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Ahmaud Arbery...
Eliott C. McLaughlin, Jason Morris and Angela Barajas, CNN

Georgia community demands answers and justice over the killing over Ahmaud Arbery

A community in Georgia is searching for answers and justice after Ahmaud Arbery was shot three times while out on a jog. No arrests have been made by law enforcement.
6 years ago
murder hornet hype...
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype

Bug experts are dismissing as media hype the recent worry about so-called murder hornets spotted in Washington state.
6 years ago
In this April 23, 2020 photo a Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis to a runway for take off from Denve...
DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks

After US government pushback, Frontier Airlines will drop plans to charge an extra fee for passengers to lock in an empty middle seat next to them.
6 years ago
A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttere...
JILL LAWLESS, ANGELA CHARLTON and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press

Fractures in many nations widen as virus lockdowns ease

Regional and political fractures are emerging in many nations over how fast to lift the lid on coronavirus-imposed lockdowns.
6 years ago
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MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

Justice Department is dropping Michael Flynn’s criminal case

The Justice Department said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
6 years ago
charitable giving...
Kelli Pierce

Senator Mike Lee: airlines shouldn’t have to fly empty planes

Utah Senator Mike Lee wants the government to relax some rules so airlines are not forced to fly empty planes in the United States.
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

IHC doctors and nurses return from treating COVID-19 patients in New York

IHC doctors and nurses, fresh off a trip to NYC to help with COVID-19 patients, urge Utahns to continue social distancing practices.
6 years ago
Betsy DeVos resigns...
Annie Grayer and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

DeVos finalizes regulations giving more rights to those accused of sexual assault on college campuses

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos formally announces new protections for those accused of campus sexual harassment and assault.
6 years ago
black deaths...
Shelby Lin Erdman

Black communities account for disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths in the US, study finds

There's new evidence there are more deaths in black communities from the coronavirus in the United States than whites or other ethnic groups.
6 years ago
In this April 23, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by ...
SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer

Where’s my check? Answers to common relief payment questions

The US government has distributed about 130 million economic impact payments to taxpayers in less than 30 days.
6 years ago
COVID 19 whistleblower CNN...
Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN

Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored

Originally Published: 05 MAY 20 14:38 ET (CNN) — Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine, formally filed an extensive whistleblower complaint Tuesday alleging his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favored by President Donald Trump led to his […]
6 years ago
Portrait of young Latino woman with face mask on the street, looking at camera....
Brandon Tensley, CNN

Coronavirus, face masks and America’s new fault line

The debate about wearing face masks over the coronavirus continues to divide parts of the nation.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula waves to the c...
STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

Don Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90

Don Shula died Monday at age 90. He won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history.
6 years ago
Experimental plasma COVID-19 Utah...
Kelli Pierce

First Utahn to get experimental COVID-19 plasma treatment is home from the hospital

The first Utahns to undergo experimental COVID-19 plasma therapy is out of the hospital and on her way to recovery.
6 years ago
Utah coronavirus case count...
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business

Be cautious at the grocery store checkout line — here’s why

Originally Published: 30 APR 20 15:18 ET (CNN) — Sandra Kunz wanted to keep working as a Walmart cashier even as the coronavirus spread. Despite a lung condition, the 72-year-old in Aurora, Colorado, needed to get her paycheck, according to her sister, Paula Spellman. Her husband, Gus, was injured and out of work, and the […]
6 years ago
F-35 fighter jets flew across Utah and over several hospitals to thank medical workers fighting on ...
Kelli Pierce

Fighter jets fly over Utah hospitals to thank medical workers

MURRAY, Utah – Gary Brunson is the Assistant Nurse Manager in the Emergency Department at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. The job can be tough, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.  That’s why Brunson and dozens of his co-workers stood outside the hospital Thursday afternoon as the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Squad and the 388th Fighter […]
6 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)...
Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer

How the Supreme Court is preparing for its first big phone hearing

The US Supreme Court has planned test runs with lawyers for its first-ever livestreamed arguments next week and begun devising time limits for the justices' own questioning.
6 years ago
The anticipation of hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks will not be the only source of excitement at BY...
Kelli Pierce

F-35 jets flyover Utah to thank healthcare workers, veterans

F-35 jets from Hill Air Force Base will take off to perform a flyover to salute medical workers across Utah around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will fly over hospitals in the Salt Lake City area before heading to St. George. After flying over hospitals there, the jets will make their way back up to Park City, before flying over medical centers in Logan and Ogden then back to Hill Air Force Base. 
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Candidates for Utah Governor talk water, environment, economy during online forum

Five candidates to be the next governor for Utah are outlining their plans in an online forum. The Envision Utah forum was hosted by KSL's Doug Wright.
6 years ago
Utah receives refund on hydroxychloroquine purchase...
Simone Seikaly

State of Utah receives refund of the $800 thousand purchase of hydroxychloroquine

A purchase by the state of Utah of compounded chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine has been refunded in full.
6 years ago
In this March 31, 2020 photo, cleaners unwrap their protective gear as they leave the Soldiers' Hom...
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home

Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
6 years ago
FILE - This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in La...
SEAN MURPHY, BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases

State leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing scrutiny over the spending of millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many other states obtained for free and that doctors warned shouldn’t be used without more testing.
6 years ago
Utah COVID-19 poll coronavirus management...
SEAN MURPHY, BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases

Utah state leaders are being scrutinized after buying unproven malaria drugs promoted to treat COVID-19 patients that doctors warned needed more testing.  
6 years ago
doctor suicide...
Taylor Romine, CNN

An ER doctor who continued to treat patients after she recovered from Covid-19 has died by suicide

Lorna Breen, an ER doctor in the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian hospital system, died by suicide, her father said.
6 years ago