Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner today as part of a prisoner exchange with the U.S., hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout this morning and Sen. Chuck Schumer was elected for another term as Senate Democratic leader. Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Thursday for talks on boosting ties between their countries. President Biden announced Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. A St. Paul man was sentenced Wednesday to 43 years in prison for running an online pornography scheme that victimized more than 1,000 girls across the United States.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford with one minute and twenty-five seconds remaining, St. Thomas men’s basketball team lost 75-64 to North Dakota State University Saturday at Schoenecker Arena, and the United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday. Samantha Ellsworth has today’s Sports in :60.
The Undergraduate Student Government General Council met over Zoom on Thursday to discuss open positions and mask wearing, Minnesota’s attorney general will join in a review of the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police, and the French president and German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv to add to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine. TommieMedia Creative Director Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Suicide bombers attached a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan, six people were shot in Minneapolis and the Career Development Center opened a new space for career exploration. Ad/PR Representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
Concern is fading over a massive settlement for George Floyd’s family and its impact on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Asian-Americans are grieving after an Atlanta-area shooting on Tuesday that killed eight people and many U.S. schools are preparing to do summer school to help kids make up for lost time due to the pandemic. Ad/PR representative Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
