A former policeman burst into a day care center in Thailand on Thursday, killing at least 37 people, North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm. Gianna Broadhead has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state, and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives. More than 1 million Minnesotans have qualified for bonus checks to frontline workers to recognize their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous $10 million donation was gifted to St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College on Sept. 22 to help students obtain their associate degree. Addie Chryst has today’s News in :90.
North Korea on Tuesday conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.
Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop brawls left 129 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday. The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in her Minneapolis apartment after a night of dinner and drinks with wealthy Chinese executives in 2018, attorneys for both sides announced late Saturday. Madison Liebl has today’s News in :90.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex parts of Ukraine in defiance of international law, saying Moscow would protect the newly incorporated regions by “all available means.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday that he is nominating a former public safety director from Newark, New Jersey, as his top pick for the city’s next police chief. A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
Derek Badger sits down with men’s soccer coach Jon Lowery, senior defender Wes Lorrens, and first-year midfielder Oliver Bieleveldt to discuss the Tommies’ performance, and what they are looking forward to for the rest of the season. Derek Badger can be reached at dabadger@stthomas.edu Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
Hurricane Ian knocked out power to 2.5 million people as it carved a path of destruction across Florida, Russia intends to annex occupied parts of Ukraine on Friday and North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.
The St Thomas Fountain had a surprising new look this past Monday morning, a 70-year-old man driving a tractor in Foster Township was killed on Tuesday night, and Florida prepares for Hurricane Ian. Karl Warner has today’s News in :90.
Hurricane Ian tore into Cuba Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a category 4 storm before it hits Florida, where officials have ordered two and a half million people to evacuate. Isabel Brown has todays News in :90.
A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to the Russian leadership’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to wage war on Ukraine. The shooting comes after scattered arson attacks on enlistment offices and protests in Russian cities …
Voting began Friday in Russian-held regions of Ukraine to decide whether these regions should become part of Russia. The Kremlin-Orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the west as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. The voting, overseen by Moscow-installed authorities, is …
Cam Kauffman sits down with football coach Glenn Caruso, linebacker Jonathan Bunce and wide receiver Andrew McElroy to preview Saturday’s game against Lincoln University (California). Cam Kauffman can be reached at cam.kauffman@stthomas.edu Zachary Knapp can be reached at knap4186@stthomas.edu
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid out a case against Russia at the United Nations, Democrats reach an agreement on a long-sought policing and public safety package, and clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors worsen. Chief Studio Producer Zachary Knapp has TommieMedia’s News in :90.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — United States authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children. Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to …
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