The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon.
The White House said Tuesday it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death last week in an Arctic penal colony.
The senate passed an aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, parts of the Northeast U.S. were hit by a snowstorm and shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940. Features CME Miles Schiffer has today’s News in :90.
The death toll from a mining tragedy last week has risen to 13 people. The Biden administration sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine. Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison. AP Wire Editor Grace Sutton has today’s News in :90.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba insisted on Wednesday that NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia and take back occupied territory.
A Russian rocket killed at least 51 people in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday. A man with a gun demanded to see the Wisconsin governor at the Wisconsin capitol. A Minnesota county paid a settlement to a man who lost his hands after failing to get him the treatment he needed. Adam Mueller has today’s News in :90.
Twin Cities Marathon was canceled due to record high temperatures and dangerous conditions. Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open. The loss of Ukraine aid was devastating for lawmakers of both parties. Eli Bieker has today’s News in :90.
Russian missiles and artillery pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday, killing at least three people. More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan “unity ticket” against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings. Executive Director Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.
Russia is replenishing its supplies of ammunition and is expected to turn to North Korea for support, a California law will require many large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and the Carver County Library is considering the removal of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” at a meeting today. Opinions Editor Rhynn Paulson has today’s News in :90.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “long and meaningful” phone conversation. The Minnesota House is debating a “red flag law” to allow the temporary confiscation of guns from people judged to be an immediate threat to themselves or others. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the case of a 94-year-old woman who lost her one-bedroom condo in minneapolis over 2,300 dollars in unpaid taxes, interest and penalties.
Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville.Ukraine’s president visited the Sumy region in northern Ukraine on Tuesday. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead opening statements in his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back transgender rights. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones that hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday, killing six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.
A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days. Germany’s defense minister voiced caution Wednesday over media reports that a pro-Ukraine group was involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year. Immigration status will no longer disqualify more than 80,000 people from getting Minnesota drivers licenses under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks. Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast.
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
