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utah nazi headstones...
Lee Lonsberry

OPINION: Nazi headstone in SLC should stay put

Lee Lonsberry writes, although ugly and vile, a Nazi headstone at a cemetery in Salt Lake City should remain in place to teach history to future visitors.
6 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

Pres. Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday challenging liability protections that have provided unfettered speech on social media.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Thursday, April 2, 2020 file photo a sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow

Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees.
6 years ago
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DOUG GLASS Associated Press

Violence again rocks Minneapolis after man’s death; 1 killed

Protests rocked Minneapolis for the second straight night after a man's death in police custody. One person was killed Wednesday night in what police were investigating as a homicide amidst violence that included looting and setting fires that continued to burn Thursday morning.
6 years ago
utah labor shortage...
Kelli Pierce

Unemployment numbers looking better in Utah

Unemployment numbers in Utah are looking better after two months of record filings. In April, unemployment reached 9.7% in Utah.
6 years ago
Live Mic gun rights pandemic...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Has pandemic altered your view of gun rights?

Live Mic host Lee Lonsberry wants to know if the pandemic has changed your viewpoint on gun rights.
6 years ago
This May 4, 2020 photo from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the first patient enroll...
LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

AP-NORC poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine

A new poll shows that about half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine, 31% aren't sure, while 1 in 5 say they'd refuse.
6 years ago
SpaceX launch scrubbed...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

`Bummed out’: SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of weather.
6 years ago
Disney requiring masks, DISNEY ISLAND...
Cami Mondeaux

Disney World plans to begin phased reopening in July

Officials at Walt Disney World in Florida announced they will begin their phased reopening plan, aiming to bring guests back the beginning of July.
6 years ago
WILLOW SPRINGS, IL - JUNE 11:  A cicada sits on a twig in a forest preserve June 11, 2007 in Willow...
Allen Kim, CNN

Millions of cicadas are expected to emerge after 17 years underground because, of course, it’s 2020

As if we didn't have enough to worry about with giant murder hornets invading the US and a global pandemic, millions of 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground this year.
6 years ago
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The Associated Press

Navajo Nation has 48 new cases of coronavirus, 1 more death

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says recent data indicates the coronavirus peak for hospitalizations on the vast reservation occurred from April 21-26, a month earlier than initial projections.
6 years ago
coronavirus memories...
Lee Lonsberry

Live Mic: What would you put in the coronavirus memories museum?

Museums are now collecting memories from the coronavirus pandemic. What "artifact" from your life during COVID-19 would you have on display?
6 years ago
arbery death...
JEFF AMY Associated Press

Arbery family lawyer: Feds looking into how case handled

A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery says a federal prosecutor told the slain man’s mother that federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case.
6 years ago
Graduation gowns PPE...
Lauren Lee, CNN

A recent grad is upcycling thousands of graduation gowns to help hospitals in need of PPE

A recent grad was inspired to launch Gowns 4 Good, an initiative that gathers and repurposes graduation gowns as PPE for hospitals in need.
6 years ago
josh holt prison thamy holt...
Becky Bruce

New podcast details Venezuela imprisonment of Josh Holt

A new podcast, "Hope In Darkness," offers never-before-heard details of the arrest and wrongful imprisonment of Josh Holt in Venezuela.
6 years ago
Memorial Day...
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press

US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions

Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation's military dead.
6 years ago
Trump Memorial Day...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Trump doubles up on Memorial Day events

President Donald Trump silently honored the nation's war dead Monday in a wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, first in a pair of public events also taking him to Baltimore, to the chagrin of the mayor.
6 years ago
Biden appearance...
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
6 years ago
Air force height restrictions...
Harmeet Kaur, CNN

US Air Force to remove height restrictions for pilots, allowing more women to serve

The US Air Force has removed its height restrictions for prospective pilots, doing away with a barrier that had disadvantaged women.
6 years ago
airbnb hosts...
Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business

Airbnb hosts are planning to sell off their properties because of the pandemic

Airbnb hosts are planning to sell their rental properties are the pandemic continues to kill vacation and travel plans.
6 years ago
car thefts, Vehicle theft...
STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

Lock your cars! Vehicle theft spikes in COVID-19 pandemic

Vehicle theft is spiking as the coronavirus pandemic rages on and more people are inclined to stay in their homes.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Saturday, May 16, 2020, file photo, a protester with an image of Ahmaud Arbery on a ...
RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

Man who filmed Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying

The Georgia man who filmed cellphone video of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has now been charged with murder.
6 years ago
This Oct. 25, 2019 file photo shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at the Paley Center in Ne...
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Tech giants are embracing remote work. Others may follow

For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.
6 years ago
Pro-China lawmakers attend a press conference in respond to a proposal to enact new Hong Kong secur...
ZEN SOO Associated Press

Hong Kong opposition slams China national security law move

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers are sharply criticizing China’s move to take over long-stalled efforts to enact national security legislation in the semi-autonomous territory.
6 years ago