President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been fired after being captured on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop and crews are searching the Mississippi River in Washington County for a plane that’s overdue at a South St. Paul airport. Creative Director Sarah McCarthy has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota state officials on Thursday unveiled a plan to reopen schools this fall that gives districts some flexibility to toggle between in-person and online learning, but reserves the right for the state to step in if the coronavirus gets out of control.
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced Wednesday that the University of St. Thomas stands with its international students and seeks to change a Trump administration decision that will force international students to leave the country or transfer if their current school goes totally online this fall.
President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead a task force on coronavirus, Bernie Sanders is scheduled to make his third visit to Minnesota and the Minneapolis Teachers Union is opposing a sweeping plan to reshape the public school system. Videographer Song Johansen has today’s News in :90.
Iran’s government said Monday that 12 people have died from the new coronavirus nationwide and local artist Alyssa Baguss covered the back wall of the Anderson Student Center Hearth Room with a forest landscape. Reporter Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
Seventy years ago, a non-existent list of 57 communists within the State Department emerged, creating a culture of suspicion and mistrust. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues McCarthyism is back in the Republican Party.
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
In response to the impeachment inquiry in October, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet comparing his situation to a lynching. Columnist True Dabill argues terms like “lynching” and “witch hunt” should only be used when their literal descriptions become reality.
House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump, Russian athletes will still compete at the 2019 Olympics despite the doping ban and 2019 was an award-winning season for St. Thomas women’s soccer. Production Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
Albania’s Defense Ministry has reported two more dead in the western port city of Durres following an early morning earthquake and TommieMedia columnist Kayla Mayer argues that patriotism is not synonymous with supporting President Donald Trump. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump has painted himself as the ultimate patriot. Any criticism of him or his policies is deemed unpatriotic, but it shouldn’t be that way. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues patriotism doesn’t mean unceasing support for everything a country does.
Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering from surgery Tuesday and the Dougherty Family College ushered its first group of students into St. Thomas this fall. Photojournalist Maxwell Collier has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump denies a report that he wanted General William Barr to hold a press conference declaring Trump had broken no laws, democrats have announced they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, and the Schultz School of Entrepreneurship hosted the second women in entrepreneurship week at St. Thomas. Reporter Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in :90.
Candidates Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar have both positioned themselves in relatively moderate stances, but it all depends on who you talk to. Columnist Grace Hallen argues the election of a radical democratic candidate will only splinter party lines further.
