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.
A warm winter and climate change have called attention to the Office of Sustainability’s strategic plans as St. Thomas works to reach sustainable goals. Madeline Mussay has the story.
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.
A vehicle collision occurred outside the Anderson Student Center turnaround on Cretin Avenue Thursday afternoon. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has the story.
The University of St. Thomas celebrated the official opening of the Schoenecker Center with a dedication ceremony on the center’s exterior terrace on Wednesday. Meanwhile, protestors gathered at the intersection of Summit and Cretin Avenues in opposition to the construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch, Reporter Juan Del Valle and Managing Editor Owen Larson have the story.
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.
Karen Lange, vice president of student affairs, discussed the protest policy at St. Thomas in relation to the college protests happening nationwide at the general Undergraduate Student Government meeting on Thursday, May 2. USG CME Gwynn Vang has the story.
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.
The St. Paul City Zoning Committee unanimously denied both appeals against the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena site plans at a public meeting on Thursday, May 2. Managing Editor Owen Larson has the story.
The St. Thomas Theater Club ushered in the return of live stage productions at the university with its performance of “Entropy or Something,” a one-act play performed at Baumgaertner Auditorium in the Brady Educational Center on Saturday. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has the story.
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.
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.
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.
Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order, the EPA said it finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride and hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Campus Monday. Jaydin Fairbanks has today’s News in :90.
Getting around the Twin Cities could become more difficult this summer after ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft have threatened to cease operations in the area over a Minneapolis city ordinance set to raise the minimum wage for rideshare workers. Livy Dunlap has the story.
