St. Thomas theology professor Ted Ulrich will present his findings on India’s independence movement, the whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine will answer House Republican questions, and authorities lifted all evacuation orders as firefighters made progress against a blaze near Los Angeles. Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 31, 2019
President Donald Trump’s former top adviser for Russian affairs arrived on Capitol Hill Thursday to testify to House impeachment investigators and Tommie soccer defeated St. Ben’s Wednesday. Reporter Jacob Schneider has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Impeachment is the proper response to a dangerous president
Impeachment. The word re-entered our political sphere with President Donald Trump’s 2016 election. Back then, it seemed like the vain hope of left-wing supporters, but now, it could become reality. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues impeachment is the best option.
News in :90: Oct. 24, 2019
The Summit League commissioner said a decision on St. Thomas’ Division I move will not be reached until at least January and Republicans stormed into a closed-door deposition, briefly halting the Democrat-led impeachment investigation. Production Editor Emily Haugen.
OPINION: Locker room talk fuels toxic masculinity
Most recently, NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of sexual assault and rape by his former trainer Britney Taylor. Sexual assault is not a new issue in the NFL. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters argues it cannot be “boys will be boys” any longer.
News in :90 – Oct. 3, 2019
The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences announced the reconstruction of St. Thomas’ COJO department and a Dallas police officer who killed his unarmed neighbor drew 10 years in prison. Reporter Joey Swanson has today’s news in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 26, 2019
For the entire month of September, St. Thomas sophomore Wyatt Amdahl is walking shoeless, acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, and a homeless man in Duluth pleaded guilty to starting a fire that destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue. Reporter Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 25, 2019
St. Thomas junior Ray Persaud was arrested Tuesday morning upon connection with the three bomb threats in the last six months at St. Thomas. The White House released a rough transcript of Donald Trump’s communication with Ukraine’s leader regarding his investigation of Joe Biden. Chief Video Editor Jack Stanek has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – April 2, 2019
Jurors answer written questions for the case of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman, President Donald Trump suggests he will defer until after 2020 to push for a Republican health care plan, and New Zealanders vote in favor of new gun restrictions. Chief Story Editor Samantha HoangLong has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – March 5, 2019
Hillary Clinton has ruled out a 2020 rematch with Donald Trump, a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, democrats launched a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump on Monday, and St. Thomas students voted on Feb. 12 and 13 in a special election to fill nine open USG positions. Columnist Kayla Mayer has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 28, 2019
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified before Congress Wednesday casting Trump as a racist and a con man, the Minnesota House opened a hearing with Democrats pushing for new gun control laws, Walmart has decided to remove its blue-vested “greeters” from nearly 1,000 stores nationwide, and President Sullivan gave her first state of the University Address on Feb. 21. Reporter Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 26, 2019
President Donald Trump was greeted in Hanoi, Vietnam for a second meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Interstate 35 in Owatonna reopened early Tuesday morning after a blizzard left a foot of snow, and Australian Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric ever to be charged with child sex abuse. Reporter Alex Panos has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Feb. 19, 2019
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced his bid for the 2020 presidential race, 16 states have filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, 16 people were rescued and many more trapped in a SeaWorld ride Monday night, and a water main broke on St. Thomas’ South Campus Monday morning. Photo Editor Isa Tine has today’s News in :90.
AP: Dems’ 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.
News in :90 – Feb. 7, 2019
St. Paul Police Department began a pilot program last week, President Donald Trump’s call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, and an apartment building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday killing six. Assignment Editor Ava Diaz has today’s News in :90.