Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night. Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded the two-day visit to China on Friday. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
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.
Slovakia’s prime minister is wounded in a shooting, Republicans call for Democrats to make concessions in the Minnesota legislature, and the St. Thomas sailing and rowing clubs contend with windy conditions on the Mississippi. Reporter Elaina Mankowski has today’s News in :90.
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.
Michael Cohen takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Senator Bob Menendez begins his bribery trial, and construction on the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena resumes. Managing Editor Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
About 110,000 people have fled the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian tent encampment this morning at MIT. A Florida sheriff’s body cam footage was released Thursday. Opinions CME Cecilia Wallace has today’s News in :90.
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.
Tension brews at the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings into Gaza, police begin to clear pro-Palestinian protests at George Washington University, and severe storms threaten the Midwest. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has today’s News in :90.
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.
The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment has its first legislative hearing, floodwaters close schools in Texas, and Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. Design Lead Preston Yang 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.
Lakeville Minnesota high school teachers, parents and community members rallied outside the district before a school board meeting Tuesday. In Florida, an abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy took place today. The recent developments in the united methodist church mark a significant shift in its stance on LGBTQ inclusion. Morgan Hanson 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.
A tornado left four people dead and infrastructure damaged in Oklahoma, Scotlands first minister, Humza Yousaf resigned after a finance scandal and there was a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels on international shipping. Alayna Rund has today’s News in :90.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinker met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials. A measure of inflation closely tracked by Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March. Construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena paused on April 16. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
