A man inspired by the Islamic State group set off a crude pipe bomb strapped to his body Monday in a crowded subway corridor near Times Square, injuring the man, slightly wounding three others and sending New York commuters fleeing in terror through the smoky passageway.
Transgender rights protesters picket OEC conference
Security was tight as protesters picketed on Monday morning outside the O’Shaughnessy Education Center, where two opposing conferences were being held.
News in :90 – Dec. 8, 2017
Sen. Al Franken’s resignation, snow in the Deep South, a Stop @ Buzzed campaign and a new nonprofit on campus are all part of today’s News in :90.
Nonprofit sells snacks to students, donates mittens to children
St. Thomas sophomore Chuecheng Yang recently founded the nonprofit company Elewake, which sells snack bags to students and uses the proceeds to buy winter hats and mittens for elementary students at the Hmong International Academy in the Twin Cities.
Stop @ Buzzed campaign to students: eat before drinking
The student-led campaign Stop @ Buzzed is implementing programs to help students make smart decisions regarding alcohol.
St. Thomas community reacts to Franken’s resignation
The St. Thomas professor who lost to Minnesota Sen. Al Franken in the 2008 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate primary said Thursday that he believed Franken was not resigning for the right reasons.
AP: Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he’ll resign in the coming weeks amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
Tommie Award Nominees: Spring 2018
University Affairs Editor Emily Sweeney summarizes the biographies of the 21 Tommie Award nominees for 2018.
News in :90 – Dec. 6, 2017
The St. Thomas music department puts on in annual Christmas concert at Orchestra Hall, and Al Franken denies another allegation. Reporter MacKenzie Bailey has today’s News in :90.
AP: Franken denies allegation he forcibly tried to kiss woman
Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide that he tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006.
St. Thomas Christmas Concert to air nationally on PBS
The St. Thomas Christmas Concert Sunday evening at Orchestra Hall was a made-for-television spectacle.
News in :90 – Dec. 5, 2017
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
News in :90 – Dec. 4, 2017
Today’s News in :90 covers the United States and South Korea’s massive combined air force exercise, President Donald Trump endorses Republican Roy Moore and Pixar’s Coco is named the top film for the second straight week.
News in :90 – Dec. 1, 2017
Today’s News in :90 covers Michael Flynn pleading guilty, a fatal buggy crash, and St. Thomas’ Purple Gloves club.
St. Thomas football travels to Texas
Design Manager Carrie Tronvold looks at the statistics behind Saturday’s quarterfinal matchup between St. Thomas and Mary Hardin-Baylor.