Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Stone commutation...
Cami Mondeaux

Another GOP senator joins Romney in calling Stone commutation “a mistake”

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) denounced President Donald Trump's commutation of Roger Stone, becoming the second GOP senator to openly speak against the decision.
6 years ago
DC voting rights...
Cami Mondeaux

DC to restore voting rights to incarcerated felons, former inmates

Washington, D.C., is set to be the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to allow convicted felons voting rights, according to an emergency reform bill.
6 years ago
Texas swing state...
Harry Enten, CNN

Texas is a swing state in 2020, new polls reveal

It's the third state, Texas, that may shift to a swing state this year. It's Trump 46% to Biden's 45%, a result well within any margin of error.
6 years ago
FILE - Lawsuit filed in Tampa against the Presidents COVID-19 Vaccine mandate...
TAMARA LUSH and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press

Florida reports largest, single-day increase in COVID cases

Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic
6 years ago
Nearly 600,000 vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries...
ZEN SOO Associated Press

Nearly 600,000 vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial primary election held by the city's pro-democracy camp
6 years ago
Howie Hawkins...
Cami Mondeaux

Green Party selects Howie Hawkins as 2020 presidential nominee

Howie Hawkins -- a New York environmentalist and American trade unionist -- has officially been nominated as the Green Party presidential nominee.
6 years ago
Censure Mitt Romney, Romney claims corruption in commutation of Roger Stone's sentence...
Mark Jackson and Ryan Meeks

Romney claims corruption in commutation of Roger Stone’s sentence

Senator Mitt Romney tweeted his concern of corruption slamming the decision by President Trump to commute the sentence of Roger Stone.
6 years ago
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence...
JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison.
6 years ago
Utah Department of health, other important immunizations decline due to covid...
Simone Seikaly

New career development program available for Utahns

A new career development program will soon be available to Utahns who want or need to change jobs due to the pandemic.
6 years ago
Doctors have mixed feelings about kids going back to school because of spiking COVID-19 cases refug...
Kelli Pierce

Doctors have mixed feelings about kids going back to school because of spiking COVID-19 cases

Statistically, children have a very low risk of getting a serious case of COVID-19. Even so, doctors have mixed feelings about schools potentially reopening
6 years ago
tiktok app...
Lee Lonsberry

Opinion: Can U.S. boot TikTok out of the country? Doubtful

Can the U.S. government ban the popular Chinese app TikTok in the United States? Lee Lonsberry has some serious doubts in this opinion piece.
6 years ago
little cottonwood canyon gondola...
Curt Gresseth

Loving Little Cottonwood Canyon to death: is a gondola the answer?

Snowbird Ski Resort's GM says the solution to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution in Little Cottonwood Canyon is an eight-mile gondola ride.
6 years ago
Army Green Beret woman...
Scottie Andrew, CNN

A woman soldier is joining the Green Berets — a first for the Army Special Forces unit

A woman will soon join the ranks of the Green Berets after graduating this week from the US Army's Special Forces Training.
6 years ago
a tax form, 1040, is often used to file taxes...
Katie Lobosco, CNN

Income taxes are due July 15. Here’s what you need to know

The delayed filing deadline is upon us, income taxes are due by July 15.
6 years ago
FILE - In this May 6, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, l...
JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, has been returned to federal prison. The federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Thursday that Cohen had “refused the conditions of his home confinement.”
6 years ago
slc schools covid-19 plan CDC...
Madeleine Porter

SLC schools release plans to reopen in the fall amid COVID-19

Students will learn remotely if Salt Lake City remains in the "orange" or "red" COVID-19 category, SLC schools officials said in a letter to parents.
6 years ago
Utah's deregulating the workforce is something the rest of the nation could learn from. It's a topi...
John Wojcik

Over 81,000 Utahns collecting unemployment, stimulus expiration date looms closer

The latest Utah jobs report shows over 81,000 people receiving unemployment benefits this week. In two weeks, the $600 weekly stimulus expires.
6 years ago
police shooting palacios-carbajal family...
Colby Walker and Simone Seikaly

Family responds after DA ruled against charges in police shooting

After the Salt Lake County DA said a police shooting was justified under state law, the family of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal said they will file a lawsuit. 
6 years ago
FILE - In this April 24, 2020 file photo, empty United Airlines ticket machines are shown at the Ta...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid

More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus.
6 years ago
COVID-19 masks...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson asks sports teams to wear masks

SALT LAKE COUNTY – The number of COVID-19 cases has shot up in Utah in recent weeks. Now, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is asking sports teams to take some precautions to slow the spread.  In a letter to all Salt Lake County residents, she asked people who participate in sports to do five […]
6 years ago
Democracy vs. Republic...
Lee Lonsberry

OPINION: Could you pass Utah’s required civics test? Take our quiz

Every Utah student has to pass a basic civics test in order to graduate from high school. Try it out for yourself with our online quiz.
6 years ago
utah free mask herbert memo Logan Mask...
Colby Walker

Utah Hospital Association calls on Gov. to issue statewide mask mandate

The Utah Hospital Association is calling on Gov. Gary Herbert to issue a statewide Utah mask mandate. Listen to the interview with Utah's Morning News.
6 years ago
The Retail Industry Leaders Association is calling on governors to mandate face coverings in public...
John Wojcik

Retail Industry Leaders Association asks for mandatory mask requirement

The Retail Industry Leaders Association is calling on governors to mandate a face mask requirement in public. They say retail workers have unfairly been placed on the front-line of enforcement.
6 years ago
COVID-19 testing...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake County to restart free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Utah's Hispanic communities. When the state tried to set up free COVID-19 test centers in the affected areas, they say the majority of people who showed up were from other neighborhoods.
6 years ago