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Tom Stoppard leaves 'majestic body' of intellectual work
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some t...
13h ago
Kiefer Sutherland gets a Christmas glow up in 'Tinsel Town'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actor Kiefer Sutherland, whose career spans four decades, says he got to expand his repert...
Nov 28, 2025
Netflix recovers following brief outage during 'Stranger Things' final season premiere
(Reuters) -Streaming platform Netflix was down for about an hour for several users in the United States on Wednesday evening,...
Nov 27, 2025
Taiwan's 'Left-Handed Girl' shot on iPhones and inspired by real stories
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou takes audiences to a bustling Taipei night market in family dram...
Nov 26, 2025
K-pop group Riize explores a different side in new album 'Fame'
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -For the Korean boy band Riize, recording their second studio album, "Fame,&q...
Nov 26, 2025
Local

Lansing to activate Code Blue
LANSING, MI -- The City of Lansing says it will activate its Code Blue winter weather emergency plan today. Code Blue allows ...
Nov 26, 2025

Weather Watches and Warnings for Thanksgiving
LANSING, MI -- The first real blasty of winter weather is coming in time for Thanksgiving. The National Weather Service offic...
Nov 26, 2025

Small Business Saturday is this weekend
LANSING, MI -- It's the time of year to go shopping; Black Friday and Cyber Monday or coming, but so it Small Business Saturd...
Nov 25, 2025

Santa arrives soon at Meridian Mall
OKEMOS, MI -- Santa will make his grand arrival at Meridian Mall on Friday, Nov. 28, at 11:00 a.m., where he'll be hearing Ch...
Nov 25, 2025

Mid-Michigan VFW Posts ready to unveil restored Civil War flag
** This story has been updated to include a new location for the flag unveiling ** IONIA, MI -- VFW Post 12082 and VFW Post 4...
Nov 25, 2025
State

Crews prepare for winter storm ahead of Thanksgiving travel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Transportation crews in west Michigan are gearing up for the season's first winter storm as more...
Nov 26, 2025

False alarm after authorities thought an explosive may have been left outside a bank in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The bomb squad was called to a bank in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township after a custom...
Nov 25, 2025

Consumers Energy preparing for high winds and wintery mix to move across the state
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy officials say they are preparing for what they call "a significant weather e...
Nov 25, 2025

Michigan GOP chair: Debates in 2026 won't feature as many candidates for governor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Republican Party chair Jim Runestad says the debates by the party's hopefuls for governor...
Nov 25, 2025

Record 2.6 million Michiganders to travel for Thanksgiving
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A record 2.6-million Michiganders are projected to be traveling at least 50 miles from home for ...
Nov 25, 2025
National
Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in Stockton, California
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton in northern California on Sat...
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Operations at Australia coal port to resume on Monday after climate protest disruption
Nov 30 (Reuters) - One of Australia's biggest coal export ports will resume operations on Monday, the port operator said, aft...
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US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its diplomats worldw...
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US Representative Troy Nehls announces retirement
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Troy Nehls announced on Saturday that he would not seek re-election at the...
15h ago
FDA commissioner says data showed 10 child deaths due to COVID shots
Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said on Saturday that data showed 10 child...
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World
Malaysia PM faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's allies were trounced in a regional election, result...
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Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda in critical condition, exiled son says his return not in his hands
By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia remains in "...
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Operations restart at Iraq's Khor Mor field, transporting gas to power stations, ministry says
BAGHDAD, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Operations restarted at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, with the transmission of gas to power stations...
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Pope Leo taking peace message to Lebanon, target of Israeli strikes
By Joshua McElwee ISTANBUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Pope Leo travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peac...
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Kazakhstan criticises Ukraine over drone attack on CPC oil terminal
MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan criticised Ukraine on Sunday for a drone attack on the Black Sea terminal of the Caspia...
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Business
Japan finance minister says yen's rapid fall clearly not driven by fundamentals
TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said on Sunday that recent erratic swings in the foreign exchange market a...
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China's factory activity shrinks again in November, services cool
(Corrects last paragraph to clarify analyst Xu's proposal to a third of consumption subsidies, not a third round of consumpti...
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China Nov non-manufacturing activity contracts for first time in nearly three years, PMI shows
BEIJING, Nov 30(Reuters) - China's non-manufacturing activity shrank in November for the first time since December 2022, an o...
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China's factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows
BEIJING, Nov 30(Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for an eighth month in November, an official survey showed on Sund...
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US judge authorizes sale of Citgo parent's shares to Elliott affiliate
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Saturday authorized the sale of shares in the Venezuela-owned...
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Politics
US Representative Troy Nehls announces retirement
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Troy Nehls announced on Saturday that he would not seek re-election at the...
15h ago
Trump administration reaches deal with Northwestern University to restore funding
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday said it has reached an agreement with Northwestern Universi...
Nov 28, 2025
Bessent says US Treasury working to cut off federal benefits to 'illegal aliens'
(Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. Treasury was working to cut off federal benefits to ...
Nov 28, 2025
Trump vows to freeze migration from 'Third World Countries' after D.C. attack
By Shivani Tanna and Rishabh Jaiswal (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will "pe...
Nov 28, 2025
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
By Ted Hesson, Tim Reid and Jana Winter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday blamed Biden-era vetting f...
Nov 27, 2025
Health
FDA commissioner says data showed 10 child deaths due to COVID shots
Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said on Saturday that data showed 10 child...
19h ago
One third of Spanish pork export certificates blocked since swine fever outbreak, minister says
MADRID, Nov 29 (Reuters) - About one third of Spanish pork export certificates have been blocked after the first outbreak of ...
20h ago
Catalonia closes park after swine fever outbreak
MADRID, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia has barred access to a natural park after six wild boar f...
23h ago
US FDA memo links 10 child deaths to COVID vaccines, New York Times reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an internal memo that at least 10 children had likely died "bec...
Nov 29, 2025
UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country...
Nov 28, 2025
Science
Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have solved the mystery of 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the "Burt...
Nov 28, 2025
Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot
By Matteo Negri POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) -Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a s...
Nov 28, 2025
Baikonur launch pad damaged after Russian Soyuz launch to International Space Station
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut on board successfully d...
Nov 27, 2025
Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of milli...
Nov 27, 2025
European nations agree 30% boost in three-year space budget
By Cassell Bryan-Low LONDON (Reuters) -European nations agreed on Thursday to increase spending on space over the next three ...
Nov 27, 2025
Technology
South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang says 33.7 million customer accounts breached
SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang said personal information from its 33.7 million customer acco...
10h ago
U.S. Black Friday online sales hit record $11.8 billion, Adobe reports
Nov 29 (Reuters) - American shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, up 9.1% from last year, final data ...
20h ago
Micron to invest $9.6 billion in Japan to build AI memory chip plant, Nikkei reports
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Micron Technology will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) to build a new plant in Hiroshima in western...
Nov 29, 2025
US Black Friday online sales hit $8.6 billion, says Adobe Analytics
(Reuters) -U.S. shoppers spent $8.6 billion online on Black Friday, an Adobe Analytics report showed, as more consumers turne...
Nov 28, 2025
CoinShares pulls plug on select crypto ETFs ahead of US listing
(Reuters) -CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurre...
Nov 28, 2025


