The lowest observed temperature in February in 2023 has been minus 13 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, yet students around St. Thomas often lack the layers necessary to stay warm.
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses.
One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, adding to the dozens of people already killed this year in mass shootings across the United States.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University, saying Tuesday that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself.
ATAREB, Syria (AP) — After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the United Nations has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared Thursday, citing imagery from American U-2 spy planes.
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires in the bitter cold and clamored for food and water Thursday, three days after the temblor hit Turkey and Syria and killed more than 19,300.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.
NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Search teams and aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. The death toll soared above 6,200 and was still expected to rise.
A $75 million naming gift from longtime benefactors Lee and Penny Anderson has cleared the way for a multiuse arena on St. Thomas’ south campus, starting fundraising for a project with an estimated price tag of $175 million, the university announced Tuesday.
The University of St. Thomas announced Monday that Robert Vischer will be the university’s 16th president following a months-long nationwide search. Check out TommieMedia.com for the full story featuring an exclusive interview with Vischer. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Jawan C. Carroll was sentenced to 69 years in prison Friday for the 2021 shooting outside a Minneapolis nightclub that left two people dead, including St. Thomas senior Charlie Johnson. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Diners’ curiosity sparked at the Northsider this semester regarding the glass-door refrigerator containing sprouts and seedlings, called the Grow Shelf, located next to the deli section. Gwynnevere Vang has the story.
The Undergraduate Student Government met on Dec. 1 for the last time this semester to discuss changes to the AARC, Student Affairs financial updates and passing of two clubs.
