Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden calls for justice, end to violence after speaking with Jacob Blake’s family
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with the family of the Black man shot by police in Wisconsin, and emerged from the conversation calling for...
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU sues Trump administration alleging illegal arrests of vets, others in Portland
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued the Trump administration, saying it illegally detained military veterans and other protesters in Portland,...
Aug 26, 2020
How low did it go? Scientists calculate Earth’s Ice Age temperatures
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guided by ocean plankton fossils and climate models, scientists have calculated just how cold it got on Earth during the depths of the last Ice Age, when immense ...
Aug 26, 2020
UPDATE: 1,001,989 COVID-19 cases in MI, 20,781 deaths
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The State of Michigan has officially surpassed 1 million recorded COVID-19 cases. As of Wednesday, September 22, the state’s official COVID-19 tracking website s...
Aug 26, 2020
New York rejects 11th parole bid of John Lennon’s killer
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man who cut short the life and music of rock superstar John Lennon with a burst of bullets nearly 40 years ago lost his 11th bid to be freed from a sentence t...
Aug 26, 2020
Hollywood thriller ‘Tenet’ tests fans’ appetite for cinemas
By Sarah Mills and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - The hopes of Hollywood were riding on the opening of "Tenet" on Wednesday as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to re...
Aug 26, 2020
Schoop and Turnbull lead Tigers to win over Cubs
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Jonathan Schoop hit a grand slam and Spencer Turnbull pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning as the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1 Tuesday night. Turnb...
Aug 26, 2020
Lions protest shooting instead of practicing
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Lions lined up outside of their Allen Park Facility instead of on the field Tuesday to speak out following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Bla...
Aug 26, 2020
More MSU athletes positive in latest round of testing
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan State University officials say three student-athletes have tested positive for Covid-19 during the latest round of tests. The school tested 89 athletes a...
Aug 26, 2020
Chinese metal bands turn up the volume as live venues reopen
By Thomas Peter and Thomas Suen BEIJING (Reuters) - The moment the metal singer Shui Shu spread his arms, Buddhist prayer beads in hand and incense wafting from the stage, his band unleashed a wall of...
Aug 26, 2020
