COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Court records show the man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges.
News in :90 – Nov. 18, 2022
The Mississippi River water level is at an all-time low of 3.5 feet, which the area hasn’t seen since 1988. Experts from Ukraine have joined Polish and American investigators who are looking into a missile blast that killed two men in eastern Poland this week. Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “extremely hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2022
A wartime agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume will be extended by 120 days, Republicans have won control of the U.S. House by a narrow margin and Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year.
News in :90 – Nov. 16, 2022
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, the University of Virginia student accused of killing three football players and wounding two other students, is currently facing three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding and additional gun-related charges. Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation this week to protect same-sex and interracial marriages. Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 pushed American democracy to the brink.
Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike on Ukraine
A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova.
News in :90 – Nov. 15, 2022
Waves of Russian airstrikes rocked Ukraine, Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement over prescription opioids and a University of Virginia student fatally shot three members of the school’s football team. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.
Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and tribal governments still grappling with a crisis in overdose deaths.
News in :90 – Nov. 14, 2022
President Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan during his first in-person meeting with President Xi Jinping. The leaders of the two superpowers aimed to “manage” differences between their nations as they compete for global influence. The nearly three-hour sit down came at a critical juncture for the two countries amid …
Local band Scalise announces new music and show dates
Local band Scalise has begun promoting its second album after a two-year hiatus. The band has released a handful of singles and currently has two show dates at Bogart’s Entertainment in Apple Valley on Nov. 29 and the Turf Club in St. Paul on Dec. 9. Joe LaPorte has the story.
Suspect in deadly U.Va. shooting taken into custody
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The suspect in a shooting at the University of Virginia that killed three members of the football team was taken into custody Monday, more than 13 hours after he allegedly gunned down fellow students in a bus as they returned from a school field trip, authorities said.
St. Thomas ROTC students honor veterans in annual vigil
St. Thomas U.S. Air Force ROTC students marched under the American flag in the Lower Quad on Friday, Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day.
News in :90 – Nov. 11, 2022
Concussion studies are happening on campus, USG met with Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Research Katherine Hill to discuss voter engagement and the Arizona midterm elections have still not been decided. Kaden Stewart has today’s News in :90.
Concussion study seeks to learn more about effects of brain injuries
St. Thomas junior exercise science major Julia Short has been conducting a study on the effects of concussions on simple, everyday tasks over the past four months on the St. Thomas campus. Miles Schiffer has the story.