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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

While it’s difficult to live a plastic-free life, there are simple ways to get rid of the most common culprits, such as plastic bags, as well as other ways you can make a difference.
3 months ago
UDOT used electronic signs in hopes more people will notice and heed the safety messages. New messa...
Aubri Wuthrich and Kennedy Camarena, KSL

Utah’s 100 deadliest days of summer begins Memorial Day weekend

The 100 deadliest days of summer begins Memorial Day weekend.
3 months ago
Kamala Harris, former Vice President and 2024 Presidential candidate, arrives during the National A...
Associated Press

Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin has released a critical autopsy study of the party’s performance in the 2024 campaign.
3 months ago
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TIM SULLIVAN, Associated Press

Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud gets nearly 42-year prison sentence

A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence — nearly 42 years — to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
3 months ago
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BERNARD CONDON

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

The world’s richest man announced plans Wednesday for one biggest sales of stock to the public ever for SpaceX, a company currently losing billions of dollars year.
3 months ago
The city of Page, Arizona approved a 500-acre land sale in October to a company that intends to dev...
Heather Peterson

Another data center project ruffles feathers just south of Utah’s border

Residents of Page, Arizona have been speaking against the possibility of a 1 GW data center that could be built about two miles away from Horseshoe Bend which is along the Colorado River and a little more than five miles away from Lake Powell.
3 months ago
FILE - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., speaks on Capitol Hi...
Steven Sloan, Associated Press

Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86

Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights died at 86.
3 months ago
U.S. Marines conduct a live-fire training of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, short for H...
Associated Press

US test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in rapid ‘shoot and scoot’ drill

U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a range in the foothills of Japan's iconic Mount Fuji
3 months ago
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DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press

Jell-O is jiggling its way toward more natural ingredients

Jell-O is getting a line of products made without synthetic colors or artificial sweeteners to meet increasing consumer demand for natural ingredients.
3 months ago
two more utahns have been arrested, US capitol attack commission...
Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Blanche doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn't rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.
3 months ago
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JULIE WATSON, EUGENE JOHNSON and MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

Federal authorities say the teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque met online and shared a “broad hatred” toward different religions and races.
3 months ago
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrew...
The Associated Press

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
3 months ago
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Associated Press

More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California.
3 months ago
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PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press

Busiest US commuter rail system resumes operations as deal reached to end strike

Trains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country.
3 months ago
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Julie Watson, KSL

The 2 suspects in a shooting at a San Diego mosque are dead, a police source says

San Diego police are responding to an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
3 months ago
FILE - Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty explains her progressive approach to prosecutions, Ju...
Hannah Fingerhut and Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown

A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota.
3 months ago
FILE - Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal court, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. (Curtis Mean...
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial, a judge ruled Monday.
3 months ago
Jaafar Jackson arrives at the premiere of "Michael" on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre...
Associated Press

‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend

After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
3 months ago
Sailors make their way to their loved ones after disembarking from the USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval ...
Associated Press

USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture

The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home to Virginia.
3 months ago
Aaron McGuire sings a spirtual song during a voting rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, A...
Kim Chandler, Associated Press

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts.
3 months ago
A statue titled the "Authority of Law" sits in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, 2026, ...
Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.
3 months ago
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on Friday, May 15, 2026, in New York....
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked

Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has ended in a mistrial. A judge declared it Friday after the jury deadlocked. The former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars. But the mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three trials.
3 months ago
FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portlan...
Associated Press

FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran

The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist.
3 months ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method o...
Associated Press

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
3 months ago