A former policeman burst into a day care center in Thailand on Thursday, killing at least 37 people, North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm. Gianna Broadhead has today’s News in :90.
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.
Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop brawls left 129 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday. The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in her Minneapolis apartment after a night of dinner and drinks with wealthy Chinese executives in 2018, attorneys for both sides announced late Saturday. Madison Liebl has today’s News in :90.
The St. Thomas football team won its first conference game this Saturday by defeating Marist College 38-24. The St. Thomas men’s hockey team opened their season last Saturday night by outscoring one of the best teams in the country in the last two periods of the game. The St. Cloud State Huskies would go on …
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex parts of Ukraine in defiance of international law, saying Moscow would protect the newly incorporated regions by “all available means.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday that he is nominating a former public safety director from Newark, New Jersey, as his top pick for the city’s next police chief. A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
Hurricane Ian knocked out power to 2.5 million people as it carved a path of destruction across Florida, Russia intends to annex occupied parts of Ukraine on Friday and North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday. Anya Capistrant-Kinney has today’s News in :90.
Hurricane Ian tore into Cuba Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a category 4 storm before it hits Florida, where officials have ordered two and a half million people to evacuate. Isabel Brown has todays News in :90.
A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to the Russian leadership’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to wage war on Ukraine. The shooting comes after scattered arson attacks on enlistment offices and protests in Russian cities …
Voting began Friday in Russian-held regions of Ukraine to decide whether these regions should become part of Russia. The Kremlin-Orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the west as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. The voting, overseen by Moscow-installed authorities, is …
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid out a case against Russia at the United Nations, Democrats reach an agreement on a long-sought policing and public safety package, and clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors worsen. Chief Studio Producer Zachary Knapp has TommieMedia’s News in :90.
Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia, Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico and JBS has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with consumers that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring with other meat companies to inflate the price of pork. Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota Timberwolves players and staff participated in a player-led icebreaker game of slow-pitch softball on the St. Thomas baseball field.
Over the weekend, the St. Thomas women’s tennis team competed at the Gopher Invitational, starting strong with two individual match wins and two doubles team wins. Joe Ryan pitched shutout ball for the second straight outing and become only the second Minnesota starter to reach the eighth inning this season. Chad Breitenfeldt has today’s Sports in :60.
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico. A funeral was held today for Queen Elizabeth II. Governor Tim Walz proposed a 60 page plan regarding climate change. Rori West has the stories.
Flash floods swept across central Italy, leaving ten people and at least four reported missing. The fire department tweeted that dozens of people trapped or stranded by the rising floodwaters were rescued. Stocks fell on Friday morning, putting the market on track for another week of sizable losses. Sydney Labelle has the stories.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Thursday for talks on boosting ties between their countries. President Biden announced Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. A St. Paul man was sentenced Wednesday to 43 years in prison for running an online pornography scheme that victimized more than 1,000 girls across the United States.
