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Pharrell Williams teams with Nigo for Vuitton show at the Louvre
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton men's creative director, Pharrell Williams, drew his audience to a rear cou...
6h ago
Organist Garth Hudson, last surviving member of rock group the Band, dies at 87
By Matthew Lewis , (Reuters) - Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-...
10h ago
Berlin Film Festival organisers unveil 2025 competition line-up
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Richard Linklater's new feature about a Broadway composer, a documentary about young peo...
15h ago
Fencing-Iron Maiden's Dickinson shows his mettle in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Iron Maiden will not be back on tour before May, yet the heavy metal band frontman Bruce Dickinson was on s...
Jan 20, 2025
Vivendi's new 'galaxy' of companies needs more time to explain strategy, analysts and investors say
By Gianluca Lo Nostro, Florence Loeve and Paul Sandle GDANSK/PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Vivendi management and bosses of some o...
Jan 20, 2025
Local
Accident Closes EB I96 at I69
LANSING, MI -- Multiple crashes this morning have been reported on mid-Michigan roads. A Michigan Department of Transportatio...
15h ago
Most mid-Michigan schools close for Tuesday
LANSING, MI -- It's not a snow day but it'll do for students across mid-Michigan. The artic chill freezing all of the Lansing...
Jan 21, 2025
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Here's what not to leave in your car during the cold
LANSING, MI -- Sub zero temperatures the next few days across mid-Michigan will be cold enough to freeze items left in your c...
Jan 20, 2025
Consumers Energy has cold weather tips
LANSING, IM -- Bitter cold air is settling into mid-Michigan this weekend. Consumers Energy says by making some simple change...
Jan 17, 2025
Lions pride comes to Lansing area Thursday
LANSING, MI -- Fire up Lions fans. The The Detroit Lions' 'We Want More Tour' is in the Lansing area today for a few stops. A...
Jan 16, 2025
State
Governor Whitmer issues statement upon President Trump's inauguration
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says in a statement that she is looking "forward to gettin...
17h ago
VIDEO: Car slams into fire truck on-scene for another accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two crashes are being investigated by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office that happene...
Jan 20, 2025
National Weather Service issues cold weather advisory for entire state
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for the entire state of Michigan...
Jan 20, 2025
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Average Michigan gas price up 12-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 12-cents a gallon from last week. Triple-A Michigan says the averag...
Jan 20, 2025
Detroit Lions playoff game to have big economic impact
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saturday night's playoff game for the Detroit Lions at Ford Field is expected to pay off for busin...
Jan 17, 2025
National
Carbon markets investor kicks off $1.5 billion Amazon protection plan in Davos
By Simon Jessop, Susanna Twidale and Virginia Furness (Reuters) - A carbon markets investor backed by Swiss-trading house Mer...
15m ago
New allegations against Hegseth as Senate readies vote on Pentagon nominee
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on...
18m ago
Factbox-Key directives in Trump DEI executive order for government, private sector
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed ...
18m ago
Trump to place federal DEI staff on paid leave starting Wednesday
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all ...
1h ago
US and India discuss concerns about 'irregular immigration,' State Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, co...
2h ago
World
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China
BANGKOK (Reuters) - United Nations human rights experts have urged Thailand not to send 48 Uyghurs in its custody back to Chi...
5m ago
Turkey opposition leader to stand trial for inciting public hatred
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court late on Tuesday ordered far-right Victory Party leader Umit Ozdag be held in custody pen...
5m ago
South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for exacerbating deadly plane crash
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would remove the concrete embankme...
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Turkey detains nine people over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that c...
6m ago
New allegations against Hegseth as Senate readies vote on Pentagon nominee
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on...
18m ago
Business
Morgan Stanley's bonus payouts for star Asia bankers to jump by up to 50%, sources say
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's top-performing investment bankers and traders in Asia will see up to a 50...
14m ago
Japan kicks off spring wage talks, smaller firms in focus
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks...
1h ago
Japan wage growth gathers steam as reluctant retailers raise pay
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employe...
2h ago
Wealthy Indians tap into bathroom luxury with $18,500 smart toilets
By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) - In India's polluted northern city of Kanpur, Rajat Ghai has a penchant for Rado watches a...
2h ago
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 billion joint venture
By Stephen Nellis and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI af...
3h ago
Politics
New allegations against Hegseth as Senate readies vote on Pentagon nominee
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on...
18m ago
Factbox-Key directives in Trump DEI executive order for government, private sector
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed ...
18m ago
Trump to place federal DEI staff on paid leave starting Wednesday
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all ...
1h ago
Trump says Biden left him 'inspirational-type' letter
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said former President Joe Biden left him a "nice" letter inside ...
3h ago
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was serving ...
4h ago
Health
Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all e...
4h ago
Masimo names Becton Dickinson's Katie Szyman CEO
(Reuters) - Masimo said on Tuesday it has named Becton Dickinson executive Katie Szyman as chief executive officer after a bi...
5h ago
Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - An outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the U.S. state of Georgia, the nation's biggest chi...
5h ago
US FDA approves J&J's ketamine-based therapy to treat depression
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-based nasal spray Spravato to trea...
15h ago
US FDA puts clinical hold on Atara's trials for cancer cell therapies
(Reuters) - Atara Biotherapeutics said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a clinical hold on the dru...
16h ago
Science
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with...
8h ago
Lonestar's moonshot: Firm aims to place data center on lunar surface
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Lonestar Data Holdings is reaching for the moon in its quest to place the first physical data cen...
13h ago
Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white sh...
Jan 20, 2025
US FAA opens probe into SpaceX's Starship explosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk'...
Jan 17, 2025
Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur...
Jan 17, 2025
Technology
Google invests $1 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic, FT reports
(Reuters) - Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into OpenAI rival Anthropic, the Financial Times repo...
20m ago
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 billion joint venture
By Stephen Nellis and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI af...
3h ago
TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
(Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend more than $12 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure this year, ...
3h ago
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was serving ...
4h ago
Meta ex-COO Sandberg sanctioned in investor lawsuit for deleting emails
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was sanctioned ...
4h ago