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Image of a framed photograph of Sima with her husband, who died. she escaped Afghanistan like many ...
Andrea Smardon, KSL Podcasts

‘Stranger Becomes Neighbor’: Afghan soldier navigates new life in Utah with help from afar

The story of an Afghan women who faces challenges trying to rebuild her life after helping the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan.
9 months ago
Flooding in Palm Springs on Aug. 20. Photo credit: 	AIOFILMZ...
Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Rob Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile

Hilary moves through Southwest with historic amount of rainfall

The Southwest has received an historic amount of rain from Hurricane Hilary.
9 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Biden...
SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press

The Bidens will travel to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors and first responders

More than 1,000 federal officials remain on the ground in Hawaii to respond to the wildfires, according to the White House.
9 months ago
J. Refugio Gonzalez Almeida holds a ceremonial winning check on the Idaho Lottery's Instagram page....
Kara Nelson, CNN

A Utah man who won a $3 million lottery jackpot on his birthday didn’t find out until a month later

The Utah man bought a winning $3 million Mega Millions lottery ticket Independence Day weekend, but didn’t realize it until a month later.
9 months ago
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday o...
IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

The National Weather Service said Hilary is still likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding.
9 months ago
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico's Baja California Saturday as th...
IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press

Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California

Hurricane Hilary could dump more than a year's worth of rain in California, Arizona and Nevada.
9 months ago
Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse for his child molestation trial in S...
Associated Press

Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court

A California appeals panel found the men can validly claim that two Jackson-owned corporations had a responsibility to protect them.
9 months ago
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday o...
Tom Haraldsen

How will Hurricane Hilary impact the state of Utah?

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service discusses how Utah will be impacted by Hurricane Hilary.
9 months ago
Mortgage rates soar to their highest level in 21 years...
Anna Bahney, CNN

Mortgage rates soar to their highest level in 21 years

Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged this week, rising to their highest level in 21 years. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% in the week ending August 17, up from 6.96% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate was 5.13%. Rates have been […]
9 months ago
This combination of images from video made by neighbors Shane Treu, left, and Robert Arconado on Au...
MICHAEL BIESECKER, BERNARD CONDON and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, AP

Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings during the Maui fire.
9 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Roa...
Alayna Treene

Former President Trump plots counterprogramming for GOP primary debate, sources say

(CNN) — The current thinking among former President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers and those close to the former president is that he is not planning on participating in next week’s Republican presidential primary debate, three sources familiar with his plans tell CNN, and has been proposing counterprogramming to the event. The sources say that President Trump has […]
9 months ago
Wastewater samples suggest that Covid-19 transmission is increasing in most of the country. Photo c...
Deidre McPhillips

COVID-19 levels are rising but still relatively low in the US, surveillance data shows

Federal data says COVID-19 levels are trending upwards, but still well below levels doing the pandemic.
9 months ago
The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization's office in New York. T...
Associated Press

AP, other news organizations, develop standards for their use of artificial intelligence

The Associated Press is one of a handful of news organizations setting rules on how to integrate tech tools like ChatGPT into their work.
9 months ago
Image of a hand holding a pill. New restrictions on access to the drug used in the most common form...
Associated Press

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

A ruling on Wednesday overturned part of a lower court ruling that revoked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone.
9 months ago
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, J...
Jason Morris, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest

Trump expected to be booked at Fulton County jail, sheriff says

Law enforcement personnel say former President Donald Trump is expected to be booked into the Fulton County Jail.
9 months ago
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday. Biden spoke abou...
Betsy Klein, CNN

Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires

The White House announced President Biden and the First lady plan to travel to Maui on Monday Aug. 21, 2023.
9 months ago
Travis King, the US soldier who ran across the military demarcation line into North Korea on July 1...
Gawon Bae, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand

North Korea confirms US soldier Travis King is in the country

North Korea, for the first time on Tuesday, admitted that U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King crossed the border into its territory.
9 months ago
burnt cars and trees in maui...
Tom Haraldsen

Utah Task Force to play an important role in search for people on Maui

Utah Task Force is sending a canine team to Maui to help in the recovery efforts.
9 months ago
Two people Sunday examine a burned house after an inferno destroyed much of the historic Maui resor...
Nouran Salahieh

At least 101 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires, Hawaii governor says

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced Tuesday the death toll from the Maui wildfires has reached at 101.
9 months ago
A woman moves donation boxes for Afghan refugees when they first arrived in Utah in 2021....
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Afghan refugees in Utah struggle to keep legal status two years after military withdrawal

Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act will greatly support those Afghans seeking asylum in Utah and elsewhere.
9 months ago
a wideshot of the wildfire damage in lahaina...
Associated Press

Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

The wildfires, some of which have not yet been fully contained, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
9 months ago
maui fire damage, officials are asking tourists to stay away...
Mark Jones

Expert says travel to Maui should be postponed

Due to devastating wildfires, tourists are being urged by Hawaii officials as well as travel experts to avoid traveling to Maui.
9 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the Des Moin...
CNN

Former President Trump indicted in Georgia election subversion probe

A grand injury in Georgia has returned an indictment against former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
9 months ago
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in ...
Ray Sanchez, CNN

Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires

As the fires spread on Tuesday, power and most communication – including 911 and cell phone service – were cut off.
9 months ago