The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks. Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast.
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today over President Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. The death toll rose to 62 today in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered three more bodies. Bella Adams has today’s news in :90.
The St. Paul police department on Wednesday identified the victim of a fatal crash that occurred on Cretin Avenue Monday, The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio and the St. Thomas study abroad office is attempting a new approach to boost student engagement with its programs. Will Abrahamson has today’s News in :90.
The St. Paul Police Department was on the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Cretin Avenue North. Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday. A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home.
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war.” A shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans killed one person, wounded four and sent panicked families running for cover. Opinions editor Rhynn Paulsen has today’s news in :90.
Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers …
One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas. Two sheriff’s deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by five Memphis police officers, officials said late Wednesday. Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a gymnasium demanding reassurances after toxic chemicals spilled and burned in a huge plume over their homes and businesses.
China said it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said Wednesday that she plans to step down after more than eight years in office. Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”
Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University. Nikki Haley, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January compared with a year earlier.
A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Biden. Ukraine’s presidential office said the situation in Bakhmut’s northern suburb of Paraskoviivka is “difficult” as Russian forces continued to pummel the area. Photo/ video editor Brenda Cabral has today’s news in: 90.
Russia announced it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month, rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings in Turkey and Syria and China dismissed a U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemning Beijing over a a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above U.S. waters. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Tens of thousands of people are without shelter following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped. A Minnesota women is convicted of killing her 6-year old son.
President Biden urges Congress to work with him to “finish the job” in his State of the Union address. Ukranian President Zelensky pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a speech before the U.K. Parliement. The confirmed death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose to 11,000, making it the deadliest quake in a decade. LeBron James became the NBA’s top scorer Tuesday night.
Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria. Residents near the crash site in East Palestine, close to the Pennsylvania line, were ordered to leave because of the risk of death or serious injury from toxic fumes. President Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked a major portion of Turkey and Syria early Monday. Intense fighting in the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soldedar and Vuhledar has continued, the Ukrainian presidential office said. Sunday’s Grammy’s saw Beyoncé become the ceremony’s most decorated artist after winning four awards. Managing editor Sam Larson has today’s news in: 90.
