SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least two people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power. The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete on girls or women’s sports teams.
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.
News in :90 – April 19, 2023
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment. Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion voting systems nearly $800 million in a settlement over election claims. India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation.
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.
News in :90 – April 18, 2023
Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers. Minnesota House Democrats rolled out their main tax bill of the session Monday, proposing nearly $3 billion in breaks for the largest tax cut in state history.
St. Thomas holds sixth annual Run for Ronald charity race
St. Thomas hosted the sixth annual Run for Ronald charity race for the Ronald McDonald House Charities on Saturday. Participants ran around campus twice before arriving at the finish line next to the Anderson Student Center.
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.
News in :90 – April 17, 2023
Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting. The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News put off the opening of the trial Monday. One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota.
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.
Campus Ministry celebrates Ramadan with Iftar event for DFC students
Brenda Cabral Limon can be reached at cabr4475@stthomas.edu Owen Larson can be reached at lars6521@stthomas.edu
News in :90 – April 14, 2023
Hungary’s prime minister sought to bring down the temperature on spiraling tensions between his government and the United States. One of Florida’s busiest airports announced plans to reopen Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded. Unitedhealth beat first-quarter forecasts and hiked its 2023 guidance for the first time, pushed in part by more growth from its optum care segment.
How Facilities Management regulates heating during unpredictable Minnesota winters
There are two main heating, ventilating, and air conditioning plants on campus; one on the north campus and one on the south. The boilers are connected to pipes that run through tunnels and into every building on the north campus.
News in :90 – April 13, 2023
South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for more rain as it cleaned up Thursday from nearly a foot (30 centimeters) that fell in a matter of hours, causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauderdale airport, and turning thoroughfares into rivers. Russia might be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap with the U.S. involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his trial on espionage charges, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Minnesota’s Kyle Farmer was hit in the face by a 92 mph fastball on Wednesday, a frightening mistake by Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito that sent the Twins shortstop for oral surgery to realign his four bottom teeth and suture together lacerations on his lower lip.
News in :90 – April 12, 2023
Police body camera video released Tuesday showed the chaotic moments of a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville. Attorneys defending Fox withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch. Democrats announced Tuesday that they will hold their party’s 2024 national convention in Chicago, choosing the biggest liberal city in the Midwest.
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.