GOP considers using tax bill to repeal ACA tenet
Washington • House Republicans grappled Friday with the difficulty of turning their new tax plan into law, making a change that would make the proposal's tax cuts for individuals less generous and...
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Alexandra Petri: 11 minutes in heaven: When Trump disappeared from Twitter
President Donald Trump disappeared from Twitter in the autumn. The night was warm, the internet almost deserted. The mercury rose in the mouth of the dying year. All the instruments we have agreed that...
View ArticleTrump administration report finds ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for...
Washington • The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday calling human activity the dominant driver of global warming, a conclusion at odds with White House decisions to withdraw...
View ArticlePuka Nacua's huge plays help Orem take down Desert Hills
Orem • Friday’s Class 4A football state quarterfinal often took on the appearance of man vs. boys when Desert Hills visited Orem.And that was for both sides.Even fans of the host Tigers came away...
View ArticleCal set to face Oregon State in home finale
Berkeley, Calif. • California first-year coach Justin Wilcox spent much of the season talking about the parity in the Pac-12, a point the Golden Bears seemed to take to heart when they upset then-No. 8...
View ArticleLeBron James scores 57, Cavaliers top Wiz 130-122, end skid
Washington • Just in case there were any questions about Eastern Conference supremacy, LeBron James poured in 57 points — the second-highest total of his career and an NBA-best this season — to help...
View ArticleJohnny Sauter wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas
Forth Worth, Texas • Johnny Sauter won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night to become the first driver earn a spot in the series championship finale in two weeks.The...
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‘We’re going to the U’: East runs over American Fork and into state semifinals
As he lined up under center for each snap of the second quarter Friday afternoon, East quarterback Ben Ford could look over his hulking offensive line, past the trees in the distance and see the lights...
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Corner Canyon defense suffocates Highland in state quarterfinal
Draper • Highland quarterback Cole Peterson had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. It seemed everywhere he turned was a navy blue jersey ready to swallow him up.Corner Canyon’s defense did just that...
View ArticleNetflix fires Kevin Spacey from ‘House of Cards’ after sexual harassment,...
Netflix says Kevin Spacey is out at “House of Cards” after a series of allegations of sexual harassment and assault.Netflix says in a statement Friday night that it’s cutting all ties with Spacey, and...
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Friday’s game at Utah the end of a long, long road trip for the Toronto Raptors
Toronto’s temperatures will dip into the 30s next week, but the Toronto Raptors will gladly welcome a cold snap as long as they get to enjoy it at home.By any measure, it’s been a long trip for the...
View ArticleTrump campaign chairman Rick Gates failed to disclose second passport, U.S....
Rick Gates failed to disclose he had a second passport until three days after he surrendered to face charges with Donald Trump's former campaign chairman that they hid their work as agents of Ukraine...
View ArticleLehi leans on its defense to take down Woods Cross in quarterfinals
Lehi • Qi’Sean Rust watched the snap sail past the punter and hit the turf. He already was darting straight toward it.“Coaches set it up great so I can get through untouched every time,” the Lehi...
View ArticleMorgan outlasts Juab to reach state championship game
Ogden • Morgan took control by dominating the run game, thanks to Briger Miller, and pulled away late from Juab for a 34-18 victory in their Class 3A state semifinal game Friday at Weber State.Miller,...
View ArticleGrizzlies beat Tulsa 3-2 in OT for fifth win in past six games
Tulsa, Okla. • The Utah Grizzlies defeated the Tulsa Oilers 3-2 in overtime Friday night at BOK Center.Taylor Richart scored the game-winning goal on a four-on-three power-play 1:26 into the extra...
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Conservative pundit Bill Kristol treads carefully in Utah political minefield
Some fascinating subplots emerged in political battles between Republicans when the Sutherland Institute, Utah’s conservative think tank, invited Bill Kristol to keynote its Friday night gala.After...
View ArticleHouse committee to question Trump’s former bodyguard about Russia
Washington • One of President Donald Trump's most trusted confidants, a security chief who served as his sounding board for two decades, will face questions from congressional investigators next week...
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Pac-12 boss sings praises of replay center
The Pac-12 Conference’s move to centralized replay center in San Francisco has been “a big step forward,” according to Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott.Scott, who made his annual visit to...
View ArticleSkyridge stuffs 2-point try to squeeze past Jordan in state quarterfinal...
Lehi • Skyridge linebacker Blayden Togiai had a message for his teammates after allowing the Jordan Beetdiggers to score more points on his defense in one half than anyone else had all season.“At...
View ArticleSounders are through to conference finals, await opponent
Now that the defending champion Seattle Sounders have made the conference finals, they have to wait a couple days to see who they'll face.Then they'll get more than two weeks to prepare.The Sounders...
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