Numbers for the record-breaking Powerball jackpot were drawn Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Nicole headed toward Florida’s Atlantic coastline, and Election Day comes to the St. Thomas Campus. Brooke Paine has today’s News in :90.
Students across campus are preparing and educating each other to get ready for Election Day on Nov. 8. Manuela Hill-Muñoz, director of Innovation, Creative Content and Changemaking at St. Thomas, leads a group of students to educate voters and raise voter registration rates on campus as Election Day draws near.
Designers Mackenna Meyers and Alex Lorah recap who’s on the ballot in Minnesota as Election Day draws near.
Opinions editor Macy Berendsen posits her opinion on the recent uptake of art-destroying protests by Just Stop Oil.
An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of both parties will issue urgent appeals to their supporters. With more than 41 million ballots already cast, …
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Oct. 21 that over 78% of Minnesota is experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions following its driest September on record, prompting extra irrigation efforts at St. Thomas to keep plants on campus hydrated enough to survive the winter, according to Director of Facilities Management Mandy Yang. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has the story.
BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 world leaders will attend this year’s U.N. climate talks and requests by environmental activists to stage a rally during the event would be responded to “positively,” host Egypt said Friday.
Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months. The Columbia Journalism Review unveiled a tool on Thursday that calculates the number of stories a missing person’s disappearance would net, based on demographics. A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to threatening a U.S. senator, according to federal prosecutors. Rhynn Paulsen has today’s News in :90.
North Korea fired at least six missiles into the sea Thursday, a gunman in Pakistan wounded former Prime Minister Imran Khan after opening fire on a campaign truck and the Houston Astros pitched the second no-hitter in World Series history on Wednesday. Callie Wing has today’s News in :90.
Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, at least one of them in its direction and landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area. The …
Two of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge on Tuesday ordered the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, to be held without bail.
South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for the Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people, 15 people were injured in a drive-by shooting Monday night in Chicago, and the University of St. Thomas celebrated Campus Sustainability Month in October. Rachel Obeakemhe has today’s News in :90.
Brazilians have delivered a tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics. Bolsonaro’s campaign had made repeated unproven claims of possible electoral manipulation before the vote, raising fears that, if he lost, he …
During the month of October, St. Thomas is participating in Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration every October where colleges and universities hold events to encourage sustainable actions on campus. Elaina Mankowski has the story.
