Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s next Prime Minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday. Sunak will be Britain’s first leader of color and the nation’s third leader this year. He now faces the task of stabilizing the party and country in a time of economic and political turmoil. His only rival, …
European Union leaders on Friday gave the green light to a plan to provide Ukraine with 18 billion euros (dollars) in financial support over the next year, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia is trying to spark a refugee exodus by destroying his country’s energy infrastructure. The City of Minneapolis will pay more than $700,000 to resolve complaints over excessive force by police during protests over the death of George Floyd. St. Thomas seminarians embody “pride and passion” during the football team’s home games by dressing up as construction workers and carrying around duct tape tools to continue the legacy known as Caruso’s Crew. Jack Taggart has today’s News in :90.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, average U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week to 6.94% and this semester marks the 45th anniversary the University of St. Thomas opening its doors to female students. Alex Lorah has today’s News in :90.
Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. The state Department of Health reports that as of Friday there have been 65 cases of vibrio vulnificus infections and 11 deaths in Florida this year. That compares with 34 …
President Joe Biden officially kicked off the application process for his student debit cancellation program, Australia agreed to recognize Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel and Stacks Cafe reopened for the fall semester in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library. KUST Station Director Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
The nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on gender-confirming care for children is starting this week in Arkansas. It’s the latest fight over restrictions on transgender you championed by republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts. Sam Larson has today’s Sports in :60.
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he should be executed. Under Florida law, a death sentence requires a unanimous vote on at least …
Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively. Consumer prices rose 8.2% in September compared with a year earlier, the government said Thursday. On a month-to-month basis, …
Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant in Ukraine to lose all external power for the second time in five days, “This increases the risk of a radiation disaster because electricity is needed to operate critical safety systems.” Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said Wednesday. The jurors who will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas …
Russian forces strafed Ukraine with missiles and munition-carrying drones, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof which challenged his death sentence and conviction and a memorial to deceased St. Thomas students was dedicated outside the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
President Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law. The Biden administration is taking a dramatic step towards decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. According to the White House, the pardon could help thousands overcome obstacles like renting a home or …
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.
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state, and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives. More than 1 million Minnesotans have qualified for bonus checks to frontline workers to recognize their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous $10 million donation was gifted to St. Thomas’ Dougherty Family College on Sept. 22 to help students obtain their associate degree. Addie Chryst 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.
