Repeated warnings were given out by Muslim leaders in Sri Lanka to security officials about the threat of possible attacks.  Videos were posted by the leader of the extremist group responsible for the attacks, and these videos were made three years ago.  The videos included calling for non-Muslims to be “eliminated”.  The Muslim leaders who reported the warnings to security […]

Starting September 1, you will need to be at least 21 years old in order to purchase tobacco products at Walgreens.  This will be a chain-wide policy that is another step towards preventing youth the access to tobacco products.  “We believe this next step can be even more impactful to reduce its use among teens and young adults”, said Richard […]

The department store Kohl’s will be accepting your Amazon returns at its 1,150 stores beginning in July. The store chain has been testing out Amazon returns at 100 of its locations for about two years and sees the service as a way of getting people in the door and potentially making other purchases while they’re there. Kohl’s said that they […]

After the bombings in Sri Lanka that left 321 dead and 500 wounded, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the prime minister of Sri Lanka is warning his citizens that there could be more explosives and militants “out there”.  Wickremesinghe also said some officials will likely lose their jobs over intelligence lapses that surround the attacks.  Wickremesinghe noted that India’s embassy was eyed as […]

Beginning next school year, boys will be allowed to dance on high school dance teams thanks to a legal settlement that the Minnesota State High School League has agreed upon. Juniors Dmitri Moua and Zachary Greenwald sued last July, saying the league’s girls-only bylaws violate laws against sex discrimination in education programs. The settlement was put in place after a […]

The Pride Awards and Lavender Graduation took place at St. Cloud State University on Thursday, April 23, 2019. The ceremony was held in the Voyageurs North room in the Atwood Memorial Center. The Pride Awards is an annual event that recognizes and honors students, staff, faculty and members of the community whom have applied themselves to making a difference in […]

Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic hopeful Joe Biden is facing further accusations of touching women inappropriately. A Nevada Democrat named Lucy Flores said that Biden touched her shoulders from behind and kissed the back of her head at a campaign event in 2014. Flores said Biden has been disrespectful to accusers by joking about the incidents, since then, Biden […]

The United Nations security council approved a German-drafted resolution for combating sexual violence in times of conflict today. The vote for the resolution was 13-0 and both Russia and China submitted drafts against it. The resolution expresses the council’s concern at “the slow progress” in confronting and removing sexual violence in conflicts around the world.