One of the biggest rail unions rejected a deal Monday and raised the risk of a national rail strike, hundreds gathered in a vigil in a Colorado Springs park to honor those killed and wounded during Saturday’s attack and Ukraine could face rolling blackouts through March. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 21, 2022
A strong earthquake toppled buildings and walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island today, killing at least 62 and injuring hundreds. The magnitude 5-point-6 quake shook the region in West Java province in the late afternoon, at a depth of 10 kilometers. It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, where high-rises swayed and …
Sports in :60 – Nov. 21, 2022
The St. Thomas football team beat Butler 27-13 and claimed the Pioneer Football League title on Saturday in Indianapolis. In their second season of Division I, the Tommies went undefeated in their conference, broke into the FCS Top 25 rankings and hoisted the PFL trophy. The St. Thomas men’s basketball team beat Troy and Merrimack …
LGBTQ Nightclub shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Court records show the man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges.
St. Thomas football downs Butler, claims PFL title outright
INDIANAPOLIS – Senior quarterback Cade Sexauer and his fellow senior teammates came to St. Thomas as Division III football players, never expecting to be on a DI team–let alone a Division I conference championship team. Cam Kauffman has the story.
St. Thomas football wins PFL outright, beats Butler 27-13
INDIANAPOLIS – Senior quarterback Cade Sexauer ran in two touchdowns in the St. Thomas football team’s 27-13 road win over Butler Saturday, securing the Tommies’ outright win of the Pioneer Football League title. Cam Kauffman has the story.
Special teams propels St. Thomas football to 14-0 halftime lead over Butler
INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore defensive back Yusuf Leak recovered a blocked 49-yard field goal, returning it for a 66-yard touchdown and pulling the St. Thomas football team to a 14-0 halftime lead over Butler. Cam Kauffman has the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 18, 2022
The Mississippi River water level is at an all-time low of 3.5 feet, which the area hasn’t seen since 1988. Experts from Ukraine have joined Polish and American investigators who are looking into a missile blast that killed two men in eastern Poland this week. Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “extremely hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas enjoys big jump to FCS after boot from D3 league
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sixteen months ago, as St. Thomas prepared to complete an unprecedented jump up in competition, one set of just-for-fun national power rankings pegged the Minnesota Catholic school as dead last among the 128 teams for its rookie season in the Football Championship Subdivision.
St. Thomas rowing club keeps moving despite drought
As a major drought affects the Twin Cities area, the St. Thomas Rowing Club is finding both positives and negatives amid the Mississippi River’s lowest water levels in years. Annabelle Wiskus has the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2022
A wartime agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume will be extended by 120 days, Republicans have won control of the U.S. House by a narrow margin and Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year.
News in :90 – Nov. 16, 2022
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, the University of Virginia student accused of killing three football players and wounding two other students, is currently facing three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding and additional gun-related charges. Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation this week to protect same-sex and interracial marriages. Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 pushed American democracy to the brink.
Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike on Ukraine
A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova.
