BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 world leaders will attend this year’s U.N. climate talks and requests by environmental activists to stage a rally during the event would be responded to “positively,” host Egypt said Friday.
Man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi held without bail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge on Tuesday ordered the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, to be held without bail.
S. Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.
Individual arrested on St. Thomas campus
The St. Paul Police Department arrested an individual Wednesday afternoon outside of Flynn Hall on St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus. Police officers worked with St. Thomas Public Safety officers to make the arrest, according to Dean of Students Linda Baughman.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Week craft fair comes to campus
To end Women’s Entrepreneurship Week on campus, the CreateSpace and the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship teamed up to host their fourth annual craft fair featuring twelve woman-owned small businesses. Elaina Mankowski has the story.
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday — and now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence.
St. Thomas football rallies in second half for 46-14 win against Presbyterian
Despite trailing at halftime, the St. Thomas football team erupted in the second half for 32 unanswered points, earning the team its sixth-straight win in a 46-14 crushing of Presbyterian Saturday in Clinton, South Carolina. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Tempers flare as men’s soccer falls to Western Illinois 1-0
Senior defender Wes Lorrens was shown a red card after earning two of the six yellow cards given in the St. Thomas men’s soccer team’s 1-0 loss to Western Illinois Saturday at South Field. Derek Badger has the story.
St. Thomas women’s hockey unable to capitalize, falls 2-0 to Mankato
The St. Thomas women’s hockey team kept the first two periods close, but could not outlast the fast-paced offense of Minnesota State-Mankato, falling 2-0 Friday at St. Thomas Ice Arena. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Abel earns Pioneer Football League honor
First-year running back Gabe Abel won Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three touchdowns in the St. Thomas football team’s 26-14 defeat of Drake on Oct. 15.
The ‘pride and passion’ of Caruso’s Crew
St. Thomas seminarians embody “pride and passion” during the football team’s home games by dressing up as construction workers and carrying around duct tape tools to continue the legacy known as Caruso’s Crew. Annabelle Wiskus has the story.
Franklin Pierce holds back St. Thomas women’s hockey in overtime, beats Tommies 2-1
The St. Thomas women’s hockey team shot 57 pucks at Franklin Pierce’s net, with sophomore defender Maddy Clough’s shot breaking through for the only St. Thomas goal, but could not beat the Ravens in overtime, losing 2-1 Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
St. Thomas men’s hockey cannot keep up with USA Hockey NTDP offense
Despite two St. Thomas goals from first-year forward Ryan O’Neill and sophomore forward Tim Piechowski, the Tommies could not keep up with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. The Tommies fell 5-2 Friday at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
St. Thomas women’s hockey’s offense topples Franklin Pierce 3-0
St. Thomas first-year forward Molly Grundhoffer scored her first collegiate goal, helping the St. Thomas women’s hockey team earn its first win of the season with a 3-0 victory over Franklin Pierce Friday at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
First snowfall hits St. Thomas campus
The St. Thomas community awoke Friday to the first snowfall fo the 2022-23 school year. Managing Editor Cam Kauffman has the photos of snow on campus.