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Hoekstra Tabbed for Ambassador Post Again
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2024) - Any questions about Pete Hoekstra's political future may have been answered on Wedne...
8h ago
Red Wings on WHTC Tonight; Hope Volleyball, GVSU Women's Hoops in Home Action This Evening
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2024) - The Red Wings host the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit tonight. C...
10h ago
New Rec Center Plans Highlight Holland City Council Meeting Agenda
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - Another dream of a family who has made some dreams come true around the Tulip City ...
Nov 20, 2024
The Great Thanksgiving Banquet is a Week Away
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - It's a week to go before one of the Lakeshore's most visible and successful communi...
Nov 20, 2024
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board Committee Interviewed Administrator Hopefuls; No Decision Made
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - Four finalists from 19 applicants for the vacant Ottawa County Administrator pos...
Nov 19, 2024
Local
Allendale Man to Graduate from State Police Trooper School
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2024) - The Lakeshore's police presence will be bolstered after a ceremony in Lansing on Th...
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Hoekstra Tabbed for Ambassador Post Again
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2024) - Any questions about Pete Hoekstra's political future may have been answered on Wedne...
8h ago
New Rec Center Plans Highlight Holland City Council Meeting Agenda
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - Another dream of a family who has made some dreams come true around the Tulip City ...
Nov 20, 2024
The Great Thanksgiving Banquet is a Week Away
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - It's a week to go before one of the Lakeshore's most visible and successful communi...
Nov 20, 2024
UPDATE: Ottawa Co. Board Committee Interviewed Administrator Hopefuls; No Decision Made
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - Four finalists from 19 applicants for the vacant Ottawa County Administrator pos...
Nov 19, 2024
State
Secretary of State Benson cheers passage of bills restricting firearms at polling locations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two bills have been passed by lawmakers that would restrict firearms at polling locations while th...
Nov 19, 2024
Former Coldwater prison guard gets jail time/probation for meth possession
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former corrections officer at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater was sentenced on Monda...
Nov 19, 2024
Gas prices up 9-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's more expensive to fill the gas tank in Michigan compared to last Monday. Triple-A Michigan s...
Nov 18, 2024
General Motors announces lay offs
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. today laid off roughly 1,000 people with a majority of those apparently working out of the auto...
Nov 16, 2024
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta C...
Nov 15, 2024
Local Sports
Red Wings on WHTC Tonight; Hope Volleyball, GVSU Women's Hoops in Home Action This Evening
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2024) - The Red Wings host the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit tonight. C...
10h ago
Lakers Win, Blackhawks & Broncos Fall on Tuesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2024) - Trevon Gunter scored 19 points as Grand Valley State's men won in the Chicagoland area ...
Nov 20, 2024
Red Wings Lose Again, Bulls Best Pistons in Monday Sports Action
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2024) - Macklin Celebrini scored 46 seconds into overtime as the San Jose Sharks celebrated ove...
Nov 19, 2024
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Hope, GVSU Receive NCAA Grid Tourney Assignments; Lions Romp, Bears Blocked on Sunday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 17, 2024) - NCAA football tournament bids were announced on Sunday. Undefeated Hope College gets a ...
Nov 17, 2024
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Hope, GVSU Finish Regular Season Grid Action with Wins; Lions Host Jags on WHTC Sunday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 16, 2024) - Ben Wellman threw for two touchdowns and Tyler Amos ran for two more as Hope completed ...
Nov 17, 2024
National Sports
Olympics-Modern pentathlon at LA 2028 no rescue operation for the sport says president
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Modern pentathlon at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will not be a rescue operation for ...
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Motor racing-Piastri expects to be back on equal terms with Norris
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Australian Oscar Piastri has set his sights on victory in Las Vegas now that McLaren team mate Lando No...
2h ago
Soccer-Martino resigns from Miami after MLS Playoff defeat - media reports
(Reuters) - Gerardo "Tata" Martino has resigned as head coach of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, according to multiple ...
2h ago
Tennis-Australia edge out US to reach Davis Cup semi-finals
MALAGA (Reuters) - Australia booked their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals as doubles pair Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompso...
2h ago
Motor racing-Tsunoda interrogated in his pyjamas on U.S. arrival
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pyjamas for several hours by U...
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National
US agency votes to launch review, update undersea telecommunications cable rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to propose new rules and launch a comprehensiv...
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Second wind storm to pummel US Pacific Northwest, heavy rains through Saturday
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A second powerful wind storm, called a bomb cyclone, will hit the Pacific Northwest by Thursday eve...
1h ago
US suspends controversial asset forfeiture program targeting airline travelers
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Deputy Attorney General has suspended a controversial civil asset forfeiture ...
1h ago
In New Mexico, a Democratic stronghold battling poverty and fentanyl backs Trump
By Andrew Hay and Jorge Garcia SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Past a pawn shop and thrift store in the working-class section...
6h ago
Trump likely to expand 'school choice,' a longstanding conservative goal
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice&quo...
6h ago
World
Journalist seized in Turkmenistan ahead of Swiss award ceremony, say rights groups
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A journalist was seized by security forces in Turkmenistan as she was due to travel to Switz...
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Brazil's Lula says attempt to poison him failed
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that he is thankful for his life after a...
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Belarus opposition fears for former Ukraine volunteer extradited by Vietnam
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Vietnam has extradited a prominent Belarusian opposition figure to Belarus where he faces a hea...
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King Charles' coronation cost 72 million pounds, government says
LONDON (Reuters) - Last year's coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost 72 million pounds and showcased Britain to m...
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Italy moves to replace courts that ruled against its migrant detentions
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing coalition has passed rules to change the courts responsible for validati...
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Business
Russian central bank to restrict some new corporate loans as debt burdens climb
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank on Thursday said it planned to set a surcharge for banks when issuing new loans to l...
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FAA administrator plans to meet with Boeing CEO in Seattle
By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker said on Thursday he plans to soon visi...
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Citron Research discloses short position in bitcoin buyer MicroStrategy
(Reuters) - Citron Research has taken a short position in MicroStrategy, the company said in a post on social media platform ...
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IMF says won't assess Trump's tariff, tax-cut plans until details emerge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will assess U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff and tax-cut pol...
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Spain's lower house approves tax package with three-year bank levy
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish lawmakers approved on Thursday the government's new tax plans, which include an extension of a tem...
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Politics
EU to cajole Trump on trade while readying tariff retaliation
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should seek constructive engagement on trade with the incoming T...
1h ago
In New Mexico, a Democratic stronghold battling poverty and fentanyl backs Trump
By Andrew Hay and Jorge Garcia SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Past a pawn shop and thrift store in the working-class section...
6h ago
Trump likely to expand 'school choice,' a longstanding conservative goal
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice&quo...
6h ago
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
12h ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
17h ago
Health
Viatris fined in Morocco over merger notification, sources say
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -U.S. pharmaceutical giant Viatris Inc. has been fined 7.58 million dirhams ($760,000) by...
2h ago
Analysis-Wall Street awaits Amgen weight-loss drug data expected to move shares
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Upcoming data from a mid-stage study of Amgen's experimental weight-loss drug MariTide will shed...
5h ago
Novartis: launch of Morphosys drug by could be 2027 or later
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis' CEO said on Thursday that the delayed launch of blood-cancer drug pelabresib from the takeove...
9h ago
Novartis raises annual sales guidance until 2028
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis on Thursday raised its medium-term sales guidance, predicting 6% annual growth through 2028, d...
11h ago
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
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Science
Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat cub
YAKUTSK, RUSSIA (Reuters) - The sabre-toothed cat cub is almost small enough to hold in one hand, but its discovery after 32,...
1h ago
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
13h ago
Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as t...
Nov 20, 2024
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes...
Nov 20, 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working in an international collaboration have tracked how the structure of ...
Nov 20, 2024
Technology
Italy plans crackdown on database hacks
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is planning a crackdown on cybercrime, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters on Thursday, after ...
29m ago
Citron Research discloses short position in bitcoin buyer MicroStrategy
(Reuters) - Citron Research has taken a short position in MicroStrategy, the company said in a post on social media platform ...
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Snowflake shares surge on rosy forecast, AI deal with Anthropic
(Reuters) -Snowflake's shares surged more than 28% on Thursday after the data analytics provider raised its annual product re...
1h ago
Russia's central banker in charge of digital payments system resigns
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian central bank's First Deputy Governor Olga Skorobogatova, who was in charge of the regulator's ...
1h ago
Reddit down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) - Reddit was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, a day ...
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Entertainment
K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessl...
9h ago
Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer P...
Nov 20, 2024
Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates
(Reuters) -Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as th...
Nov 20, 2024
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honours cinematographer killed on set
By Malgorzata Wojtunik TORUN, Poland (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film f...
Nov 20, 2024
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne's funeral
By Ben Makori AMERSHAM, England (Reuters) - The former members of boy band "One Direction" were among the mourners ...
Nov 20, 2024