Voting began Friday in Russian-held regions of Ukraine to decide whether these regions should become part of Russia. The Kremlin-Orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the west as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. The voting, overseen by Moscow-installed authorities, is …
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid out a case against Russia at the United Nations, Democrats reach an agreement on a long-sought policing and public safety package, and clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors worsen. Chief Studio Producer Zachary Knapp has TommieMedia’s News in :90.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — United States authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children. Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to …
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Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia, Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico and JBS has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with consumers that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring with other meat companies to inflate the price of pork. Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico. A funeral was held today for Queen Elizabeth II. Governor Tim Walz proposed a 60 page plan regarding climate change. Rori West has the stories.
Minnesota Timberwolves players and staff participated in a player-led icebreaker game of slow-pitch softball Thursday on the St. Thomas baseball field. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Flash floods swept across central Italy, leaving ten people and at least four reported missing. The fire department tweeted that dozens of people trapped or stranded by the rising floodwaters were rescued. Stocks fell on Friday morning, putting the market on track for another week of sizable losses. Sydney Labelle has the stories.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Thursday for talks on boosting ties between their countries. President Biden announced Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. A St. Paul man was sentenced Wednesday to 43 years in prison for running an online pornography scheme that victimized more than 1,000 girls across the United States.
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of instigating new rounds of shelling Wednesday across their borders as hostilities reignited between the two longtime adversaries. MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country. Nurses, hospital staff and supporters gathered outside of Children’s Minnesota-St. Paul and United hospitals Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day nurses strike pressing for higher wages, resolving understaffing and more. Ben Hogan has today’s New in :90.
Nurses, hospital staff and supporters gathered outside of Children’s Minnesota-St. Paul and United hospitals Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day nurses strike pressing for higher wages, resolving understaffing and more. Cam Kauffman and Derek Badger have the story.
The EU Parliament backed a proposal for a law banning the sale of agricultural products linked to the destruction of forests, a Connecticut jury will begin hearing evidence today in a trial to decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting, and lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month.
Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launch a three day strike over issues of pay. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Center for Well-Being has recently opened online scheduling for counseling sessions. Cam Kauffman has today’s news in :90.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday over issues of pay and what they say is understaffing that has been worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic.
