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Soccer-Netflix inks US broadcast deal with FIFA for 2027 and 2031 women's World Cups
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women's World Cup in ...
Dec 20, 2024
Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician...
Dec 20, 2024
'Mufasa' film puts classic lions into more complex storylines
By Danielle Broadway SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Director Barry Jenkins believes it was important to revisit the Disney classic &qu...
Dec 19, 2024
Timothee Chalamet channels young Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Timothee Chalamet likened his journey to playing music legend Bob Dylan to an athlet...
Dec 19, 2024
Hollywood embraces God and the 'cowboy curious' to broaden audience
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The script for the biblical epic "Mary," which tells ...
Dec 19, 2024
Local
Slow go on mid-Michigan roads this morning
LANSING, MI -- Icy and Slick conditions will greet drivers this morning across mid-Michigan. The National Weather Service has...
Dec 20, 2024
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Local first responders to spread holiday cheer to Sparrow patients
LANSING, MI -- Santa and local first responders are coming together to bring joy to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow pat...
Dec 18, 2024
Harris Nature Center kicks off fundraising campaign
OKEMOS, MI -- The Harris Nature Center Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign for the next addition to the Harris Nat...
Dec 17, 2024
Deacons at Diocese of Lansing at center of investigaiton
LANSING, MI -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Monday released a report related to a years-long investigation into cler...
Dec 17, 2024
City of Jackson issues a boil water advisory
JACKSON, MI -- The City of Jackson today issued a boil water advisory for its resident residents who live within the City of ...
Dec 13, 2024
State
AUDIO: Senator Peters discusses legislation to address threats from drones
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan is urging the Senate to pass his bipartisan legislation to ...
Dec 20, 2024
Michigan House again doesn't vote on tipped minimum wage change
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lawmakers in Lansing are running out of time to change Michigan's tipped-worker minimum wage. The ...
Dec 20, 2024
Judge denies Oxford shooter's request for new sentence
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Oxford High School shooter will not be resentenced. An Oakland County judge Thursday d...
Dec 20, 2024
AUDIO: Speaker-elect Hall says Republicans hear the cries of tipped wage workers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker-elect Matt Hall of Richland says the issue of saving the lower tipped wage f...
Dec 19, 2024
State House Republicans boycott session Wednesday, holding press conference today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican lawmakers in the Michigan House did not show up for session on Wednesday as they are pr...
Dec 19, 2024
National
Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, officials say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hun...
2h ago
Lara Trump withdraws from consideration to replace Rubio in US Senate
By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday she has removed her n...
2h ago
Trump picks billionaire Landry's chairman as Italy ambassador
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate billionaire Houston Rockets pro ba...
2h ago
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer as UK special envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he had selected the producer of his long-running re...
5h ago
Trump picks David Fink as administrator of Federal Railroad Administration
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he has selected David Fink to serve as administrator of the Fe...
7h ago
World
Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will do "whatever it takes" to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration canno...
2h ago
Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, officials say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hun...
2h ago
US military conducts precision airstrikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa
CAIRO (Reuters) -The U.S. military said it conducted precision airstrikes on Saturday against a missile storage facility and ...
4h ago
Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 10 Palestinians, including two children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two houses in the Nu...
4h ago
Over 20 civilians killed in central Mali village attacks
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected jihadists killed more than 20 people in a string of attacks on villages in central Mali's insurg...
6h ago
Business
France's Macron backs Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support on Saturday for Ethiopia's debt restructuring...
5h ago
Mexican president confident Congress will ban planting GM corn in 2025
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expects Congress to approve a ban early next year on planting gen...
5h ago
China's Nio introduces Firefly brand to take on BMW's Mini
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Nio unveiled a lower-cost brand named Firefly on Saturday that it touted as a rival to Mercedes'...
10h ago
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing...
10h ago
Retailer Party City files for bankruptcy, will wind down 700 stores
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) - Party City, which has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
16h ago
Politics
Lara Trump withdraws from consideration to replace Rubio in US Senate
By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday she has removed her n...
2h ago
Trump picks billionaire Landry's chairman as Italy ambassador
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate billionaire Houston Rockets pro ba...
2h ago
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer as UK special envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he had selected the producer of his long-running re...
5h ago
US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retiremen...
19h ago
Biden secures 235th confirmed judicial appointee, one more than Trump
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Fri...
Dec 21, 2024
Health
How to save a fentanyl victim: Key facts about naloxone
Naloxone is an over-the-counter nasal-spray medication that can save an overdose victim by rapidly reversing the effects of f...
15h ago
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's bleeding disorder drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Novo Nordisk's drug for the prevention or reduction of bleedin...
Dec 21, 2024
US FDA approves Vertex Pharma's triple combo cystic fibrosis treatment
By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' next-generation treatme...
Dec 20, 2024
Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound wins US FDA approval for sleep apnea
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss treatment, Zepbound, for obstruct...
Dec 20, 2024
Sarepta wins $115.2 million US drug patent verdict from Japan's Nippon Shinyaku
By Blake Brittain Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku infringed a Sarepta patent related to its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (D...
Dec 20, 2024
Science
China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine...
Dec 20, 2024
'Amphibious mouse' among 27 new species discovered in Peru's Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new specie...
Dec 20, 2024
Return of NASA astronauts from space station further delayed until late March
(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late Mar...
Dec 18, 2024
Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is no...
Dec 18, 2024
Japan's Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said it terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on Wednesday, abort...
Dec 18, 2024
Technology
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing...
10h ago
Google says it could loosen search deals in US antitrust case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Goo...
22h ago
US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
TORONTO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platform Inc's WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO ...
Dec 21, 2024
Rumble to receive $775 million strategic investment from Tether
(Reuters) - Video sharing platform and cloud services provider Rumble said on Friday it has entered into an agreement with Te...
Dec 20, 2024
Battery maker Northvolt makes progress toward longer-term bankruptcy financing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt said on Friday it expects to line up additional bankrup...
Dec 20, 2024