The University of St. Thomas awoke Thursday to a video released online by O’Keefe Media Group that shows a conversation with a Residence Life administrator about campus housing policies for transgender students. The university said the video appears to seek a specific agenda.
St. Thomas student creates a new speech and debate team planning to start next year
Finding out who you really are is what college is all about. St. Thomas first-year student Kitty Marsh plans to help others find their confidence with the new speech and debate team on campus. Marsh fell in love with speech and debate in high school, when it helped her find herself and reach her goals. Abby Madsen has the story.
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.
Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter.
Minnesota, Washington become trans refuges, shield abortions
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington and Minnesota won’t cooperate with attempts to prosecute out-of-state patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming procedures and treatment, under new laws signed Thursday by the two states’ Democratic governors.
Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular host, out at network
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.
Tommies head to capitol to advocate for pressing issues facing Minnesotans
Donna Ruiz, the daughter of immigrant parents who were able to afford necessary medical treatment thanks to Minnesota Care, was one of the nearly 100 young adults who attended the Day at the Capitol on April 11.
Fox, Dominion reach settlement over false election claims
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
St. Paul ordered to court for Summit Trail Plan, failed to comply in data practices statue
The City of St. Paul has been ordered to appear in court for allegedly violating a Minnesota Data Practices Act in its Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan, according to Ramsey County court documents dated April 12.
Louisville shooter targeted bank co-workers, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said.
Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records arising from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.
Biden homes in on policy as Trump indictment gets attention
FRIDLEY, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden ventured to suburban Minneapolis on Monday to talk about factory jobs and contrast his agenda with “the last guy who had this job.” The “last guy,” as Biden calls Donald Trump, was simultaneously touching down in New York to become the first former president to be arrested.
GOP donor convicted in Minnesota sex trafficking trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury found Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, 32, guilty of seven counts involving “commercial sex acts” with five girls ages 15 and 16 in 2020, when he was 30 years old.