WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost U.S. exports in the coming years.
"As I've said before, China moving to a more market-oriented exchange rate would make ...More
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.
The alert remained in effect for Easter Island.
Chile was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on ...More
PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Times are tough in Michigan Schools and particularly in Portage where they are reconstructing the high schools, facing millions in budget cuts and dealing with a lot of angry parents over a host of smaller issues.
Earlier this year board president Jennifer Whistler quit. She didn’t give ...More
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s Geek Group may know a lot about quantum mechanics and particle physics but the intricacies of the tax code has left them stumped. Founder Chris Boden says they have been given two weeks to pay 100-thousand dollars in taxes that they thought they didn’t have ...More
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another sign of spring in the Kalamazoo area has arrived. It's time for the Home Expo. It will be easy to find they have erected a big wind turbine outside. The Homebuilder's Association of Greater Kalamazoo is trying something a little different this year by locating ...More
CONSTANTINE (WKZO) -- There has been another exploding meth lab. It happened early yesterday in the 14-thousand block of Riverside Drive near Constantine in St. Joseph County. Two people are in the Bronson Burn Unit after their cook exploded in their faces. They have a long painful recovery and possible disfigurement ...More
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Several teens are in big trouble after a car they were riding in went out of control in the 900 block of Hayes Park and cut through several front yards, taking out several fences and a porch before slamming into a house a little after 2AM yesterday.
Public ...More
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) It’s taken over 50 years and it comes too late for many. With all the pomp you would expect from a Washington Ceremony, The WASPS, the Women Air Force Service Pilots, were given the Congressional Gold Medal yesterday for their Service during World War Two ...More
UNDATED (WKZO) -- We know Kalamazoo, Holland and Grand Rapids are all pitching the idea of becoming the Google Fiber Test Site. Topeka Kansas has renamed itself “Google”, Kansas for a month. The mayor of Duluth has humorously proposed that all first born male children be renamed Google.
Yesterday Governor Granholm ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City has the right to use the name "Tavern on the Green" for its landmark Central Park restaurant, rejecting arguments by the restaurant's outgoing operators that they owned the name.
The decision paves the way for the ...More
