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electro sloths team display at first lego league competition...
Don Brinkerhoff

Utah team wins award at FIRST LEGO League robot competition in Texas

Utah's Electro Sloths won the Breakthrough award at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge in Texas this month.
8 hours ago
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on ne...
DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration. In 2017, under […]
16 hours ago
Passenger drop off their baggage at United Airlines in C Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental A...
DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights

The Biden administration issued final rules to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights.
1 day ago
FILE: The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey...
Eric Levenson, CNN

LISTEN: Appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction, orders a new trial

The court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled the testimony of “prior bad acts” witnesses should not have been allowed.
1 day ago
In this sketch from court, D. John Sauer argues before the US Supreme Court over whether former Pre...
John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN

LISTEN: Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims

Much of the hearing focused on whether there should be a distinction between official acts by Trump pursuant to his presidential duties and his private conduct.
1 day ago
former president trump, immunity...
 MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes U.S. presidents

Former President Trump's lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts.
2 days ago
ftc building shown, a new rule would bar noncompete agreements for most...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

New federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees

The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as noncompete agreements.
3 days ago
A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024....
HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

The Senate passed legislation that would force the parent company of TikTok to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban.
3 days ago
Columbia University students participate in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment on their campus f...
NICK PERRY and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press

Students at Columbia and nationwide are upping Gaza war protests

Students across the nation set up encampments, occupied buildings and ignored demands to leave Tuesday.
3 days ago
The Chicago Bears logo is pictured on a flag prior to an NFL football game...
Associated Press

Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront

The team said last month it was prepared to provide more than $2 billion in funding toward a publicly owned stadium in the city.
4 days ago
Homelessness advocates in front of Supreme Court...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

It's the most significant case in the Supreme Court in decades on homelessness and comes as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live.
4 days ago
Volunteers gather at Pedal and Pick at Jordan Park in Salt Lake City to celebrate earth day...
Mariah Maynes

How did April 22 become Earth Day?

20 million Americans took part in the first Earth Day in 1970. Nowadays, the event is a global affair.
4 days ago
An assortment of vegan, organic, locally sourced, and wild caught food products all using plastic p...
Associated Press

How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For one shopper, it's too much.
4 days ago
us supreme court shown, court hearing case on ghost guns...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

The Supreme Court had previously intervened to keep regulation for gun ghosts in effect during a legal fight over the rules.
4 days ago
An image produced using optical microscopy shows Clostridium botulinum, an ingredient in Botox and ...
John Bonifield, CNN

Counterfeit, mishandled Botox injections linked to harmful reactions in nine states

Harmful reactions to botox have been reported in nine states.
5 days ago
former president trump, immunity...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

The opening statements in the hush money trial marked the first time that prosecutors have presented a criminal case against a former president to a jury.
5 days ago
In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Morgan Wallen arrives at the CMT Music Awards on at the Bridgesto...
Associated Press

Recently arrested Morgan Wallen says he’s “not proud” of behavior

Country music star Morgan Wallen was charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
6 days ago
Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state's most belo...
ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press

David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89

Pryor died of natural causes in Little Rock surrounded by family, his son said. He led an active life in public service in Arkansas.
6 days ago
The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lay on top of the container ship Dali, Monday, April 15, 202...
Associated Press

Third temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse

A third temporary channel located to the northeast of the fallen bridge is meant to help boats to access the Port of Baltimore.
6 days ago
Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington....
Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

A $26 billion package aiding Israel and providing humanitarian relief to citizens of Gaza passed through the House today.
6 days ago
A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Tr...
Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon

The House has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States, but that doesn't mean the app is going anywhere anytime soon.
6 days ago
two people shown with wraps over themselves as they use the cbp one app...
Peter Johnston

Utah lawmakers push bill to stop undocumented immigrants from boarding planes

The CBP One app allows people immigrating to the U.S. to set up an appointment with customs before they land at a port of entry.
7 days ago
Alex Ye, an 18-year-old Maryland high school student, was arrested and charged with threat of mass ...
Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN

Maryland student arrested, 129-page document found detailing school shooting plan

A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday.
7 days ago
former president trump, immunity...
Associated Press

Trump’s legal team again asks appeals court to intervene in hush money case

A jury of 12 people and six alternates has been seated in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York.
7 days ago