St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced Friday morning in an email that the University of St. Thomas has been invited to the Summit League, which is a division one athletic conference. If the NCAA ultimately grants the waiver request, St. Thomas could begin competing in the Summit League in the fall of 2021.

Top U.S. diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family in return for a high-profile visit to Washington with President Donald Trump. It soon escalated into what one feared was a “crazy” swap that risked vital U.S. military aid.

On Wednesday, a jury composed largely of people of color and women sentenced Amber Guyger to ten years in prison, a day after convicting her of murder in the September 2018 killing of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean, after she said she mistook his apartment for her own.

A pilot with more than 7,000 hours of experience flying a B-17 and his co-pilot were among seven people killed when the bomber crashed and burned at a Connecticut airport, officials said Thursday.

Rae Beaner can be reached at rnbeaner@stkates.edu.