Decades after ‘Little Rock Nine,’ school segregation lingers
Little Rock, Ark. • Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and through...
View ArticleTicket dispute over conservative speaker at University of Utah raises...
Members of a diverse group of University of Utah students say they were blocked from receiving tickets to an upcoming speech by conservative writer Ben Shapiro after spending the night on campus to...
View Article'Star Trek: Discovery' doesn't stink — it's actually pretty good
“Star Trek: Discovery” doesn’t suck.Phew!There was reason to fear that the seventh “Trek” series might be terrible because the Powers That Be at CBS didn’t screen it for critics before Sunday’s...
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Studying 1 million people to end cookie-cutter health care
Washington • In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and...
View ArticleBYU football: Cougars hold players-only meeting, vow to turn season around
Provo • Moments after BYU’s embarrassing 40-6 loss to Wisconsin on Sept. 16 at LaVell Edwards Stadium, senior linebacker Fred Warner and the rest of the Cougars’ captains got together in the locker...
View ArticleSalt Lake City, county mayors highlight new emergency response program at...
If a natural disaster were to hit hard along the Wasatch Front, how prepared would residents be?It’s a question worth asking given the images of devastating hurricanes, wildfires and a powerful...
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Utah football: Kyle Whittingham says Tyler Huntley, Kylie Fitts’ injuries are...
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed during his weekly news conference ton Monday hat sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley did not suffer a season-ending injury in Friday night’s game against...
View ArticleChurch used unemployment scam to boost funds, ex-members say
Spindale, N.C. • When Randy Fields’ construction company faced potential ruin because of the cratering economy, he pleaded with his pastor at Word of Faith Fellowship church to reduce the amount of...
View ArticleBYU student says his caffeine-delivery service is still popular even though...
Since Brigham Young University now sells the real-deal upper of Coca-Cola, you’d think that change would be a downer for an entrepreneur who built a business around delivering juiced-up sodas to...
View ArticleCharges: Utah murder defendant apparently believed victim had broken into his...
A man accused of fatally stabbing another man at a Magna gas station this month apparently believed the victim had broken into his home earlier that day, according to charging documents.Jose Francisco...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Just when you think Republicans can't get more irresponsible …
If you thought it absurd and incredibly irresponsible for Republicans to propose last week a slipshod, radical health-care bill that would not even allow for a Congressional Budget Office score, then...
View ArticleCoziness between the Mormon church and the Legislature? Why does this song...
Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart’s recent revelation on his Facebook page about the secretive lobbying nature of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revived an old controversy but it still...
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After 32 years with the same hymns, many Mormons are wishing for different...
Despite the rumors you’ve been hearing since the day the LDS Church published its current hymnal in 1985, there are no new editions on the near horizon.Church staffers still are translating hymn texts...
View ArticleNBA players express frustration with Trump's words
LeBron James is not backing down on his comments about President Donald Trump, and countless other players and coaches in the NBA made it clear at media days around the league Monday that they are...
View ArticleNew 2017 grades issued for Wasatch Front high schools
The Utah Board of Education released statewide school grades on Monday, with scores generally down compared to 2016.Below is a list of new grades for Wasatch Front high schools, listed in order for...
View ArticleReport: Salt Lake City police can build public trust through better training...
In 2014 and 2015, a spate of deadly shootings by police officers grabbed headlines in Utah and put the public on edge. Two of the shootings occurred in the capital city and led to an investigation by...
View ArticleWeber State football: Wildcats remain No. 18 in FCS coach's poll, move up to...
After a dominating 41-3 win over UC Davis in its Big Sky football opener Saturday, Weber State continued to climb in the national polls.The Wildcats remained ranked 18th in the nation in the FCS...
View ArticleHatch says it may be ‘virtually impossible’ to pass Obamacare replacement
Washington • Just before he began the first hearing on the GOP health care bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch said it may be “virtually impossible” for the Senate to pass an Obamacare replacement this week with...
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Petula Dvorak: Trump ignores Puerto Rico's devastation to tweet about the NFL
“Puerto Rico is a fantastic place and deserves the best, which is what we will deliver. Every detail will be important to me.”If only.President Donald Trump said this about his failed golf course in...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Secondary again looking like a big-play unit for the Utes
Utah’s reconstructed secondary, featuring a bevy of first-year starters and newcomers to the program, started Pac-12 Conference play by forcing five turnovers and scoring a defensive touchdown against...
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