President Trump ‘is not a racist,’ says his spiritual adviser Paula White
Nashville, Tenn. • “I can say 1,000 percent our president is not a racist.”Paula White, President Donald Trump’s most prominent spiritual adviser, made the statement in front of a crowd of journalists...
View ArticleUte podcast: After seven straight Utah wins, where does the rivalry game go...
The Utes went down south and picked up their seventh straight victory over BYU.So where does the rivalry, which is scheduled to be played at least through 2022, go from here?On this week’s episode of...
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After a hiatus, Michelle Pfeiffer returns in ‘mother!’
When Michelle Pfeiffer first read Darren Aronofsky’s script for “mother!” she had an understandable initial reaction.“I thought: What the hell is this?” recalls Pfeiffer.Aronofsky’s film is not in any...
View ArticleThe violinist Thierry Fischer calls ‘more than impeccable’ will help open...
The Utah Symphony will open its Masterworks season this weekend with a favorite soloist performing a beloved concerto. German violinist Augustin Hadelich will join the orchestra and music director...
View ArticleSLC's 'Operation Rio Grande' leads to Ogden drug raid, arrests
Information developed by detectives working the crime and drugs crackdown in downtown Salt Lake’s Rio Grande homeless district led to two arrests and seizure of drugs at an Ogden home.Keith Squires,...
View ArticleWhite House: Trump to have dinner with Schumer and Pelosi
Washington • The White House says President Donald Trump will have dinner on Wednesday night with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.The dinner comes as the...
View ArticleRyan: Deporting young immigrants not in nation's interest
Washington • House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said that deporting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally is “not in our nation’s interest,” as he and President...
View Article6 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath
Hollywood, Fla. • Six patients at a sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power...
View ArticleUtah man charged with murder for strangling his wife, despite his claim that...
Curtis Ray Nichols claims he returned home from Wal-Mart and McDonald’s on the night of Aug. 24 to find his wife unconscious and not breathing on the kitchen floor of their Spanish Fork home.At 10:56...
View ArticleFormer leader of Utah Catholics releases list of priests accused of sex abuse...
Albuquerque, N.M. • After years of criticism, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has released the names of 74 priests and religious leaders who were accused or later found guilty of sexually abusing children...
View Article1 dead, 3 injured in Washington state high school shooting
Rockford, Wash. • A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said.Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire...
View ArticleFormer Ute QB Alex Smith discusses 'dysfunctional' beginning to NFL career
Alex Smith had just led Utah to an undefeated season as a junior and a program-announcing win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Still, he hadn’t entertained being drafted in the NFL at all, let alone...
View ArticleUtah State football: Rotation proves effective at running back for Aggies
Logan • It didn’t take much time for Utah State coach Matt Wells to answer one question after the Aggies’ 51-13 victory over Idaho State last Thursday — if reserve running back Eltoro Allen would be...
View ArticleMore Utahns are getting health coverage, as uninsured rate dips to 8.8 percent
The number of Utahns without health insurance continues to shrink, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.Nearly 8.8 percent of the state’s 3 million residents lacked coverage in...
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Leonard Pitts: Nickel prophets are a dime a dozen
“Be still and know that I am God.” — Psalms 46:10It’s an admonition some of us struggle to obey.Indeed, some of God’s self-appointed spokespersons seem to find it especially difficult. Thus, before the...
View ArticleInternal affairs investigation finds police officers who arrested nurse...
An internal affairs investigation into two Salt Lake City police officers involved in the arrest of a University Hospital nurse has found several department policies were violated during the July 26...
View ArticleSNAP Challenge: See what it’s like to live on food stamps
Can you survive on $4.20 a day?The SNAP Challenge seeks to give participants a glimpse into the struggles faced by millions of low-income Americans who are trying to put food on their tables, said Gina...
View ArticleMLB: Cleveland beats Detroit, sets A.L. record with 21 straight wins
Cleveland • The Cleveland Indians hit baseball blackjack — 21!Making history almost every time they take the field, the Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers,...
View ArticleCalifornia vs. Utah comic con court battle marching on after judge's ruling
Two rival pop-culture conventions in California and Utah will remain locked in a court battle over “comic con” naming rights after a judge’s split decision kept either side from declaring victory.The...
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