Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night. Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded the two-day visit to China on Friday. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
Adam Mueller sits down with powerlifter Matt Schraith to talk about the upcoming FISU competition.
The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents, the UN’s top court opened hearings on the Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah and St. Thomas announced that the men’s hockey team will be transferring into the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2026-27 season. Managing Editor Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Slovakia’s prime minister is wounded in a shooting, Republicans call for Democrats to make concessions in the Minnesota legislature, and the St. Thomas sailing and rowing clubs contend with windy conditions on the Mississippi. Reporter Elaina Mankowski has today’s News in :90.
The U.N. says half a million people have fled fighting in Gaza, a proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votesand public safety was involved in car accident on Cretin Avenue during Summit League track championships. Daniela Kopřivová has today’s News in :90.
Michael Cohen takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Senator Bob Menendez begins his bribery trial, and construction on the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena resumes. Managing Editor Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas sophomore Matt Schraith balances being a student with training for the FISU World University Championship Powerlifting meet in Estonia in July. Sports CME Adam Mueller has the story.
About 110,000 people have fled the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian tent encampment this morning at MIT. A Florida sheriff’s body cam footage was released Thursday. Opinions CME Cecilia Wallace has today’s News in :90.
The first shipment of humanitarian aid to a floating pier in Gaza has left a port in Cyprus, forecasters warned of dangerous storms across the U.S. and attorney Ben Crump is calling for transparency in the investigation of the killing of a Black U.S. Air Force Airman by police. Sabrina Thompson has today’s News in :90.
Tension brews at the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings into Gaza, police begin to clear pro-Palestinian protests at George Washington University, and severe storms threaten the Midwest. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has today’s News in :90.
Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago early Tuesday and a Minnesota Senate ethics panel on Tuesday is expected to begin considering what to do with a lawmaker who’s charged with burglary. University Affairs CME Gwynn Vang has today’s News in :90.
The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment has its first legislative hearing, floodwaters close schools in Texas, and Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. Design Lead Preston Yang has today’s News in :90.
China launched a lunar probe on Friday to land on the far side of the Moon, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the repeal of a Civil War-Era ban on nearly abortions in the state and St. Thomas President Rob Vischer sent an email to all students addressing protests on college campuses. Kevin Strus has today’s News in :90.
Milla Mirkovic sits down with players Lauren Galvin and Tezra Rudzitis to discuss their preparation for the upcoming season.
Police removed barricades and began dismantling pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, a highway collapse in China killed 36 and new data shows that pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels. Kendall Shostak has today’s News in :90.
