Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

The entrance to Apple's European Headquarters in Cork in the city of Cork, Ireland, on September 06...
Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business

136 countries agree to minimum corporate tax rate after Ireland drops its opposition

A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large multinationals at a minimum rate of 15% and require companies to pay taxes in the countries where they do business.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, heads to a briefing on Capit...
The Associated Press

Man accused of threatening 2 US senators to remain in jail

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man upset over the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, illegal immigration and the direction he thinks the country is headed is accused of threatening the lives of Alaska’s two Republican U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice mails that included saying he would hire an assassin to kill […]
5 years ago
(Bianca Noyes, center, is the little girl who made President Biden  promise to restore the Bears Ea...
Paul Nelson

The little girl who persuaded a president

SALT LAKE CITY — A promise made to a little girl.  That’s one reason why President Biden says he restored the Bears Ears National Monument to its original status.  So, who was the little girl who persuaded the President to make this decision? Gavin Noyes was at a celebration with Utah’s tribal leaders in San […]
5 years ago
bears ears boundaries restored...
Paul Nelson

Indigenous leaders react to restoration of Bears Ears’ boundaries

Tears of joy, prayers and sacred songs… all part of how tribal leaders in southern Utah reacted at President Biden’s restoration of the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument.
5 years ago
Biden Bears Ears...
Jennifer Weeks The Conversation

Biden restores size/protection for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments: 5 essential reads

The size of national monuments in southern Utah has been described as a political football, and this week, President Biden tried to score his own touchdown by restoring those monuments to their original size.
5 years ago
bears ears...
Becky Bruce

Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante announcement likely to draw both praise and ire

The Obama administration established Bears Ears, but President Trump reduced its size using the same executive power in 2017. 
5 years ago
President Joe Biden responds to a question about the short term deal on debt as he arrives Air Forc...
The Associated Press

Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned would devastate the economy and harm millions of Americans. The party-line Democratic vote of 50-48 in support of the bill to raise the government’s […]
5 years ago
governor cox former campaign manager accused of sexual misconduct...
Lindsay Aerts

Gov. says probe confirms sexual misconduct from former campaign manager

The governor's office says an independent investigation substantiated the claims of sexual misconduct against his former campaign manager.
5 years ago
Biden Bears Ears...
Simone Seikaly and Paul Nelson

Utah reacts to Biden monument decision on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante

Responses from the Utah Governor to County Commissioners reflected the polarization of different communities affected by the monument issue.
5 years ago
Millennials and Gen Z...
Curt Gresseth

How Millennials and Gen Z are changing politics

SALT LAKE CITY — As millennials (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z Americans (born 1997-2012) become more involved with politics, how will their influence change the two major political parties in the nation? Republican pollster and millennial Kristen Soltis Anderson discussed the changing political landscape involving these two groups of voters with Inside Sources host Boyd […]
5 years ago
...
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

Token of all tokens: Could a $1T coin fix the debt limit?

It would be the token of all tokens: a $1 trillion coin, minted by the U.S. government, then cashed in to flood the treasury with cash and solve a political impasse over suspending the debt limit.
5 years ago
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Co...
BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press

Facebook whistleblower testifies: Five highlights

A former Facebook data scientist testified before Congress that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S.
5 years ago
Utah Senate candidate Evan McMullin is taking a political action committee and three television sta...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Third-party conservative Evan McMullin challenges Utah Sen. Mike Lee

Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin is launching a campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee in Utah.
5 years ago
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements...
By Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business

Facebook’s services start coming back online after outage

(CNN) — Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online, though coverage was still spotty.  Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. Outage tracking site Down Detector logged tens of thousands of reports for each of the […]
5 years ago
Biden vaccine mandate...
Lindsay Aerts

Biden vaccine mandate brings nearly 1K people to committee meeting

Almost all of the public comments came from people opposed to Mr. Biden's vaccine mandate, and many of them owned small businesses.
5 years ago
James rogers...
Simone Seikaly

Salt Lake City Councilman James Rogers resigns

James Rogers is a two-term member of the Salt Lake City Council. He was elected by voters in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017.
5 years ago
The short range missile was fired early Sunday morning local time from the Taechon area of North Py...
The Associated Press

N. Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile

North Korea said on Friday it has launched an anti-aircraft missile.
5 years ago
The U.S Capitol is visible after sunset in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. With only hours to...
The Associated Press

Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue […]
5 years ago
nearing extinction...
Simone Seikaly

New animals declared close to extinction – should we care?

Would animals nearing extinction matter more if their absence affected humans? Or if your food became more expensive or disapeared?
5 years ago
electric vehicle...
Curt Gresseth

State says it’s not Big Brother by tracking your electric car

The Utah Department of Transportation said it is not tracking the movements of electric car owners through a device installed in the vehicle.
5 years ago
vaccine mandate...
Mary Richards

Senator Lee working on exemptions to Biden vaccine mandate

Utah's senior senator says the vaccine mandate contradicts the U.S. Constitution, but the Biden administration believes it will hold up in court.
5 years ago
health care costs...
Curt Gresseth

Health care costs can be reduced if Congress works together, says prof

SALT LAKE CITY — It can be hard to understand what’s happening with health care costs today, and it’s purposely designed that way; it’s bankrupting Americans and it doesn’t need to be that way, says a professor of economics. Utah State University Professor Henry Eyring said there are bipartisan solutions that policymakers could implement to […]
5 years ago
third vaccine dose...
Nick Wyatt

Some Utahns ready for a third vaccine dose, pharmacies are preparing

Some Utahns are ready for a third vaccine dose against COVID-19. One pharmacy says it's already booking appointments.
5 years ago
missing Utah gabby petito and brian laundrie...
Paul Nelson

Law enforcement expert worries Moab’s investigation into Petito incident may be too narrow

MOAB, Utah  — Did the Moab Police officers follow the law when they released Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie after a domestic disturbance call days before she was found murdered in Wyoming?  Should they have done more to separate the couple, possibly preventing her death?  The city of Moab is launching an investigation into the […]
5 years ago