News in :90 – March 9, 2023

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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.

News in :90 – Dec. 1, 2022

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment fell last week, police in Spain detonated a suspicious envelope discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and the U.S. House moved to avert a rail strike by passing a bill binding companies and unions to a proposed settlement from September. Annabel Lyons has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Oct. 4, 2022

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North Korea on Tuesday conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 10, 2021

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Kim Potter was charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter, Jussie Smollett was convicted for lying to police and and the labor shortage has left employers lacking snowplow drivers and other employees. Reporter Noelle Gahnz has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 9, 2021

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President Joe Biden opened the first White House Summit for Democracy, authorities say a crash in Minneapolis early Thursday following police pursuit of a SUV that was reportedly stolen has left two juveniles dead and three others hospitalized, and the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years. Kylie LaValle has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Sept. 30, 2021

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St. Thomas students gathered to denounce white supremacy, the CDC is encouraging people to get the flu shot, and the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week. Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Sept. 16, 2021

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded not guilty to violating civil rights of a teenager, Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week, and the St. Thomas women’s soccer team earned the university’s first Division 1 win. Elizabeth Neil has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – May 7, 2021

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Employers in the United States added 266,000 jobs last month, which is sharply lower than in March, and China’s trade with the U.S. and the rest of the world surged by double digits in April as consumer demand recovered. Reporter Josie Morss has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 4, 2021

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The number of Americans seeking unemployment declined last week, small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to hire employees and one of the original white doves at Prince’s Paisley Park estate died Tuesday. TM Creative Director Elizabeth Neil has today’s News in :90.

News in :90- Nov. 25, 2020

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Students choose between going home or staying on campus for Thanksgiving, surging COVID-19 cases in Minnesota forced the state to send the National Guard to help, applications for unemployment benefits rose in the U.S. Ad/Pr Representative Kyra Winslow has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Sept. 17, 2020

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Patients and donors from several healthcare providers have been notified of a possible data breach, unemployment applications reach an all-time high and a St. Thomas student was robbed by two suspects. Web Manager, Sara Thibault has News in :90.

News in :90 From a Distance – May 7, 2020

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The Trump administration has shelved a report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, and Minnesotans should fish close to home to help curb the coronavirus pandemic when the walleye season opens this weekend. Design Manager Reid Neeser has today’s News in :90 from a distance.

News in :90 From a Distance – April 23, 2020

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Minnesota is partnering with the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic to test as many as 20,000 people per day for COVID-19, more than 4.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, and a St. Thomas biology professor researches how cancer cells spread from tumors into other parts of the body. Advertising and Public Relations Director Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90 from a distance.