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Amie Schaeffer

Wednesday’s hearing in Petito case to determine if suit will move forward

The wrongful death lawsuit in the Gabby Petito case was filed by Petito's parents in March of 2022. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Utah ranks one of the top ten states to have a baby, new study finds....
Amanda Dickson

New infant sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Among the new infant sleep recommendations, no weighted blankets or sleepers. A recurring recommendation is put baby to sleep on its back.
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A video exhibit plays as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the C...
FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

1/6 panel to hear from Raffensperger, others Trump pushed

The public hearing, the fourth by the panel this month, stems from its yearlong investigation into Trump's unprecedented attempt to remain in power, a sprawling scheme that the chairman of the Jan. 6 committee has likened to an "attempted coup."
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RSL is selling foldable stadium chairs to help raise funds and awareness for ALS....
Waverly Golden

Leo the Lion celebrates Juneteenth

For over 150 years people have celebrated Juneteenth. This year, Leo the Lion celebrates along with Real Salt Lake officials.
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FILE - A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. ...
Jacqueline Howard, CNN

CDC recommends Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under five on Saturday, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered soon.
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An Abbott Laboratories manufacturing plant is shown in Sturgis, Mich., on Sept. 23, 2010.  Severe w...
TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer

Production at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm

The ongoing formula shortage has been most dire for children with allergies, digestive problems and metabolic disorders who rely on specialty formulas. Federal officials have said the Abbott factory is the only source of many of those products, providing nutrition to about 5,000 U.S. babies, according to federal officials.
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Amanda Dickson

Utah nursing leader lobbying in D.C. for law to address nurse safety

Nurse safety is top of mind for the executive director of the Utah Nurses Association, who has traveled to D.C. to lobby for a new safety law.
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Simone Seikaly

Yellowstone peak renamed First Peoples Mountain

A Yellowstone mountain peak named after an expeditionary soldier has been renamed to reflect the area's Indigenous history.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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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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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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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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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