The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents, the UN’s top court opened hearings on the Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah and St. Thomas announced that the men’s hockey team will be transferring into the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2026-27 season. Managing Editor Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
The first shipment of humanitarian aid to a floating pier in Gaza has left a port in Cyprus, forecasters warned of dangerous storms across the U.S. and attorney Ben Crump is calling for transparency in the investigation of the killing of a Black U.S. Air Force Airman by police. Sabrina Thompson has today’s News in :90.
In this opinions piece, Elaina Mankowski discusses the intricacies and editorial challenges presented in coverage of the 2024 Met Gala.
Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago early Tuesday and a Minnesota Senate ethics panel on Tuesday is expected to begin considering what to do with a lawmaker who’s charged with burglary. University Affairs CME Gwynn Vang has today’s News in :90.
Police removed barricades and began dismantling pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles, a highway collapse in China killed 36 and new data shows that pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels. Kendall Shostak has today’s News in :90.
Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order, the EPA said it finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride and hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Campus Monday. Jaydin Fairbanks has today’s News in :90.
India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators,” Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia and Minnesota lawmakers are pursing bans on “book bans.” Katherine Oswald has today’s News in :90.
More potential jurors were dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters a second day, Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways and key bridges in major US cities and Minnesota Democratic leader disavows local unit’s backing of candidate accused of stalking a lawmaker. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Germany rejected allegations that it’s facilitating acts of genocide in Gaza at UN court, prosecutors urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion caseUber and Lyft have planned to exit Minneapolis in May over a city council ordinance requiring drivers to be paid at a higher rate. Livy Dunlap has today’s News in :90.
An Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital food aid to Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation.
Israeli airstrikes killed 48 people in Gaza overnight, Donald Trump could be at risk of losing some of his properties if he can’t pay his New York civil fraud penalty and many Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T. Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
U.S. inflation ticked down against last month, Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza overnight and a Catholic priest was fatally stabbed in Nebraska. Rasamy Lee has today’s News in :90.
In a major breakthrough, India’s Transportation Minister, Nitin Gadkari, announced the successful rescue of all 41 construction workers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel after 17 days. Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire, potentially leading to further exchanges of hostages. In the U.S., Hunter Biden has defiantly offered to testify publicly before Congress in response to a Republican subpoena, adding a new layer of complexity to the ongoing special counsel probe amidst President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest war and further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday.
