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Fenner Nature Center launches outdoor preschool
LANSING, MI -- Fenner Conservancy in Lansing is expanding its early childhood education offerings with the launch of Fenner N...
May 21, 2026
CATA to adjust schedule for the holiday
LANSING, MI -- If you are a regular rider of CATA, you'll have to adjust your schedule next week on Monday. In observance of ...
May 20, 2026
Apple Vacations to return in 2027 with vacation flights from LAN
LANSING, MI -- Apple Vacations and their vacation brands have announced they are returning service to the Capital Region Inte...
May 20, 2026
Ingham County Fairgrounds to get new grandstand
MASON, MI -- The Ingham County Fairgrounds has announced a $250,000 gift from the Dart Foundation to support the construction...
May 19, 2026
Two restuarants to share space in former Clara's train station building
LANSING, MI -- The former Clara's Lansing Station building on Michigan Ave. in downtown Lansing will be home to two new resta...
May 19, 2026
State
MDOT opening roads for Memorial Day weekend
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be opening up as many road projects as they can for...
May 22, 2026
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MPSC releases 2026 Summer Energy Appraisal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Energy costs in the state are expected to be higher this summer according to the Michigan Public S...
May 22, 2026
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Attorney General Nessel, others call for coal-fired power plant closure
OLIVE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to push for the Consumers Energy J.H. C...
May 22, 2026
Michigan jobless rate holds steady at 5.0 percent in April
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive mont...
May 21, 2026
Mike Duggan drops out of governor's race in Michigan
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Mike Duggan is dropping out of the race to be Michigan's next governor. The former Detroit mayor a...
May 21, 2026
National
ExxonMobil seeks environmental approval for new offshore project in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, May 25 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has applied to Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authori...
1h ago
US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting
May 25 (Reuters) - The Justice Department has again asked a federal court to lift an injunction holding up progress on Pre...
1h ago
Brazil plans $10 billion Eco Invest auction, eyes foreign investors
BRASILIA, May 25 (Reuters) - Brazil expects to raise 50 billion reais ($9.92 billion) in what will be the most ambitious auct...
1h ago
Trump and Warsh's fates are now tied, for better or worse
(Corrects spelling of Mnuchin's first name to Steven in paragraph 2) By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 25 ...
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Flooding kills at least nine in China's Chongqing, state media says
BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding in southwestern China's Chongqing has risen to nine and 11 ...
5h ago
World
Russian Orthodox cleric denies link to white substance found in car by Czech police
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - A former senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday that Czech police had foun...
1h ago
Bolivia president Paz cuts salary by 50% as protests grip country
LA PAZ, May 25 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he will cut his salary by 50%. Speaking at ...
1h ago
Residents in Belgian town evacuated due to explosion risk at burning building
(Corrects spelling of town as Tubize in second paragraph) BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - People living near a burning textil...
1h ago
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
By Gradel Muyisa , Fiston Mahamba and Aaron Ross BUNIA, May 25 (Reuters) - Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight ...
1h ago
US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting
May 25 (Reuters) - The Justice Department has again asked a federal court to lift an injunction holding up progress on Pre...
1h ago
Business
Nigeria economic growth slows slightly in first quarter
ABUJA, May 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's economy grew 3.89% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, down slightly from the f...
1h ago
Bank of Israel resumes rate cuts as inflation stable despite war
JERUSALEM, May 25 (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel lowered short-term interest rates for the third time in six months on Monday...
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Canada April wholesale trade most likely up 0.1% - Statscan flash estimate
May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian wholesale trade most likely rose 0.1% in April from March, largely driven by highe...
2h ago
Target India head says retailer weighing AI tool costs amid shift to usage-based pricing
By Haripriya Suresh and Aishwarya Venugopal BENGALURU, May 25 (Reuters) - Target India head said on Monday that a shift to us...
3h ago
Trump and Warsh's fates are now tied, for better or worse
(Corrects spelling of Mnuchin's first name to Steven in paragraph 2) By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 25 ...
5h ago
Politics
US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting
May 25 (Reuters) - The Justice Department has again asked a federal court to lift an injunction holding up progress on Pre...
1h ago
Trump and Warsh's fates are now tied, for better or worse
(Corrects spelling of Mnuchin's first name to Steven in paragraph 2) By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 25 ...
5h ago
Possible deal on Iran divides US lawmakers largely along party lines
May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran ...
22h ago
Trump talks up his ballroom plan dozens of times but plays down Americans' economic pain
By Steve Holland, Andy Sullivan, Richard Cowan and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Standing in front of the White...
May 24, 2026
Republican defiance over 'anti-weaponization' fund sets up confrontation with Trump
(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 23 ...
May 23, 2026
Health
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
By Gradel Muyisa , Fiston Mahamba and Aaron Ross BUNIA, May 25 (Reuters) - Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight ...
1h ago
WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts
May 25 (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democra...
3h ago
Uganda confirms two more Ebola cases, taking total to seven
KAMPALA, May 25 (Reuters) - Uganda has detected two more confirmed cases of Ebola, its health ministry said on Monday, bri...
5h ago
Jardine Matheson to buy Australia's I-MED at $2.4 billion enterprise value in healthcare push
By Rajasik Mukherjee and Yantoultra Ngui May 25 (Reuters) - Jardine Matheson said on Monday it has agreed to buy Australian m...
13h ago
More than 900 suspected Ebola cases identified in DRC, WHO chief says
May 24 (Reuters) - More than 900 suspected Ebola cases, including 101 confirmed cases, have been i...
18h ago
Science
China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
By Laurie Chen JIUQUAN, China, May 24 (Reuters) - China sent three astronauts to its space station on Sunday, one of whom wil...
May 23, 2026
Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink
(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants th...
May 23, 2026
SpaceX's Starship flight hits most targets in pre-IPO test
By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its...
May 22, 2026
Chicks hatch from artificial egg as US company aims to revive extinct species
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. company said more than two dozen healthy baby chickens have hatched from...
May 22, 2026
Analysis-Space ETFs booming in anticipation of SpaceX IPO
By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 (Reuters) - Space-themed exchange-traded funds are blasting off, with asset...
May 22, 2026
Technology
India's AI ambitions hinge on workforce re-skilling, IBM India head says
By Aditya Soni and Chandini Monnappa BENGALURU, May 25 (Reuters) - India will need a coordinated push across government, comp...
2h ago
Anthropic's Olah says AI must be guided from outside Big Tech
By Giselda Vagnoni and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 25 (Reuters) - The co-founder of AI company Anthropic said on Monday ...
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Quotes from Pope Leo's document warning world of AI risks
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo issued his first major document on Monday, urging international r...
5h ago
Pope, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the developme...
5h ago
Tether says it will launch 'official' stablecoin in Georgia, with government support
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Lucy Papachristou May 25 (Reuters) - Tether, the world's biggest stablecoin issuer, plans to launch...
6h ago
Entertainment
Baby Yoda re-sets 'Star Wars' films with $165 million global opening
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - Baby Yoda brought crowds to movie theaters over the U.S. Memorial Day weeken...
May 24, 2026
'Fjord' by Romania's Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes' top prize
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film ...
May 23, 2026
Who will win the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's top prize?
By Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - With Hollywood studios largely absent, this year's Cannes Film Festival ...
May 23, 2026
Grief drama 'Everytime' wins Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes
CANNES, France, May 22 (Reuters) - Austrian director Sandra Wollner won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Reg...
May 22, 2026
As Stephen Colbert exits 'The Late Show,' podcasts have the last laugh
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Stephen Colbert's sign-off as the host of the CBS "The Late Show&quo...
May 22, 2026
