ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 22 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today issued this statement as newly-sworn President Donald Trump issued numerous anti-immigration executive orders that will create barriers and harms to people fleeing persecution, including torture. President Trump took swift action after his inauguration to issue dozens of executive orders. Some seek to narrow, or close off entire  more

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 22 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Jan. 21, 2025: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor Kevin O'Connell's staying put for the long haul. O'Connell and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a multiyear contact extension, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday. The team announced the pact shortly thereafter. O'Connell was set to enter the final season of his original contract with the club. "Kevin is exactly who  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: This February, Dr. David Gardiner, director of St. Thomas' 64-year-old tradition of Irish studies (the oldest in the U.S.), will have his introduction to Tim Robinson's A Little Gaelic Kingdom published by Milkweed Press. Robinson (1935-2020) studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked for many years as a teacher and visual artist in Istanbul, Vienna, and London. In 1972 he moved to the Aran Island  more