Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rep. Rogers attends wreath-laying to honor veterans
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — State Representative Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) honored veterans at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Michigan Capitol on Monday, December 12. This marks the se...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. officials met with sister of Paul Whelan, American detained in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials met virtually on Monday with Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, and assured her of President Joe Biden's commit...
Dec 12, 2022
Match on Main grant program to benefit small businesses in eight Southwest Michigan communities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — 35 local small business around the state are slated to get some funds through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Match on Main grant Program. And ...
Dec 12, 2022
Six New Zealand parliamentarians to retire at 2023 election
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that six members of parliament will retire ahead of the 2023 election including Associate Foreign Min...
Dec 12, 2022
Body of sportswriter Wahl, who died while covering World Cup, returns to U.S
By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The body of well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World Cu...
Dec 12, 2022
Countries try to weaken EU clampdown on methane emissions -documents
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Some European Union countries are trying to weaken the bloc's planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, documents show, weeks after the EU ple...
Dec 12, 2022
Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday – witness
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migra...
Dec 12, 2022
Bank of Canada says higher rates are starting to work, frets over inflation risk
OTTAWA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada's rapid-fire rate hikes are starting to slow the economy, the governor said on Monday, but while the bank wants to avoid a recession, there is a risk stic...
Dec 12, 2022
David Letterman interviews Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in underground subway
(Reuters) - U.S. talkshow host David Letterman has done many interviews in his life - but never one quite like this. In October, the late-night host traveled to Kyiv to interview Ukrainian President V...
Dec 12, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court lets California ban flavored tobacco products
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California to enforce a voter-approved ban in America's most-populous state on flavored tobacco products, rejecting R.J. Reynolds Tobac...
Dec 12, 2022
