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Lindsay Lohan comes full circle with 'Freakier Friday'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Lindsay Lohan says she drew upon her own experiences of motherhood for "Freakier Frid...
16h ago
New Mexico judge dismisses Alec Baldwin's 'malicious' prosecution suit in 'Rust' case
(Reuters) -A New Mexico judge has tossed out a misconduct lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin against local prosecutors and s...
Jul 31, 2025
'Wednesday' Season 2 gets gothic global premiere in London
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Hit Netflix series "Wednesday" expands the Addams Family world as it returns to ...
Jul 30, 2025
FCC opens probe into Comcast relationships with local TV affiliates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Federal Communications Commission is opening a probe into NBC-parent Comcast's relati...
Jul 30, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne fans line Birmingham streets to honour Black Sabbath star
By Marissa Davison BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Thousands of heavy metal fans lined the streets of Birmingham on Wednesday ...
Jul 30, 2025
Local

Lansing School District plans to celebrate grand opening of new school
The Lansing School District will celebrate the completion of construction of the new Mt. Hope school with a Grand Opening cel...
2h ago

MSU Extension to cut up to a quarter of its staff
EAST LANSING, MI -- More job cuts are coming to Michigan State University, this time in the MSU Extension office. The school ...
2h ago

The sounds of JazzFest will fill Old Town Lansing this weekend
LANSING, MI -- Lansing's Old Town will light up this weekend with the return of JazzFest Michigan on Friday and Saturday. The...
20h ago

MEC employees help with Day of Action event
MENDON, MI -- Sixteen Midwest Energy and Communications (MEC) employees volunteered this week at two sites in southwest Michi...
Jul 29, 2025

Michigan State Police "Safety Day" is on Tuesday
DIMONDALE, MI -- Michigan State Police (MSP) is inviting the public to a free event they are calling "Safety Day" o...
Jul 28, 2025
State

Bond for Walmart stabbing suspect raised to $1 million
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond for the suspect in the stabbings of eleven people at a Walmart near Traverse City has b...
Jul 31, 2025
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Report: Michiganders need to earn $24.46 an hour to afford two-bedroom rental
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition is finding Michiganders need to...
Jul 31, 2025
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Grand Rapids man pleads guilty after threatening Trump, Vance
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Grand Rapids man is pleading guilty after he threatened to kill President Trump and Vice Pr...
Jul 31, 2025
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Travel Michigan study finds one in 17 jobs touched by tourism
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A study released by Travel Michigan has found one in every 17 jobs in the state are touched in so...
Jul 31, 2025

Walmart stabbing suspect spent a year at Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in the stabbing of eleven people at a Walmart near Traverse City on Saturday has...
Jul 29, 2025
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National
US government turmoil stalls thousands of export approvals, sources say
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Thousands of license applications by U.S. companies to export goods and tech...
1h ago
US cancels $26 million grant for long-stalled high-speed rail project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it is cancelling $26 million in grants for a long-delaye...
1h ago
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara Province erupted on Friday, spewing a more than...
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US manufacturing extends slump; factory employment lowest in 5 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturing contracted for a fifth straight month in July and factory employment dropped to the ...
2h ago
Dissenting Fed officials tie votes to labor market concerns
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -The two Federal Reserve governors who favored an interest rate cut at the U.S. central bank's ...
4h ago
World
Chile's Codelco hopes to reach five trapped mine workers within 12 hours
By Daina Beth Solomon and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean copper giant Codelco aims to reach five trapped workers ...
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Johannesburg's main airport suffers air traffic control system failure
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Johannesburg's main airport O.R. Tambo International Airport suffered an air traffic control system f...
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Panama Ports says it will discuss ports sale with Panama government
BEIJING (Reuters) -Panama Ports Company (PPC) said on Friday that it will communicate with the Panama government at an approp...
1h ago
Gaza mother worries time running out for evacuation of malnourished daughter
GAZA CITY (Reuters) -Stroking the hair of her emaciated daughter on a hospital bed in Gaza City, Nasma Ayad fears time is run...
2h ago
US envoy Witkoff visits aid operation in Gaza rejected by UN
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy became th...
3h ago
Business
Analysis-Trump's 50% Brazil coffee tariff expected to rejig trade, send more beans to China
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration's steep import tariff on Brazilian coffee looks set to reshu...
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Trump tariffs spark 'deep concern' among Brazil chemical firms
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -An association representing chemical companies in Brazil, where large U.S. firms like ExxonM...
1h ago
Panama Ports says it will discuss ports sale with Panama government
BEIJING (Reuters) -Panama Ports Company (PPC) said on Friday that it will communicate with the Panama government at an approp...
1h ago
Russian rouble expected to weaken by 20% in next 12 months, poll shows
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble is expected to weaken to 100 against the U.S. dol...
1h ago
US construction spending extends decline in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. construction spending dropped further in June amid a sharp decline in outlays on single-family hou...
2h ago
Politics
Trump: Fed board should assume control if Powell won't lower interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Federal Reserve board should assume control if Fed Chair...
5h ago
Trump administration to pilot coverage of weight‑loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is planning an experiment to cover weight-loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid, the Was...
6h ago
Banks brace for key UK Supreme Court ruling on car finance commissions
LONDON (Reuters) -The UK's Supreme Court will announce a long-awaited ruling on car finance commissions on Friday that could ...
15h ago
Trump administration refers Harvard to Justice Department in civil rights probe
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration has sent a letter to Harvard University sayin...
20h ago
Democratic senator proposes new safeguards to keep TikTok online
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Thursday proposed new national security safeguards ...
22h ago
Health
Brazil's EMS to sell injector pens to treat obesity
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian pharmaceutical company EMS on Friday said that local pharmacies will start selling its injecto...
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US FDA declines to approve Regeneron's blood cancer therapy for second time
(Reuters) -Regeneron said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has once again declined to approve its blood cancer...
2h ago
Regeneron beats second-quarter results estimates on Dupixent sales boost
(Reuters) -Regeneron Pharmaceuticals beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit on Friday helped by rob...
4h ago
Bain Capital-backed Heartflow eyes $1.3 billion valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) -Cardiac diagnostic software maker Heartflow said on Friday it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.32 billion in ...
4h ago
Health Rounds: Artificial sweetener consumption linked to less effective cancer treatment
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
4h ago
Science
SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida o...
25m ago
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed - and a tomato was involved
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago i...
1h ago
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Sarah Marsh BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/BERLIN, August 1 (Reuters) -European governments are ta...
11h ago
Ancient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima street
LIMA (Reuters) -Human remains pointing to a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery were unearthed in northern Lima by workers d...
20h ago
Astronauts set for launch to ISS as US, Russian space chiefs plan rare meeting
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The heads of NASA and Russia's space agency will watch American, Russian, and Japanese...
Jul 31, 2025
Technology
Liberty Global says Virgin Media O2 will still play role in consolidation
LONDON (Reuters) -Liberty Global said Britain's Virgin Media O2 - its joint venture with Telefonica - would still play a role...
2h ago
UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media...
3h ago
Reddit surges as AI-driven ad strategy wins praise from Wall Street
By Kritika Lamba (Reuters) -Reddit's shares jumped 15% before the bell on Friday after it reported quarterly results that exc...
3h ago
Dominion tops quarterly estimates on power demand from Virginia, South Carolina
August 1 (Reuters) -Dominion Energy on Friday beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates, helped by rising power demand...
3h ago
Microsoft in Brazilian antitrust regulator's crosshairs after Opera complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Brazil's antitrust enforcer CADE has opened an investigation into Microsoft, days after N...
5h ago