Eugene Robinson: Climate-change denial is a cruel insult to storm victims
Washington • When, if not now, is the time to talk about global warming and what to do about it? The answer from the Trump administration and the Republican Party, basically, is succinct in its willful...
View ArticleCongo conflict, weak education leave millions out of school
Dakar, Senegal • Fighting in Congo has forced hundreds of thousands of children to stop their education, making them a part of the 7.4 million children who are out of school in the country, the...
View ArticleUtah power crews, nurses among those headed to Florida to help in the...
As millions of people on the East Coast struggled Monday night without power, a 53-person crew from Utah pressed east in large utility vehicles that can help repair downed lines.The caravan, which can...
View ArticleBradford, Vikings cruise past Saints 29-19 in opene
Minneapolis • Sam Bradford started his second season with Minnesota in style, passing for 346 yards and three touchdowns to help the Vikings beat New Orleans 29-19 on Monday night and spoil Adrian...
View ArticleSurprising start to Spanish soccer season: Madrid struggles, Barca thrives
Madrid • No one saw this one coming.Real Madrid is the team struggling early in the Spanish league. Barcelona is just cruising along in the lead.It was supposed to be the other way around considering...
View ArticleCommentary: Utah clergy respond to Nashville statement
On August 29, a group of notable evangelical Christians put out a statement in Nashville, laying out what they see as the Christian attitude toward people who are gay, lesbian, transgender or...
View ArticleFive Utahns ask for $5 billion in lawsuit against Equifax for data breach
At least five Utahns are suing Equifax, Inc. for $5 billion after a massive data breach recently gave hackers access to the private information of more than 40 percent of Americans.In a class-action...
View ArticleHey 19: Blazing Indians extend win streak to 19 straight
Cleveland • One more day. One more game. One more win.The Cleveland Indians are ripping off victories like few teams before them.And, they’re not finished.With their latest lopsided win, the Indians...
View ArticleBroncos block late FG, top Chargers 24-21 in Joseph’s debut
Denver • Shelby Harris got a hand on Younghoe Koo’s 44-yard field goal attempt with a second left, and the Broncos began the Vance Joseph era with a 24-21 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday...
View ArticleMarried gay couple challenges Utah's surrogacy law after court denies petition
Jon and Noel started talking about having a family not long after they married in 2013.An author and a professor who have been together more than a decade, the couple considered adoption, but settled...
View ArticlePanguitch's water supply tainted with E. coli in wake of Brian Head fire
Two years ago, leaders of Utah’s Garfield County put the U.S. Forest Service on notice that overgrown timberlands on the Markagunt Plateau posed a dire threat to the town of Panguitch.“Tinder box...
View ArticleAccused real estate guru invested in sexy horror flick to raise funds for...
Utah filmmaker Richard Dutcher told a federal court jury Monday that Rick Koerber put about $5 million from his real estate investment operation into a sexy horror movie called “Evil Angel,” with the...
View ArticleUtah woman sues Jordan Valley Medical Center after doctor fails to remove...
After having surgery to remove her cervix, right fallopian tube and ovary, a Tooele woman says a doctor failed to remove a piece of gauze from her vagina until a month later when the woman complained...
View ArticleOh no, look who just showed up on your doorstep! 7 movies with houseguests...
Few things make people jump — either in excitement or terror — more reliably than the sound of a doorbell.Who’s on the other side of the door? Are they friendly or hostile? And what could they want...
View ArticleUtah forecast: A cool change is coming
There’s a cool change coming, Utah.Temperatures along the Wasatch Front, so recently characterized by record-setting heat, will tumble through the remainder of this week. The higher elevations of the...
View ArticleUtah’s lawsuit against feds on hold after EPA says it might reverse Obama-era...
A federal plan that would have required Rocky Mountain Power to install new pollution controls at two coal-fired power plants is now on hold indefinitely.On Monday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of...
View ArticleState builds fence around Rio Grande shelter, even though the SLC Council has...
Officials say it’s meant to keep drug dealers out. Some homeless people worry it’s being built to pen them in. Either way, part of Rio Grande Street will soon be off-limits to anyone without a homeless...
View ArticleUHP: Man dies when car rear-ends semi on I-15 in American Fork
A man caught in slowing traffic near the scene of multiple earlier accidents died Tuesday when he own vehicle slammed into the rear of a semi-trailer rig on Interstate 15 in American Fork.UHP Sgt. Todd...
View ArticleNews roundup: Hillary Clinton admits some blame — but still blames others
Hillary Clinton admits some blame, but still blames others. Would Romney run for Hatch’s seat? Happy Tuesday. Hillary Clinton’s new book ”What Happened” debuts today, and while she admits to mistakes...
View ArticleDana Milbank: The NRA's idea of recreation includes assault rifles,...
Washington • The days are growing colder, and soon millions of American hunters will pursue a time-honored tradition. They will load their automatic weapons with armor-piercing bullets, strap on...
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