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In this Aug. 27, 2019 photo, Wakonkra Kayapo of the Kayapo indigenous community, rifle in tow, indi...
LEO CORREA, MARIO LOBAO and ANNA JEAN KAISER Associated Press

Brazilian indigenous speak out as Amazon fires rage

As fires raged in parts of the Amazon, Mydje Kayapo sat in a small boat looking out over the Curua River in the Bau indigenous reserve. The smell of smoke filled the air, and Kayapo was worried.
7 years ago
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, trucks carrying soldiers from China's People'...
KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG Associated Press

China rotates new troops into Hong Kong amid mass protests

China's military deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong on Thursday in what it called a routine rotation amid speculation that it might intervene in the city's pro-democracy protests.
7 years ago
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ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press

New rollback for climate-changing releases from oilfields

Oil and gas companies would face looser controls on emissions of potent climate-changing methane gas under a proposal expected from the Trump administration as soon as Thursday.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

UDOT expects nasty traffic Thursday afternoon before rivalry game

UTAH COUNTY – Drivers are being warned. Traffic on Thursday afternoon between Salt Lake and Provo is expected to be an absolute nightmare thanks to construction, holiday traffic and especially the large amount of people driving to see the game.  Some commuters say their drive is already painful enough, especially approaching the construction in Lehi. […]
7 years ago
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2019 file photo Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigratio...
Becky Bruce

US officials update citizenship policies for some children born overseas

The children of members of the US military and other government agencies born overseas will no longer get automatic US citizenship, under an updated policy.
7 years ago
emissions standards...
Kelli Pierce

Lawmakers, scientists ask president not to rollback emissions standards

A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers joined scientists at the State Capitol to urge President Trump to keep current federal vehicle emissions standards.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utah National Guardsmen back home after tour of duty in Afghanistan

Five members of the 4th Infantry Division of the Utah National Guard are back home after a tour of duty in Afghanistan that lasted 10 months.
7 years ago
Laura He and Serenitie Wang, CNN Business

Costco’s first China store was so popular it shut down traffic. But can it keep the buzz going?

Costco has built a cult following in the United States — now it's China's turn. The country's first Costco store is so popular that it had to shut down early on its first day because of too many shoppers.
7 years ago
MORGAN SMITH Associated Press

US government approves mining of ‘critical’ mineral in Utah

Facing heightened pressure from the Trump administration to bolster critical mineral mining operations on American soil, the U.S. government has approved a mining project at the end point of a river in central Utah to extract a mineral commonly used in fertilizer.
7 years ago
FILE - This 2015 photo provided by Michael P. Shamo shows his son, Aaron Michael Shamo. At the cent...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Defendant in major opioid case says he was helping people

Prosecutors have called Aaron Shamo the kingpin of a multimillion-dollar drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly opioid pills across the country from a suburban Utah basement.
7 years ago
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JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood goes all-in on original films

When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold's "Ford v. Ferrari" — an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget — the director's agent had some advice. "Enjoy this," Mangold recalled him saying. "This will be the last one of these you ever make."
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2016, file photo a flag for Deutsche Bank flies outside the German bank's Ne...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deutsche Bank has tax returns sought in Congressional probe

President Donald Trump's longtime bank revealed Tuesday that it has tax records Congress is seeking in its investigation of the president's finances.
7 years ago
Drowsy Driving...
Kelli Pierce

Utahns expected to drive 51 billion miles per year by 2040

Utahns drive an estimated 32 billion miles a year on the state's roads and highways. But that's expected to raise by 2040
7 years ago
Jorge Ortiz works to tie down his roof as he prepares for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, in ...
DÁNICA COTO Associated Press

Puerto Rico braces for rain, power outages as Dorian nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jorge Ortiz, a 50-year-old construction worker, was taking no chances as Tropical Storm Dorian approached Puerto Rico on Tuesday and threatened to brush past the island’s southwest coast at near-hurricane strength. Wiping sweat from his brow, Ortiz climbed up a shaky ladder under the punishing morning sun and tied […]
7 years ago
FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo, a motorist enters Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Reg...
SUMMER BALLENTINE and MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press

Federal judge blocks Missouri’s 8-week abortion ban

A federal judge temporarily blocks a new Missouri ban on abortions from taking effect. The law would have banned abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy.
7 years ago
Attorneys Miles Ehrlich, left, and Ismail Ramsey, representing Anthony Levandowski, speak to report...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

Anthony Levandowski was accused of stealing years of top-secret information from Google, which prosecutors called the crown jewels of the company.
7 years ago
K-9 Dingo with Chad Reyes...
Colby Walker

Utah man sentenced in shooting of police K-9 Dingo

Torey Massey, 31, from West Jordan, has been sentenced to 11 years to life in the shooting that killed police K-9 Dingo last year.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Victims talk about serial stalker in Layton

DAVIS COUNTY — A Utah man with a lengthy history of stalking is back behind bars, but not for long. And his victims say he’ll do it again. Utah women tell the KSL Investigators that Chad Flitton has been terrorizing them. Flitton is accused of following teens, girls and women around the state for more […]
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Murray apartment fire displaces 100, destroys several units

A two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Murray has displaced 100 people and destroyed at least six units. Unified Fire is still investigating what started it in a second-floor unit yesterday afternoon around 6:00.
7 years ago
Brazil will reject the offer of $20 million in aid for the Amazon fires pledged at the G7 summit in...
Claudia Dominguez, Jonny Hallam and Ivana Kottasová, CNN

Brazil will reject $20 million of Amazon fire aid from G7

Brazil will reject an offer of $20 million in international aid for the fires that are burning across the Amazon rainforest.
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah counties find West Nile virus in mosquito populations

Mosquito populations carrying West Nile virus have been found in multiple areas in Utah following a spring with weather conditions that allowed the pests to flourish.
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kaysville mayor announce Congressional run to replace Bishop

Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt said Monday she wants to represent northern Utah in Congress in a bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop.
7 years ago
Netflix Chairman, Reed Hastings has bought a majority of the shares of the 8,484-acre ski resort, P...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Proposed heliport at Utah’s Powder Mountain raises concerns

A proposed heliport at a Utah ski resort is raising concerns about environmental impact and other issues.
7 years ago
FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows ...
TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press

Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein’s death

Up to 30 women were expected to take a judge up on his invitation to speak at a hearing after financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself before facing sex trafficking charges.
7 years ago