SLC Homeowner finds what appears to be unexploded bomb in garage
A Salt Lake City homeowner was cleaning out her garage when she found what appeared to be an unexploded WWII bomb with Japanese writing on it. Officials were able to safely remove the devices and said that they posed no threat to neighbors or the community.7 years ago
Three teens killed in fatal Sanpete crash identified
The three teenagers involved in a fatal crash on Friday night just east of Mount Pleasant in Sanpete County have been identified.7 years ago
Changing water flow leads to more bugs in Grand Canyon
Scientists are hoping to better understand those results with a second bug flow experiment that started this month and will run through August. They found that releasing low, steady flows of water from Glen Canyon Dam over the weekend gives the eggs that bugs lay on rocks, wood or cattails just below the water's surface a better chance of survival. Otherwise, they might dry out and die within an hour.7 years ago
Utah Republicans pick ex-legislator Derek Brown as chairman
The Utah Republican Party has a new chairman. Former state legislator Derek Brown on Saturday easily defeated three other candidates in the race to succeed Rob Anderson, who did not seek-re-election to the post he won in 2017.7 years ago
Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other ‘dangerous’ voices banned by Facebook and Instagram
Facebook announced Thursday that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as "dangerous" and said it will be purging them from its platforms.7 years ago
Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans’ presence in the Americas
A team of scientists has found human footprints that date back to 15,000 years which challenges the previous timeline and map of human migration into South America. Most available evidence held that humans did not reach the Patagonia region at the southern tip of South America until 12,000 years ago7 years ago
Visitor crosses barrier and falls 70 feet into the Kilauea volcano
A visitor to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park climbed past the metal railing, lost his footing and fell into the Kilauea volcano caldera, according to Ben Hayes, a spokesperson with the National Park Service.7 years ago
FDA strengthens warning about sleeping pill dangers
Certain commonly used sleeping pills will now contain a new boxed warning alerting patients to possible serious or life-threatening behaviors that may result from taking these drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. The move follows several reports of rare but serious injuries and deaths resulting from sleepwalking, sleep-driving and other complex behaviors while sleeping, such as unsafe use of a stove.7 years ago
Lily Collins, Zac Efron take on the Ted Bundy story
There is hardly any violence in the Ted Bundy movie "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," which premieres on Netflix Friday and stars Zac Efron as the notorious serial killer. It was a deliberate choice on the part of filmmaker, Joe Berlinger, now something of a Bundy scholar with this fictionalized film and his popular Netflix documentary series, "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes."7 years ago
Teen suicide rates spiked after debut of Netflix show ’13 Reasons Why,’ study says
Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital measured monthly and annual rates of suicide reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2013 through 2017 and found the rates of suicide surged in the month after the Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" premiered in March 2017, according to a new study.7 years ago
Holocaust survey exposes gaps in Austrians’ knowledge
A new survey has found that many Austrians lack basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide — even though the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp was just outside of the city of Linz, and some of the key perpetrators of the Holocaust were Austrian.7 years ago
Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters
Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaidó's call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread military uprising, instead dispersing crowds with tear gas as the political crisis threatened to deepen.7 years ago
Catholic services in Sri Lanka capital canceled for 2nd week
Catholic services are being canceled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka's capital after the government warned of more possible attacks by the same Islamic State-linked group that carried out Easter suicide bombings.7 years ago
Wolverines wearing water bottles
The Wolverines receiving their diplomas at Utah Valley University might look like all the other graduates this year, but the gowns they'll be wearing are a little different than most because they're made of recycled water bottles7 years ago
Major Brent Taylor to be receive posthumous Ph.D.
The University of Utah will be giving major Brent Taylor's family a special honor during their commencement Thursday, the 39-year-old former North Ogden Mayor will be awarded a posthumous Ph.D.7 years ago
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
The first humans known to have mummified their dead weren't Egyptians, they were Chilean, and did so in a rather improbable spot: the driest place on Earth. The Chinchorro people settled in coastal bays of the Atacama Desert, in what is present-day Chile, around 7,000 BC and developed a technique for mummification around 5,000 BC.7 years ago
Facebook debuts new look and features to help move past ‘old issues’
Facebook debuted a makeover for its main app on Tuesday and said the company is making a major shift in how it's run. CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company's two-day developer conference with a keynote address in front of about 5,000 attendees in San Jose, California, which revolved around his desire to make Facebook privacy-centric.7 years ago
Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sex abuse
Sterling Van Wagenen, 71, co-founder of the Sundance Film festival has entered the plea as part of an agreement that includes a sentence of six years to life. He plans to plead guilty to a second charge involving the same victim later this week, his attorney Steven Shapiro said.7 years ago
Venezuela awaits more protests after a day of turmoil
He called it the moment for Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy once and for all. But as the hours dragged on, opposition leader Juan Guaidó stood alone on a highway overpass with the same small cadre of soldiers with whom he launched a bold effort to spark a military uprising and settle Venezuela's agonizing power struggle.7 years ago
WikiLeaks’ Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping
A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy.7 years ago
IS leader outlines path forward for his group post-caliphate
No longer burdened by territory and administration, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined the new path forward for his group: Widen your reach, connect with far-flung militant groups and exhaust your enemies with a "war of attrition."7 years ago
Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprising
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.7 years ago
‘Yeti’ footprints sighted claims Indian Army tweet — and social media reacts
For centuries, humans have been searching for the Yeti -- and now, in an unceremonious tweet, the Indian Army is claiming to have found evidence of the mythical Himalayan monster. On Tuesday, the official, verified Twitter account of the Indian Army's Additional Directorate General of Public Information tweeted a picture of what it claimed were Yeti tracks in the snow.7 years ago
