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Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer P...
12h ago
Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates
(Reuters) -Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as th...
14h ago
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honours cinematographer killed on set
By Malgorzata Wojtunik TORUN, Poland (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film f...
14h ago
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne's funeral
By Ben Makori AMERSHAM, England (Reuters) - The former members of boy band "One Direction" were among the mourners ...
14h ago
Indonesia can reach net zero emissions before 2050, president says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is optimistic it can reach net zero emissions before 2050, a decade earlier than previously tar...
18h ago
Local
MDOT gives update on US127 project
LANSING, MI -- The reopening of US127 from I-96 to I-496 in Lansing is growing closer, according to MDOT officials. "The...
13h ago
Lansing school's tout solar savings
LANSING, MI -- The Lansing School District has 11 solar projects underway that have attracted $9 million in clean energy ince...
17h ago
Lansing airport plans for busy holiday
LANSING, MI -- Officials with Lansing's Capital Region International Airport say they are prepping for a busy Thanksgiving we...
Nov 19, 2024
Spartan football won't play a single game at noon this year
EAST LANSING, MI -- Michigan State football has learned it won't play a single game this season at noon. On Monday, the kick ...
Nov 19, 2024
Former MSU President Clifton Wharton passes
EAST LANSING, MI -- Clifton R. Wharton Jr., the former Michigan State University president and academic pioneer, passed away ...
Nov 18, 2024
State
Secretary of State Benson cheers passage of bills restricting firearms at polling locations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two bills have been passed by lawmakers that would restrict firearms at polling locations while th...
Nov 19, 2024
Former Coldwater prison guard gets jail time/probation for meth possession
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former corrections officer at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater was sentenced on Monda...
Nov 19, 2024
Gas prices up 9-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's more expensive to fill the gas tank in Michigan compared to last Monday. Triple-A Michigan s...
Nov 18, 2024
General Motors announces lay offs
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. today laid off roughly 1,000 people with a majority of those apparently working out of the auto...
Nov 15, 2024
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta C...
Nov 15, 2024
National
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
23m ago
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
29m ago
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 m...
1h ago
US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of de...
3h ago
US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement on Wednesday arrested a homeless Florida man and charged him with plotting ...
3h ago
World
FAA eases Haiti flight ban as US airlines permitted in north of country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday modified a ban on U.S. airlines operating in...
9m ago
Malaysian man to be publicly caned at mosque for Islamic crime of close proximity
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A 42-year-old father of five faces a public caning at a mosque in Malaysia after being convicted of ...
10m ago
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
23m ago
Mexico's lower house votes to abolish autonomous bodies
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a measure to abolish most o...
2h ago
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ...
2h ago
Business
Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and ...
17m ago
BOJ's Ueda warns AI could bring new financial stability risks
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday central banks must be mindful that techno...
18m ago
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
29m ago
Bitcoin breaks $95,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 made further ground on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regu...
1h ago
Asian stocks ease as Nvidia's forecast dampens risk appetite
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equities fell on Thursday after AI darling Nvidia disappointed investors with a...
1h ago
Politics
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
29m ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
5h ago
Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russel...
6h ago
Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting com...
8h ago
Senators want Biden administration to back hiking mandatory pilot retirement age
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including incoming Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday urged the Biden ad...
8h ago
Health
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
1h ago
Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval for biliary tract cancer treatment
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals' drug for the treatment of a type of biliary t...
4h ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
5h ago
Kura Oncology to partner with Kyowa Kirin for blood cancer therapy
(Reuters) - Kura Oncology said on Wednesday it will collaborate with Japan's Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize the blo...
6h ago
Health Rounds: Blood thinners don't benefit low-risk patients with atrial fibrillation
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we feature three more studies that were presented at one of the...
7h ago
Science
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
1h ago
Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as t...
12h ago
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes...
19h ago
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working in an international collaboration have tracked how the structure of ...
Nov 20, 2024
Spacex launches sixth Starship rocket from Texas
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to space on Tuesday from Texas, eyeing an array of imp...
Nov 19, 2024
Technology
Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and ...
17m ago
BOJ's Ueda warns AI could bring new financial stability risks
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday central banks must be mindful that techno...
18m ago
Bitcoin breaks $95,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 made further ground on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regu...
1h ago
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ...
2h ago
Nvidia's supply snags hurting deliveries but mask booming demand
(Corrects to add Bengaluru to dateline) By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Nvidia's revenue...
3h ago