The first U.S. passport with an “X” gender designation was issued, the names of the jurors for the Derek Chauvin trial will be released, and seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Dettmer has today’s news in :90.
Seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the seventh week of classes, a decrease of 22 from the previous week.
Two of the five people in the Cambridge house explosion were seriously injured, the Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place and children as young as 3 will start receiving the COVID-19 vaccines in China. Reporter Jonathan Rosario has today’s News in :90.
A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman was sentenced to 57 months, COVID-19 infections and deaths surged to all-time highs in Ukraine, and U.S. regulators signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Lia Piazza has today’s News in :90.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Public Safety Sgt. Reggie Wright has a fan club, the White House has announced plans to vaccinate children, and a judge announced that bail will not be lowered for a man accused of shooting a Twin Cities man. Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
Gov. Tim Walz launched his campaign for a second term, China’s spacecraft docked Saturday at its space station, and twenty-nine positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being. Francisca Aravena has today’s News in :90.
Twenty-nine positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the week of October 15, which is the highest number of positive cases so far this semester.
A public art tribute to Bob Dylan was unveiled Saturday in Hibbing with the hopes of inspiring a new generation of young artists, a notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization and Colin Powell died of COVID-19 complications. Designer Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. will reopen its borders to nonessential travel, Gustavus Adolphus college renamed its arboretum, and nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Stanton has today’s News in :90.
Nineteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the Center for Well-Being during the fifth week of classes.
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators to authorize its pill against COVID-19, a Southern California beach reopened after an undersea pipeline leaked crude oil into the waters and a shootout at a busy St. Paul bar left a woman dead and 14 injured. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Derek Chauvin’s request for a public defender, Pfizer asked the U.S. government to approve use of the vaccine in children aged 5 to 11, and a federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
A touch football game kicked off homecoming week, Gov.Tim Walz called for COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for teachers, and international enrollment is at an all-time high at St. Thomas. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota gave local governments more time to claim federal COVID-19 relief funds, a former Facebook data scientist revealed the company’s dishonesty in preventing hate speech, and the St. Thomas homecoming committee kicked off the week with a football event. Jos Morss has today’s News in :90.
