees
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Longi Green Technology Energy, the world's largest solar manufacturer, will lay off about 5% of i...
1h ago
Nvidia's new software tools meant for companies adding AI to business
By Anna Tong and Stephen Nellis SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled software aimed at making it easier for busines...
3h ago
Trading app Robinhood drops margin investing in UK launch
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Trading platform Robinhood has "paused" its plan to lend to UK-based custo...
3h ago
Nvidia launches cloud-based research platform for 6G research and testing
(Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled an AI-powered software platform that allows research into 6G technology through simulat...
5h ago
Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese autom...
5h ago
Entertainment
Rita Moreno revels in 'mean snake of a woman' role in 'The Prank'
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rita Moreno, flush with first-hand experience, had no problem channeling a har...
Mar 15, 2024
Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre's Black roots
By Kat Stafford and ALEXANDRA SARABIA (Reuters) - Texas native and singer-songwriter Denitia was deeply moved when she heard ...
Mar 15, 2024
'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series &quo...
Mar 15, 2024
Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in 'Rust' shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin's lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges against h...
Mar 15, 2024
'Road House' remake honors Patrick Swayze, says Jake Gyllenhaal
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hi...
Mar 15, 2024