AP: Biden blasts ‘radical’ Roe draft, warns other rights at risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling t hat has stood for a half century. The court cautioned no final decision had been made, but Biden warned that other privacy rights including same-sex marriage and birth control are at risk if the justices follow through.

News in :90 – Feb. 5, 2021

The Senate approved a measure allowing Democrats to push President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan and the NCAA announced Thursday that the 2020-2021 Division III winter championships have been cancelled. Ad Sales and Promotions Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Dec. 3, 2020

Students with disabilities are experiencing academic setbacks during the pandemic, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff, and a small plane crash-landed on a Minnesota interstate. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.

AP: US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin

The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20.

News in :90 – Oct. 8, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris discussed issues such as the Pandemic, Systematic Racism and more in last night’s Vice Presidential debate, former Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, posted bail Wednesday and was released from jail and St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser will retire at the end of the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday. Videographer Nate Schneiderhan has today’s News in :90.

AP: Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate

Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus.

News in :90 – Dec. 4, 2019

Duluth Bishop Paul Sirba died after suffering a heart attack this past Sunday, Senator Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Paris is deploying thousands of police as France prepares for massive nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the retirement system. Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.