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Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., second from right, Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., second from le...
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Jan. 6 witness: Trump ‘detached from reality’ over election

The panel is delving deeper into what it calls the "big lie," the defeated Republican president's false claims of voter fraud.
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Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event S...
KIERSTEN NUNEZ, KSL TV

Six Utahns among dozens arrested near Pride event in Idaho

Police said the men were among a group of people arrested with riot gear at a hotel in northern Idaho.
4 years ago
This combination of 2022 and 2020 file  photos shows logos for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots

On Wednesday, both Moderna and Pfizer will argue their case. Each company aims to offer a different dose and number of shots.
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Two chickens are pictured. Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry like chicken...
Amie Schaeffer

CDC links salmonella outbreak to backyard poultry

The outbreak --linked to backyard poultry like chickens -- has hit several states causing illness, hospitalizations and one death in Tennessee. 
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FILE - A worker in protectively overalls and carrying disinfecting equipment walks outside the Wuha...
MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer

WHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study

Experts drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic say further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began.
4 years ago
FILE - A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. ...
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concerns

At least 175 active duty and reserve service members have received the Novavax vaccine. Some have traveled overseas at their own expense to get it.
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JUNE 9, 2022: Triple A Utah reported that the average cost of regular gasoline in Utah now exceeds ...
Simone Seikaly

Average for gasoline in Utah rises to five dollars a gallon

The average for gasoline in Utah is up, says Triple A, because demand and the cost of a barrel of oil are also up.
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the US capitol is pictured, the spending bill was just passed by the House...
The Associated Press

Jan. 6 insurrection hearings: How to watch and what to know

How to watch the Jan. 6 insurrection hearings and what to know.
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FILE - Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washin...
MARK SHERMAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Armed man arrested for threat to kill Justice Kavanaugh

Twenty-six year-old Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California was identified in a criminal complaint charging him with the attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice.
4 years ago
FILE - United States gymnasts from left, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nich...
ED WHITE Associated Press

Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar

The approximately 90 claimants who said they were sexually assaulted include Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, all Olympic gold medalists.
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Uvalde survivor...
FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’

Miah Cerrillo's testimony to a House Oversight Committee was the second day of testimony from families of the victims and survivors of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde.
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Two sports drink, one red one yellow...
DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer

No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking

Some customers who have noticed the downsizing are sharing examples on social media. Others say shrinkflation is causing them to change their shopping habits.
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Col Gail Halvorsen...
Mark Jones

Provo Veterans Center to be renamed after Col. Gail S. Halvorsen

A bill co-sponsored by Utah's two senators was signed into law Tuesday by President Biden that will rename the Provo Veterans Center after Col. Gail Halvorsen.
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FILE - People fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta's Elk Slough near Courtland, Calif., T...
ADAM BEAM, Associated Press

California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water

Many areas have begun restricting water use for homeowners, largely by reducing outdoor use such as lawn irrigation. And farmers have had their allocation from the two major state-owned water systems reduced — in some cases down to zero.
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British veterans Roy Maxwell and Mary Scott arrive in a British Taxi Charity for Military Veterans ...
SYLVIE CORBET and JEFF SCHAEFFER Associated Press

World War II veterans honored a day before D-Day anniversary

A series of commemorations are honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and elsewhere who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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CORRECTS TO GAME 2 INSTEAD OF GAME 1 - Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) celebrates afte...
TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Warriors answer in Game 2, top Celtics 107-88 to even Finals

Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jordan Poole connected from just inside of midcourt to cap a huge third-quarter run and the Golden State Warriors evened the NBA Finals at a game apiece by beating the Boston Celtics 107-88 on Sunday night.
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school police chief Texas no radio...
ACACIA CORONADO and JAY REEVES Associated Press

Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting

A Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded.
4 years ago
FILE - A man wades into the ocean at sunset on June 22, 2021, in Newport Beach, Calif. The National...
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May averaged 421 parts per million. That's more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels.
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May jobs Spendlove...
Chris Isidore, CNN Business

US employers added 390,000 jobs, Utah economist says workforce participation is up

The unemployment rate stayed at 3.6%, slightly higher than the half-century low recorded in February 2020, before the pandemic hit.
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Uvalde school door...
JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

Texas police: School door shut but didn’t lock before attack

The Texas Department of Public Safety said investigators have determined the teacher propped the door open with a rock but removed it and closed the door when she realized a shooter was on campus.
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Navajo Nation officials along with Utah and federal officials attended the signing....
Kate Davis and Devin Oldroyd

Navajo Nation, state and federal leaders sign historic water rights agreement

The Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act will bring running water to Navajo households and ensure access to clean drinking water
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Elena Mendoza, 18, grieves in front of a cross honoring her cousin, Amerie Jo Garza, one of the vic...
The Associated Press

Grieving husband dies after wife is slain in Texas shooting

The husband of a victim in Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, suffered a heart attack Thursday and died.
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texas shooting...
Holly Yan, Harmeet Kaur and Melissa Alonso, CNN

What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School

Here's what friends and relatives say they want people to remember about the people they lost.
4 years ago
The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside the Civic Center fo...
ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

Update: Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school

Greg Abbott says the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, used an AR-15 in the attack Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
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