A religious group in Ohio announced a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages while another 12 remain abducted, Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted on two charges and the University of Minnesota’s College of Design launched the Design Justice Initiative. Reporter Jos Morss has today’s News in :90.
Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials will spend at least $1 million to put up barricades before Derek Chauvin’s trial, and St. Thomas students await the Travel Risk Advisory Committee’s decision on several study abroad programs. Reporter Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
Police fired tear gas at crowds in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, and four St. Thomas School of Education faculty and staff have sewed and distributed over 1,200 masks. Reporter Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief and the St. Thomas vice president for mission, the Rev. Larry Snyder, will retire on June 30, 2021. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson has today’s News in :90.
TommieMedia director Sophie Carson shines light on three fairly unknown international news stories that St. Thomas political science students said the campus must know.
