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"I'm Still Here" spotlights Brazil's authoritarian past
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A white house in a quiet corner of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been attracting a strea...
5h ago
Nineties boy band Boyzone get candid in 'atypical' documentary
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty years on from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recou...
21h ago
'I’m Still Here' shows what authoritarianism looks like, says star Fernanda Torres
By Isabel Teles and Janaina Quinet SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The role of a mother who rebuilds her life after her husband goes mi...
Jan 27, 2025
Don't let AI 'rip off' artists, Beatles star McCartney warns UK government
LONDON (Reuters) - Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to "rip off&quo...
Jan 26, 2025
Dior's Kim Jones pares down embellishments for winter catwalk show
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Dior men's artistic director Kim Jones kept embellishments to a minimum for his winter 20...
Jan 24, 2025
Local
Record level profit-sharing checks coming for GM workers
DETROIT, MI -- General Motors says it will spiff hourly employees with bonus checks larger than any it has ever given out. Th...
4h ago
Saddleback to acquire Coach's Pub and Grill
LANSING, MI -- Saddleback Restaurant Group officials say they will acquire Coach's Pub and Grill in a deal set to be complete...
22h ago
BWL customer open houses helps customers understand utility bills
LANSING, MI -- The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) will host two open houses for customers with questions related to...
Jan 27, 2025
Clinton County woman wins big lottery prize
LANSING, MI -- A Clinton County woman got the best gift of all when she scratched off a $1 million winning Major Cashword ins...
Jan 27, 2025
Ingham ISD Partners with McLaren Foundation on Book Nooks
LANSING, MI -- The McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation and Ingham Intermediate School District are teaming up to support famil...
Jan 22, 2025
State
U.S. Senator Peters not seeking a third term in 2026
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's senior U.S. Senator Gary Peters will not seek a third term in 2026. Peters made the ...
6h ago
Battle Creek Cadet disarms child with loaded handgun during subpoena service
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured as a Battle Creek Police cadet disarmed a five-year-old child holding a lo...
Jan 26, 2025
MITA tells state lawmakers $3.9 billion a year needs to go to road repairs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association is telling state lawmakers they need to...
Jan 23, 2025
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces run for governor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jocelyn Benson is making it official that she is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination i...
Jan 22, 2025
AG Nessel, other Democratic attorneys general sue President Trump
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining 21 other Democratic attorneys general in suing Pr...
Jan 22, 2025
National
Nutrition programs unaffected by Trump funding freeze, White House says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected...
1h ago
Explainer-Does Trump administration's spending pause violate US law?
By Tom Hals and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to fe...
1h ago
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says program exempt from funding freeze
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid paym...
1h ago
Factbox-All of Donald Trump's tariff threats
(Reuters) - Upon returning to office, U.S. President Donald Trump has launched numerous tariff threats. They range from broad...
1h ago
Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine
By Thomas Escritt, Poppy McPherson and Jennifer Rigby BERLIN/BANGKOK/LONDON (Reuters) - Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps...
3h ago
World
Jordan launches air corridor for life-saving medicines into Gaza
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Jehad Shalbak Near KISSUFIM, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Jordan's air force launched on Tuesday the big...
1h ago
Canada responded slowly to foreign meddling but elections were not altered, probe finds
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government was slow in responding to efforts by China and India to interfere...
1h ago
UN chief speaks with DRC, Rwanda leaders over eastern Congo violence
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately ...
1h ago
UNRWA says Israel ban will be disastrous, US says exaggeration
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel ...
1h ago
EU's Kallas, U.S.'s Rubio discuss Ukraine in first phone call
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Uk...
1h ago
Business
Smithfield Foods to keep US pork plants open, eyes tariffs amid IPO, CEO says
By Tom Polansek and Juveria Tabassum (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods does not plan to close more U.S. pork processing plants, Ch...
1h ago
White House evaluates effect of China AI app DeepSeek on national security, official says
By Andrea Shalal and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications ...
1h ago
Venture Global given OK to introduce natgas at another LNG plant as output ramps up
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal regulators on Tuesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural ...
1h ago
Airbus hints at new Space charge as it explores alliance
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus signalled a potential new charge in its troubled Space business on Tuesday, saying it w...
1h ago
Nvidia options draw dip buyers as shares rebound
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Monday's massive selloff in AI-darling Nvidia's shares did little to blunt options ...
1h ago
Politics
Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine
By Thomas Escritt, Poppy McPherson and Jennifer Rigby BERLIN/BANGKOK/LONDON (Reuters) - Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps...
3h ago
US Senate votes to confirm Trump nominee to head Transportation Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 on Tuesday to confirm former Representative Sean Duffy to head the U.S....
3h ago
Trump homeland secretary joins ICE in New York as immigration crackdown intensifies
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined office...
4h ago
Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
By Bo Erickson and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ah...
4h ago
Non-profits, health groups sue over Trump's freeze on grants, loans
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Four groups representing non-profits, public health professionals and small businesses filed a la...
4h ago
Health
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to reduce diabetic kidney disease progression
(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower the risk of progressi...
1h ago
Non-profits, health groups sue over Trump's freeze on grants, loans
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Four groups representing non-profits, public health professionals and small businesses filed a la...
4h ago
WHO worker crowd-funds for UN agency after Trump pulls US out
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization staff member hopes to raise enough money through fundraising on ...
5h ago
Beta Bionics targets $695 million valuation in upsized US IPO
(Reuters) - Beta Bionics is targeting a valuation of up to $695 million in an upsized initial public offering, the insulin de...
5h ago
Bain Capital proposes to acquire remaining shares of Surgery Partners
(Reuters) -Bain Capital Private Equity has proposed to acquire the remaining shares of surgical facility operator Surgery Par...
6h ago
Science
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
(Reuters) - About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became...
1h ago
Scientists use genetic engineering to create mice with two male parents
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male ...
4h ago
Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill...
4h ago
Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of a croc attack on a flying reptile
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, ...
Jan 24, 2025
Where did dinosaurs first evolve? Scientists have an answer
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including pl...
Jan 23, 2025
Technology
White House evaluates effect of China AI app DeepSeek on national security, official says
By Andrea Shalal and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications ...
1h ago
Nvidia options draw dip buyers as shares rebound
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Monday's massive selloff in AI-darling Nvidia's shares did little to blunt options ...
1h ago
Italy regulator seeks info from DeepSeek on data protection
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority, also known as the Garante, said on Tuesday it was seeking answers from Ch...
3h ago
Talen goes to court over FERC's Amazon co-located data center rejection
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talen Energy is asking a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on a decision by federal regulators last year to...
3h ago
Nvidia short bets rake in over $6 billion in profits after DeepSeek panic
By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) - Short sellers of artificial intelligence-related stocks raked in bumper profits after the sma...
4h ago