Israel stepped up its offensive on the Gaza Strip in response to an unprecedented attack by Hamas. The war has claimed at least 2,100 lives on both side, and is expected to escalate. U.S. Rep. George Santos stole the identities of donors to his campaign. Chief Studio Producer Abby Madsen has today’s News in :90.
Israel declared war Sunday as it bombarded the Gaza strip with airstrikes in retaliation for a major surprise attack by Hamas.
President Joe Biden condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.
Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal to be released from a Russian jail and auto workers at three General Motors facilities walked off the job early Tuesday. Lily Lupardus has today’s News in :90.
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.
Israel lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable comments” by its foreign minister about Nazism and Antisemitism, President Joe Biden saluted his Walter Mondale Sunday at the UMN, and 29th Annual Undergraduate Communication Research Conference was held Friday. Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.
The trial of three other Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd’s death will be broadcast live and the St. Thomas student body presidential election ended in a tie between Tyus Edmond and Adam Revoir. University Affairs Editor Scout Mason has today’s News in :90.
Macalester College in St. Paul announced that its board of trustees voted to remove the name of its founder from two buildings, the final plan for a billion-dollar development of the old Ford plant in St. Paul was announced last week, and Israel said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in a “wide-scale” operation. Sophia Primozich has today’s News in :90.
The Trump administration said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law and University of St. Thomas Doctorate of Social Work student was named United State of Women Ambassador. Opinions editor Maddie Peters has today’s News in :90.
Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so, retired astronaut Mark Kelly announced that he will run to finish John McCain’s last term in the U.S. Senate, and schools closed across Washington state as a larger weather system wreaked havoc in the region. Business Manager Amanda Strodtman has today’s News in :90.
Senior Valerie Brukhis was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, a prestigious international relations award, to study abroad Israel.
Russia and Syria blame Israel for a pre-dawn missile attack on a major air base in central Syria, an alleged gas attack kills at least 40 people in Syria in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, and USG names a new Student Veteran Representative. Reporter Matthew Curry has today’s News in :90.
Mayzer Muhammad, president of St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government, has disavowed tweets made three years ago and has denied that he is anti-Semitic.
St. Thomas junior Nick Hiniker hopes to bring cultural acceptance and appreciation of Israel to campus through a new student group called Students Supporting Israel.
Israel said its last farewell to the late Ariel Sharon on Monday with a state ceremony outside the parliament building.
