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Bastille want new tour to be 'joyous celebration' of last 15 years
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British band Bastille say they want to take fans on a joyous celebration of thei...
5h ago
Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at t...
16h ago
Crime families clash in Guy Ritchie's starry new series 'MobLand'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - British filmmaker Guy Ritchie takes viewers back into the dark world of organised crime i...
20h ago
Pop star Selena's murderer denied parole in Texas, 30 years after shooting
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted murderer of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known as the q...
21h ago
Sundance Film Festival waves goodbye to Park City in favor of Boulder, Colorado
(Reuters) - The Sundance Film Festival announced on Thursday it is moving location from Park City, Utah, to the university to...
Mar 27, 2025
Local

New Lansing Dave & Busters to open in April
LANSING, MI -- The first Dave & Buster's restaurant in Lansing will open for business next month, according to Yahoo News...
9h ago

Frank Deak elected to Michigan Baseball HoF
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025, and it includes former DeWitt High School ...
Mar 26, 2025

MSU Police ask for public's help
EAST LANSING, MI -- The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is seeking the community's help to identify the people i...
Mar 26, 2025

March is Red Cross Month
LANSING, MI -- This is the month we celebrate the American Red Cross and all of the significant community contributions the o...
Mar 25, 2025

Spring Break ideas for the kids
LANSING, MI -- Many mid-Michigan schools are on Spring Break this week, including Lansing, Waverly, Mason, Okemos, Haslett an...
Mar 25, 2025
State

Maximum weeks extended and payouts bigger for Michigan unemployment benefits beginning next month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major changes in Michigan's unemployment insurance law go into effect next week. Wednesday, April ...
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Kalamazoo Township police officer shot, suspect wounded too
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Township police officer is stable condition snd a suspect is in critical co...
22h ago

Second trial for woman accused of 2007 Van Buren County murder of her husband begins this week
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opening statements are expected today in the retrial of a Van Buren County woman who had previousl...
Mar 27, 2025

AG Nessel promises full accounting of costs with Flint water crisis investigation in eight weeks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will provide a full accounting of the costs her off...
Mar 26, 2025
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Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy shoots, kills attacking dog in Menards parking lot
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a dog that was attacking him in ...
Mar 26, 2025
National
Kennedy applauds West Virginia's food dye ban, soda restrictions
By Ahmed Aboulenein MARTINSBURG, West Virginia (Reuters) - West Virginia banned food dyes on Friday and said it would restric...
25m ago
US regulators issue preliminary environmental support for Rio Grande LNG
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary decision on Friday supporting environmental...
26m ago
Federal judge orders halt to Trump administration efforts to dismantle consumer agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration must halt efforts to dismantle the Con...
1h ago
US court lets Trump remove Democrats from labor boards, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Donald Trump can - for now - remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards, a U.S. a...
2h ago
US aid agency sending teams to Thailand for earthquake recovery, says source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agency for International Development will send some teams to Thailand to help with recovery e...
3h ago
World
Haitian ex-mayor guilty of US visa fraud linked to torture
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Haitian mayor was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he had lied about havi...
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Somalia offers US exclusive control of air bases, ports
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its pr...
1h ago
IMF board completes review that will disburse $400 million to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its board completed a review that would enable disbursi...
1h ago
US says it expects Lebanese government to disarm militant groups
By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday Israel was defending ...
1h ago
Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey on terrorism, insult charges
ANKARA (Reuters) - Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imam...
1h ago
Business
Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday that his xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, in an all-st...
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Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he had defraud...
7m ago
OpenAI must complete for-profit transition by year-end to raise full $40 billion
By Krystal Hu and Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - OpenAI must transition to a for-profit company by the end of the year to secure ...
8m ago
Scale AI seeking valuation as high as $25 billion in potential tender offer, Business Insider reports
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offe...
9m ago
Moody's says UK's moves to restore budget headroom reflect difficult fiscal outlook
(Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's on Friday said the UK government's moves to restore budget headroom reflect a difficult fi...
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Politics
Court allows Musk, DOGE to make further cuts to USAID
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Elon Musk and members of the cost-focused Department of Government Effi...
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US civil rights probe of Los Angeles gun permits draws criticism
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's launch of a civil rights probe into whether Los Angele...
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Judge says he is inclined to block enforcement of Trump order against law firm WilmerHale
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration...
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Federal judge orders halt to Trump administration efforts to dismantle consumer agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration must halt efforts to dismantle the Con...
1h ago
US court lets Trump remove Democrats from labor boards, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Donald Trump can - for now - remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards, a U.S. a...
2h ago
Health
Bluebird bio receives non-binding bid for up to $110.5 million
(Reuters) -Gene therapy maker bluebird bio said on Friday it had received a non-binding offer from peer Ayrmid for up to $110...
A few minutes ago
Measles outbreak worsens as Texas, New Mexico cases rise 20% in 3 days
(Reuters) -Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% s...
A few minutes ago
Kennedy applauds West Virginia's food dye ban, soda restrictions
By Ahmed Aboulenein MARTINSBURG, West Virginia (Reuters) - West Virginia banned food dyes on Friday and said it would restric...
25m ago
US FDA approves Sanofi's bleeding disorder therapy
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved French drugmaker Sanofi's hemophilia therapy, paving the way for a ...
3h ago
Top Generali investor Mediobanca proposes new term for CEO Donnet
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Mediobanca, Generali's top investor, said on Friday it had proposed another term for CEO Philippe Do...
3h ago
Science
European satellite firms in preliminary EU talks over merger plan -source
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - European aerospace companies Airbus, Thales and Leonardo have started preliminary talks with ...
3h ago
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egypt...
23h ago
NASA, Boeing to start testing Starliner for next flight aimed at early 2026
(Reuters) - NASA said on Thursday it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this ye...
23h ago
U.S. Space Force awards national security contracts to Rocket Lab, Stoke Space
(Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command said on Thursday it had awarded contracts to Rocket Lab USA and S...
23h ago
Fungi vital to life face growing risk of extinction, study shows
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at ri...
Mar 27, 2025
Technology
Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday that his xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, in an all-st...
7m ago
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he had defraud...
7m ago
OpenAI must complete for-profit transition by year-end to raise full $40 billion
By Krystal Hu and Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - OpenAI must transition to a for-profit company by the end of the year to secure ...
8m ago
Scale AI seeking valuation as high as $25 billion in potential tender offer, Business Insider reports
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offe...
9m ago
Trump pardoned BitMEX co-founders, White House official says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned the three co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, a White House o...
1h ago