Utah has low numbers of Latino teachers and administrators
Provo • Latino students make up the largest ethnic minority group in Utah, but teachers and administrators of the same group are rare, making up just 2.5 percent of educators compared to 17 percent of...
View ArticleSky View’s Mason Falslev commits to Ute basketball program
Mason Falslev, Sky View High School’s outstanding two-sport athlete, has committed to play basketball for the University of Utah, he announced Saturday.The 6-foot-3 point guard is a rising junior in...
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‘You can be anybody’: Hundreds of fans, contestants in Salt Lake City find...
Competitive energy is palpable at this year’s CubingUSA Nationals in Salt Lake City, but it’s also clear how many Rubik’s fans are drawn as much to the cubing community itself as to the chance of...
View Article2 arrested in fatal Taylorsville drive-by shooting
A 48-year-old woman was killed earlier this month when someone in a car outside her Taylorsville home fired at least seven shots into the building, reportedly meaning to hit the woman’s nephew but...
View Article13-year-old found hungry but unharmed after running away from youth program...
A 13-year-old boy who ran away from a wayward-youths facility in a remote area of Beaver County on Thursday was found Saturday morning.After reports of sightings in Washington County that caused Beaver...
View ArticleGeraint Thomas effectively seals his first Tour de France title
Espelette, France • No longer merely a support rider for Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas is going to Paris in the yellow jersey.The Welshman with Team Sky effectively sealed his first Tour de France title...
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London has ‘easy’ time sweeping Philly for Overwatch title
New York • How does it feel to be an esports champion?“I didn’t think it would be this easy,” London Spitfire support player Seung-Tae “Bdosin” Choi said through a translator. “Next year, I hope we...
View ArticleMoore wins third MVP award as Team Parker beats Team Delle Donne in WNBA...
Minneapolis • Lynx star Maya Moore said she’s routinely asked if she has room for all of the awards she’s won in her basketball career. She’ll have to make space for another trophy after her...
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As 30,000-plus people pack LGBTQ-support concert, Imagine Dragons' singer...
In 2017, the inaugural LoveLoud Festival — a concert event conceived by Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds to raise awareness, support and money for at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
View ArticleDaniel Suarez becomes first Mexican driver to win NASCAR Cup pole
Long Pond, Pa. • Daniel Suarez made NASCAR history when he became the first Mexican driver to win a pole in the elite Cup series.The milestone comes with a bit of an asterisk: Suarez earned the top...
View ArticleNutty Putty: ‘I really, really want to get out’
Crawling on her belly, Susie Motola inched her way through a cramped limestone tunnel that wound through the earth like the path of a worm. The search-and-rescue team volunteer sweated in 70-degree...
View ArticleCommentary: This administration fits no pattern we have ever seen
As the President Trump Show plays out daily on cable news, popular reactions — both the rants of his critics and the railings of his followers — suggest a common human tendency: We are trying to fit...
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George F. Will: Ocasio-Cortez could learn a thing or two about socialism from...
Washington • For three months in 1917, Leon Trotsky lived in the Bronx, just south of the congressional district where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently defeated a 10-term incumbent in a Democratic...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake sputters to 0-0 tie with the MLS-worst San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose, Calif. • Real Salt Lake showed it knows the way to San Jose. But knowing how to win on the road? That’s a different matter entirely, as RSL learned again on Saturday night in a 0-0 draw with...
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Leonard Pitts: Want to grasp the impact of gun violence? Feel the pain of one...
“Imagine the earth beneath you opening up and swallowing you whole. Imagine feeling everything good inside you — love, joy, kindness, trust, security, hope — burning and scorching to embers, giving way...
View ArticleCommentary: The 7 things you must support if you want to redeem America’s soul
The country seems divided along a line that cuts through seven issues:1. Abortion rights for women.2. Equal rights for all regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation and religion.3. Immigration.4....
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Catherine Rampell: The economy’s great. That doesn’t mean Trumponomics is.
Washington • Economic growth surged last quarter. Unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump and his supporters were quick to crow that this means Trumponomics has been validated at last.But that probably...
View ArticleCommentary: Democrats should speak up for protesting NFL players and their...
The NFL announced last week that it is currently in discussions with the NFL Players Association regarding rules for the league and its players on the issue of the national anthem and players’ silent...
View ArticleLetter: Trump overlooked a lot of people in his Pioneer Day greeting
On a day for cherishing the pioneer spirit and for celebrating the resilience of Utahns, President Donald Trump took opportunity to amplify this message to the entire country and curry political favor...
View ArticleLetter: Why are private fireworks still legal?
As I sit here listening to these idiotic fireworks, I can't help but wonder where Utah went so wrong. The state complains of pollution and ozone and tells us not to drive, but for days on end, we smell...
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