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Adopt a River Event in Lansing is this Saturday
LANSING, MI -- The Lansing Board of Water & Light and Impression 5 Science Center will celebrate 30 years for the annual ...
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US-127 in Lansing to be closed on Saturday
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Department of Transportation says it will close US-127 in Lansing in both directions on Saturday ...
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Tornado damage reported in SW Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Eleven tornadoes were reported Tuesday in western Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. Gover...
May 08, 2024
Lansing teen killed in weekend shooting identified
LANSING, MI -- The 14-year-old killed in a shooting in Lansing on Saturday was a student at Lansing Eastern High School. The ...
May 07, 2024
Emergent Biosolutions announces layoffs
LANSING, MI -- Emergent Biosolutions said on Wednesday it has laid off 300 people and eliminated 85 unfilled positions in a r...
May 03, 2024
State
Michigan House passes $80.9 billion budget proposal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives Wednesday evening approved an $80.9 billion budget proposal ...
9h ago
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer tours tornado damage
PAVILION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer got a first-hand look at some of the tornado damage in Kalamaz...
10h ago
Seven homes destroyed in Branch County during Tuesday's storm
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - What was described as a supercell destroyed seven homes in northwest Branch County Tuesday evening. Cou...
May 08, 2024
City officials say two tornado touchdowns cause significant damage in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials now say they believe two tornadoes touched down in Portage Tuesday evening. They sa...
May 08, 2024
AUDIO: Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense releases report on national measures needed to avoid another pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report from the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is calling for more action by all leve...
May 07, 2024
National
Tesla interfered with union organizing at New York plant, US agency claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Tesla has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of discouraging workers at a Buffalo, New York a...
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US House panel to hold hearing on Maryland bridge collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a May 15 hearing on the federal g...
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Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son t...
1h ago
Comic book gives the lowdown on Janet Jackson's life and career
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new comic book will chart the highs and lows of American pop star Janet Jackson's car...
1h ago
US Supreme Court reinforces police power in seized vehicle ruling
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday reinforced the power of law enforcement authorities ...
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World
US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he would withhold arms supplies if Isra...
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US 'deeply troubled' by actions against protesters in Georgia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is deeply troubled by actions taken against those protesting a draft law in Georgia ...
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Chad opposition leader Masra claims victory in May 6 presidential election
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra on Thursday claimed he won the Central African nation's May 6 pr...
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Analysis-Behind Biden's Israel weapons pause: a defiant Netanyahu, a tense phone call
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spent months urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
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Zelenskiy dismisses head of state guard after two members accused of assassination plot
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the head of the state guards on Thursday, two days after two of...
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Business
Tesla interfered with union organizing at New York plant, US agency claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Tesla has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of discouraging workers at a Buffalo, New York a...
18m ago
Peru's poverty rate ticks up for second straight year
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's poverty rate rose again last year, official data showed on Thursday, as South America...
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Western Union resumes remittance service to Cuba after 3-month outage
HAVANA (Reuters) - Western Union confirmed on Thursday it had resumed its remittance service from the U.S. to Cuba after the ...
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Exclusive-Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say
By David French (Reuters) - The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are e...
1h ago
BP looking to buy Tesla's Supercharger sites in US, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -BP's electric charging unit is keen on buying Tesla's Supercharging sites in the United States, Bloomberg News rep...
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Politics
Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son t...
1h ago
Donald Trump's youngest son Barron to represent Florida at Republican convention
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, will be one of the delegates representing ...
4h ago
Republican clerk charged in Michigan voting-system breach
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a s...
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US House Speaker Johnson survives ouster attempt, but future uncertain
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson wakes up on Thursday having survive...
9h ago
House quickly defeats Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday quickly defeated an eff...
22h ago
Health
Masimo prepared to provide one board seat if activist Politan drops proxy contest
(Reuters) -Masimo said on Thursday that it is prepared to appoint Politan Capital Management's nominee William Jellison as a ...
1h ago
NYC sued for denying gay employees in vitro fertilization coverage
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - New York City was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday claiming it discriminates against gay male ci...
4h ago
Drugmaker Abbott India posts Q4 profit rise on higher sales
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Abbott India reported a 24% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as strong sales...
6h ago
Viagra maker Viatris misses revenue estimates on weak demand for older drugs
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Viatris narrowly missed first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, hurt by weak sales for its older d...
6h ago
Metaphore Biotechnologies to partner with Novo Nordisk on obesity therapies
(Reuters) - Metaphore Biotechnologies said on Thursday it would collaborate with Novo Nordisk to develop up to two therapies ...
7h ago
Science
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
Explainer-What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard U.S. AI from Chin...
4h ago
TikTok to label AI-generated images, video from OpenAI and elsewhere
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - TikTok said on Thursday it would start using a technology aimed at helping it label images and ...
4h ago
Arm shares fall as tepid forecast takes shine off AI optimism
(Reuters) - Shares of Arm Holdings fell 8% in premarket trading on Thursday as the chip designer's downbeat annual revenue fo...
4h ago
Canada fines Binance $4.38 million for money laundering violations
(Reuters) - Canada's anti-money laundering agency on Thursday said it had imposed a nearly C$6 million ($4.38 million) fine o...
4h ago
SMIC misses Q1 profit estimates
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp reported first-quarter net incom...
6h ago
Entertainment
US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a leg...
4h ago
Warner Bros Discovery misses estimates for quarterly revenue
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, weighed down by a weak a...
7h ago
Spanish court dismisses second tax case against singer Shakira
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court on Thursday dismissed a tax investigation against Colombian pop star Shakira, after the of...
7h ago
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take p...
9h ago
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' cast harnessed their inner apes
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Freya Allan arrived on set for the first day of filming "Kingdom of th...
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