Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith excoriated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for suggesting that antidepressants could have caused the deadly shooting at a church in Minneapolis. “I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do,” Smith wrote. “Just shut up….
Washington — Whether in Washington, D.C., or back in their home states, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan and Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee are constantly on guard. “Mr. Burchett and I are both people of strong faith, so I can say I put faith over fear every single day, and I continue to…
Fox News host Trey Gowdy’s call to “track the access to the firearms” after a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school was quickly challenged by his co-host and sparked instant backlash in MAGA corners online. Gowdy argued that it was time to have “a conversation of freedom versus protecting children,” after a gunman, armed…
Two children were killed when a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during a mass attended by young students on Wednesday. The shooter died by suicide after the shooting at the church, which is attached to a school building. Seventeen other children and adults were injured in the shooting, which occurred during…
Love First youth fashion show lifts Twin Cities youth voice and style Rondo-rooted nonprofit Love First hosted its first youth fashion show, celebrating creativity, confidence, and community while highlighting programs that connect teens to college pathways, safety training, and leadership. Love First, the Rondo-rooted nonprofit dedicated to empowering young people in the Twin Cities, held…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Religious colleges that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a popular Minnesota program that lets high school students take college courses for credit, a federal judge has ruled, tossing a state law that she called an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom. The ruling late Friday from…
Shares of UnitedHealth Group are surging before the market open Friday as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it recently purchased shares of the beleaguered insurer. Berkshire Hathaway bought around 5 million shares of UnitedHealth last quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The stake was valued at about $1.57 billion. Buffett plans to retire as…
It was a week before Christmas in 2022, when Saint Paul, Minnesota, police officer Ching Vang and his partner Officer Justina Hser set off on their regular patrol of the city. Natalie Morales | “48 Hours” contributor: The overnight hours, it’s December 16th, 2022. What time do you get that call? Officer Ching Vang: On…
In the early morning hours of Dec. 16, 2022, St. Paul, Minnesota, homicide detectives Abby DeSanto and Jennifer O’Donnell were called to a downtown apartment building to investigate a reported suicide. A 32-year-old woman named Alexandra Pennig had been found dead in her bathroom with a single gunshot wound to the head. For the detectives,…
On Dec. 15, 2022, Matthew Ecker was headed to work when he said he got a frantic call from his former co-worker and friend Alex Pennig. He said Pennig told him she got in a fight with her boyfriend Shane Anderson and was scared of what he might do. So, Ecker took his gun, which…