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  • Drunken driver convicted in motorcyclist's death

    WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A judge has convicted a Weston man in the June drunken driving death of an Oshkosh motorcyclist. Matthew Vissers pled no contest to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in the death of Greg Davis. He admitted drinking a couple of ... More

  • Hartford Girl’s Condition Upgraded

    HARTFORD (WKZO) --A young girl from Van Buren County has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at Bronson Hospital after she was run down by a car, while her horrified father watched, and could do nothing. The sheriff’s department says that last evening ... More

  • Two More Arrested In Kalamazoo Robberies

    KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two more suspects have been arrested for their part in the armed robbery at the Foxwood Apartments a week ago Monday. Eighteen-year-old Skylar Duane Brown and Nicholas Bell of Kalamazoo are being held for armed robbery and Conspiracy. Detectives say they teamed up ... More

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  • Parents Leave Child At Detroit Area Restaurant

    WARREN (WKZO) -- Warren Police are seeking abuse and abandonment charges against the mother and father of a three-year-old boy left at a children's restaurant. The manager of the Caesarland off of Hoover Road found the boy alone around 9 p.m. on Saturday. Police ... More

  • The Wolverine State

    HURON COUNTY (WKZO) -- There is still a family of wolverines at the Detroit Zoo, but the only known wild wolverine ever seen in Michigan, has been found dead in the Minden State Game Area in Huron County, where it lived alone. The body was found ... More

  • Travel Warning

    UNDATED (WKZO) -- If your plans for spring break include northern Mexico, you may want to change those plans. The State Department is telling Americans to avoid unnecessary travel there because of drug violence. Spokesman Fred Lash says they are authorizing U.S. Government Employees at ... More

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  • California police report supports Prius driver

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question. The written account by a CHP officer who raced ... More

  • Canada, U.S. set new avalanche danger warning system

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada and the United States have adopted a unified warning system to better advise skiers and snowmobilers about the avalanche danger, Canadian officials said on Wednesday. Canada unveiled the new warning system just days after a big snow slide slammed into a snowmobile ... More

  • Grand jury indicts ex-Madoff programmers

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury formalized criminal charges on Wednesday against two former computer programmers at swindler Bernard Madoff's firm, alleging they conspired with others to falsify investor records using a special program. The two men, Jerome O'Hara, 47, and ... More

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  • California police report supports Prius driver

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question. The written account by a CHP officer who raced ... More

  • Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies ... More

  • U.S. believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes helped organize December's deadly suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The CIA has ... More

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  • Senator asks drugmakers to explain prices

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Democrat asked top drugmakers on Wednesday to explain why Americans pay higher prices for prescription drugs than patients do in other developed nations. Senator Herb Kohl, who chairs the Special Committee on Aging, sent letters to AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, Novartis ... More

  • Obama says U.S. to pursue aggressive Iran sanctions

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would pursue "aggressive sanctions" to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that could potentially spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Obama, who had made the goal of pursuing dialogue with ... More

  • Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies ... More

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  • Toyota faces racketeering claims in consumer suits

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers seeking civil damages against Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> <TM.N> on behalf of U.S. consumers for diminished resale value of recalled vehicles are broadening their cases to add racketeering claims against the automaker. Using federal racketeering laws to amend ... More

  • Apple board member York hospitalized: source

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> board member Jerry York was hospitalized on Wednesday near his home in Detroit after suffering a collapse, a person familiar with the matter said. Details on York's condition were not immediately available. Jerry York once worked as ... More

  • Fed's Bernanke sees U.S. backing Fannie, Freddie debt

    By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Current Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities are likely to retain U.S. government backing should Congress create a new system for financing U.S. homes, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. The comments follow ... More

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  • Senator asks drugmakers to explain prices

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Democrat asked top drugmakers on Wednesday to explain why Americans pay higher prices for prescription drugs than patients do in other developed nations. Senator Herb Kohl, who chairs the Special Committee on Aging, sent letters to AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, Novartis ... More

  • Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday. Their study in the New England Journal of ... More

  • Public defibrillators boost cardiac arrest survival

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan's schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the number of people who survive cardiac arrest, researchers reported Wednesday. Experts say the findings, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, support efforts ... More

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  • Dogs domesticated in Middle East, not Asia

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From French poodles to German shepherds, domestic dogs likely trace most of their ancestry to the Middle East, as opposed to East Asian origins suggested by previous research, a genetic study reported on Wednesday. The findings, published in the online edition of ... More

  • Hobbit ancestors once colonized Indonesia island

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonized the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought, according to a new study published Thursday. These early ancestors, or hominins, were previously thought ... More

  • NASA chief Bolden sees opportunities for industry

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden defended the U.S. space agency's budget on Tuesday and said its focus on commercial space transportation would provide "incredible opportunities" for U.S. companies. "This budget is good for NASA because it sets the agency on a ... More

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  • New password-stealing virus targets Facebook users

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information. The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging ... More

  • EA to offer complete online Woods game around Masters

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods return to pro golf for the Masters tournament next month is being celebrated by more than fans as EA Sports will launch the final commercial version of its online golf game named after the world's top golfer that week, the ... More

  • FCC plans to announce broadband agenda

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission plans to announce in coming weeks an agenda of proceedings stemming from the recommendations in the national broadband plan, an agency official said. Phoebe Yang, general counsel of the FCC's broadband task force, said on Wednesday that the ... More

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  • Djokovic ousted by Ljubicic at Indian Wells

    By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourth round. Djokovic lost his serve in the sixth game of the second set ... More

  • Beckham back in England after surgery

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham arrived in England on Wednesday to start his recovery from an Achilles tendon injury that appears certain to rule him out of the World Cup finals. "He's in London for the next few days, then he will travel to Los ... More

  • Mariners pitcher Lee suspended for five games

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee of the Seattle Mariners has been handed a five-game suspension for "intentionally" throwing at the head of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday. The incident occurred during the third inning ... More

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  • Bullock cancels trip amid talk of marriage trouble

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock on Wednesday pulled out of the London premiere of her hit movie "The Blind Side" as a U.S. celebrity magazine published a claim that her husband cheated on her. Bullock, 45, who won her first Oscar last ... More

  • Jobless Americans will be focus of next "Apprentice"

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When "The Apprentice" returns to U.S. television for a new season, the focus will be more on "You're hired!" than "You're fired!" NBC said on Wednesday that the next series of the popular reality show will feature Americans who ... More

  • Antonio Banderas named U.N. Goodwill Ambassador

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Development Program (UNDP) has named Spanish actor Antonio Banderas as a "Goodwill Ambassador" for the global fight against poverty, the agency announced on Wednesday. The UNDP said Banderas will use his celebrity status to draw attention to the Millennium ... More

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