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Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department&...
16h ago
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid fo...
Apr 19, 2024
Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for ...
Apr 18, 2024
NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney ...
Apr 18, 2024
Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is...
Apr 18, 2024
Local
ePIFanyNow plans for Day of Kindness
LANSING, MI -- ePIFanyNow says it celebrating a Day of Kindness on May 3 in Lansing. The foundation identified five local non...
9h ago
Additional ramp closures coming to US-127 project in Lansing
The following story has been updated: The ramp closures are now scheduled for Monday, April 22, according to MDOT. LANSING, ...
Apr 18, 2024
Meridian Township manager to resign
OKEMOS,MI -- After several days of speculation about his job security, Meridian Township Manager Frank Walsh has announced h...
Apr 18, 2024
DeWitt teacher wins award from Michigan Lottery
LANSING, MI -- A Clinton County educator has been honored as this week's Excellence in Education winner by the Michigan Lotte...
Apr 17, 2024
GM leaving RenCen in Detroit
DETTOIT, MI -- General Motors says it is planning to vacate its longtime world headquarters in Detroit. The automaker is goin...
Apr 16, 2024
State
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be on Michigan presidential ballot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on Michigan's presidential ballot in November as the Natural Law Par...
13h ago
Fewer Michigan inmates are going back to prison after their release
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new study from the Michigan Department of Corrections says less inmates released from prison are...
Apr 18, 2024
AUDIO: Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds forum on future of Palisades
BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inspecting the Palisades nuclear power plant in Cover...
Apr 18, 2024
Democrats regain control of Michigan House after two special election wins Tuesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrats have regained their two-seat majority in the Michigan House of Representatives with yest...
Apr 17, 2024
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Former Michigan State House Speaker, wife charged on multiple counts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is being charged with 13 counts of embezzlement, consp...
Apr 17, 2024
National
USC scraps outside speakers at commencement after canceling Muslim student's speech
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The University of Southern California announced there will be no outside speakers and honorees ...
51m ago
Climate targets group's CEO seeks to ease concerns over carbon offset plan
(Reuters) - The CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on Friday sought to reassure critics' concerns over the gl...
3h ago
Five high school students wounded in Maryland shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, where hundreds of high school students had g...
3h ago
World Bank wins $11 billion in pledges to boost lending for climate, global crises
By David Lawder and Christian Kraemer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to ...
5h ago
Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Municipalities and irrigation districts in the western Canadian province of Alberta have agreed t...
8h ago
World
Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez as its unity presidenti...
5m ago
Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that ...
23m ago
Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating
By Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investiga...
1h ago
Azerbaijani journalist remanded in latest move against independent media
(Reuters) - A court in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Friday remanded the head of an independent media outlet for two months...
1h ago
US expects to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exe...
1h ago
Business
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory
By Nora Eckert CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto ...
21m ago
Brazil's Embraer delivers 25 jets in Q1; backlog hits 7-year high
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Friday it delivered 25 aircraft - seven commercial planes and 18 e...
2h ago
BOJ's Ueda says 'very likely' to hike rates if inflation keeps rising
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank "very likely&quo...
3h ago
Honda to invest $808 million in Brazil by 2030
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Honda will invest 4.2 billion reais ($807.74 million) in its Itirapina plant in Brazi...
5h ago
Nike to lay off 740 employees at Oregon headquarters
(Reuters) - Nike will lay off about 740 employees at its world headquarters in Oregon, a letter showed on Friday, as the top ...
5h ago
Politics
RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent's campaign
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House b...
8h ago
Trump campaign launches effort to fight voter fraud
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a program on F...
10h ago
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billio...
16h ago
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Frid...
16h ago
US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in A...
17h ago
Health
USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a facto...
7h ago
Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions
(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Butler Hall Capital said on Friday it is urging Vanda Pharmaceuticals to form an independent s...
8h ago
Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, e...
12h ago
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated John...
13h ago
Explainer-How freezing embryos plays a crucial role in IVF
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in ...
15h ago
Science
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
18h ago
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snak...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
Apr 17, 2024
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
Skydance expects to more than double its revenue in coming years, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Skydance Media, which is in exclusive merger talks with Paramount Global, expects to more than double its revenue...
3h ago
Amazon advertising chief steps aside for new role
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) - Amazon.com's advertising chief Colleen Aubrey, who has held that role for nearly three years, i...
8h ago
Apple's offer to open up tap-and-go tech to be approved by EU next month, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple's offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be appro...
9h ago
Trump media shares gain as it alerts Nasdaq of 'potential market manipulation'
(Reuters) - Shares of Donald Trump's media and technology company were up more than 3% on Friday after it asked the Nasdaq ex...
9h ago
Olympics-Games' broadcaster embracing AI but remains wary of deepfakes
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - As part of a push by the International Olympic Committee to embrace artificial intelligence...
9h ago