Canada forgot to mention Jews on new Holocaust monument dedication plaque
Canada unveiled its first National Holocaust Monument less than a week ago with much fanfare. But the moment soon became an embarrassment for the government because of a glaring omission.The monument’s...
View ArticleAll these ballot pushes offer more evidence that Utah lawmakers aren’t doing...
Here’s the latest example of Congress’ disconnect from the public: Polls show that upward of 90 percent of Democrats and Republicans want better background checks for gun purchases even as GOP...
View ArticleEric Walden: If you ever got to see Tom Petty, you got lucky
As a result of my lifelong affinity for rock ’n’ roll and my relatively new capacity as a music journalist, which generally affords me a level of access not available to the average person, I’ve been...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Congress and the NRA
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleTrump Justice Dept ends transgender workplace protections
Washington • Federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a memo released Thursday that rescinds guidance issued...
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‘We’re ready to move forward’: University of Utah to pay $68M to cancer...
Following months of occasionally-tense negotiations, the University of Utah Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a new memorandum of understanding outlining operations, fundraising and governance of...
View ArticleDowntrodden and injury-plagued BYU will try to upset Boise State despite...
Provo • It was Oct. 9, 2010, and the BYU Cougars were facing a situation strikingly similar to what they face Friday night when the Boise State Broncos roll into Provo — with one glaring...
View ArticleMormon Land: Aging apostles, denouncing racism, same-sex marriage
Aging Mormon apostles? Denunciations of racism? And lines being drawn in the doctrinal sand on same-sex marriage?Those are all hot topics in the wake of the recently completed LDS General Conference,...
View ArticleDannon cuts ties with Cam Newton following 'sexist' comments
Charlotte, N.C. • Dannon, the maker of Oikos yogurt, cut ties with spokesman Cam Newton on Thursday following what the company perceives as “sexist” comments the Carolina quarterback made to a female...
View ArticleInterior Dept. rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several...
Washington • The federal Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday declined 25 separate petitions to list a variety of species as endangered or threatened, including the high-profile Pacific walrus, which...
View ArticlePope Francis denounces technologies that help people change gender
Vatican City • Pope Francis denounced Thursday how new technologies are making it easier for people to change their genders, saying this “utopia of the neutral” jeopardizes the creation of new...
View ArticleThe NBA is reforming the draft lottery. Will it work?
It wasn’t a massive presence at Utah Summer League, but it was a vocal one. During the three Philadelphia 76ers games in July, a small group of loud, proud fans inevitably chanted: “Trust the...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein to take leave amid sexual harassment report
Los Angeles • Harvey Weinstein, the larger-than-life Hollywood executive and Oscar-winner, is taking a leave of absence from his own company after an explosive expose revealing decades of sexual...
View ArticleAli Fazal, star of ‘Victoria and Abdul,’ crosses cultures from Bollywood to a...
Abdul Karim, an Indian Muslim who was a close confidant of England’s Queen Victoria in the last decade of her reign, is not a well-known figure in his native country.“There was no mention. It’s...
View ArticleSenate confirms Trump pick to serve on Federal Reserve
Washington • The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Randal Quarles to serve on the Federal Reserve, the first step in the Republican’s efforts to remake the nation’s powerful...
View ArticleWatching film the key to Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway's success
Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway’s eyes scanned the computer screen, watching the defense take shape as the quarterback dropped back to throw.He noted the defensive scheme and specific players’...
View ArticleUtah Supreme Court reverses reversal of 2010 murder conviction
The Utah Court of Appeals will be taking another look at the case of Michael Waddell Johnson, who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree felony murder in the death of his former common-law wife.In July...
View ArticleUtah’s members of Congress open to banning 'bump stocks' like those used in...
Washington • Most of Utah’s congressional members are open to banning so-called bump stocks like those used by the Las Vegas shooter to turn semi-automatic rifles into essentially machine guns.Even the...
View ArticleDynamic documentary ‘Dolores’ captures the life of labor icon Dolores Huerta
The warm-hearted documentary “Dolores” corrects a historic oversight, giving proper credit to a hero of the American labor movement — and a few other movements to boot.At 87, Dolores Huerta has seen...
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Gently moving drama ‘Marjorie Prime‘ explores memory and technology
In the quietly stirring drama “Marjorie Prime,” writer-director Michael Almereyda and a quartet of sensitive actors explore the idea of memory — and how much of who we are is based on what we remember...
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