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Senators seek help for farmers post-pandemic world...
Simone Seikaly

Senators ask about specific COVID-19 help for American dairy farmers

American dairy farmers are struggling because of COVID-19 restrictions, and U.S. Senators want the USDA to try harder to help them.
6 years ago
stimulus millions...
Dana Rebik

Man waiting for $1,700 stimulus payment sees millions in his bank account

Charles Calvin is a volunteer firefighter in New Chicago, Indiana went to the ATM to withdraw some money when he discovered that his federal stimulus money was a lot larger than expected. Like millions of dollars larger.
6 years ago
Emma Pritchett wipes a tear away in her roofless kitchen the day after a tornado hit, Monday, April...
BRYNN ANDERSON and JAY REEVES Associated Press

Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead

Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast are spreading misery atop a pandemic as they move up the East Coast. The severe weather outbreak that began on Easter in the Deep South caused floods, mudslides and more than 1 million power outages by Monday.
6 years ago
#FireFauci...
Chandelis Duster, Jim Acosta and Kevin Liptak, CNN

Trump retweets call to #FireFauci amid coronavirus criticism

President Trump retweeted a user who said it was "Time to #FireFauci" and praised Trump's decision to issue travel restrictions in early February.
6 years ago
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DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

Funding for road projects imperiled by traffic drop, stay-at-home orders

Funding for road projects across the US could be in jeopardy because of a dramatic decline in driving.
6 years ago
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Melissa Alonso and Eric Levenson, CNN

Florida prison inmates will make face masks for their correctional officers

Florida inmates will produce cloth face masks to protect the correctional officers overseeing them as the number of inmates with Covid-19 continues to rise.
6 years ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens d...
Devan Cole, CNN

Fauci admits earlier Covid-19 mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced "a lot of pushback" early in the US coronavirus outbreak.
6 years ago
In this April 11, 1970 photo made available by NASA, the Saturn V rocket carrying the crew of the A...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

Apollo 13's astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot.
6 years ago
quit their jobs...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

10% of the US workforce is now unemployed

The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Linda Tripp...
Associated Press

Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70

Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, has died at age 70.
6 years ago
pandemic national defense...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: What the pandemic could mean for national defense

After the pandemic sidelined an aircraft carrier, do we need to be thinking about long-term impacts on national defense? Rep. Chris Stewart weighs in.
6 years ago
COVID-19 contact tracing scammers...
Kelli Pierce

Scammers target immigrant and refugee businesses seeking COVID-19 aid

Scammers target immigrant and refugee-owned businesses seeking COVID-19 relief.
6 years ago
air pollution...
Cami Mondeaux

New research shows air pollution can increase COVID-19 deaths

New studies out of Harvard University cite evidence of higher levels of air pollution increasing the risk of death from COVID-19.
6 years ago
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., visits outside a polling location at ...
Gregory Krieg, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN

Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race, clearing path for Joe Biden

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination.
6 years ago
A worker hands out disinfectant wipes and pens as voters line up outside Riverside High School for ...
SCOTT BAUER and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press

Wisconsin voters wait hours at the few open polling stations

Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours outside overcrowded polling stations, ignoring federal health recommendations so they can participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election.
6 years ago
Will Utah experience a baby boom once the pandemic is over?...
Saige Miller

Will Utah experience a baby boom once the pandemic is over?

Is a Utah baby boom in the future
6 years ago
funeral homes...
JAKE SEINER and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press

‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

Many funeral homes in New York and around the globe are in crisis as they try to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
COVID...
JIM MUSTIAN and FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives expecting COVID deaths to surge

Americans are bracing for what the nation’s top doctor warns would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives due to an expected wave of coronavirus deaths to come.
6 years ago
A faithful from a facing balcony follows the celebration of the Palm Sunday mass on the roof of the...
FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

Palm Sunday services held without public; some on rooftops

Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter's Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
A Costly Cure: Lawmakers unite to bring down prescription prices...
John Wojcik

A Costly Cure: Lawmakers unite to bring down prescription prices

KSL Newsradio dives into the high price of prescription drugs, which is forcing everyday Utahns to make life-and-death decisions. Reporters Kelli Pierce and John Wojcik speak to those impacted, while also having a conversation with Utah lawmakers about potentially life-saving legislation.
6 years ago
jobs...
John Wojcik

Record-long hiring streak ends, worst is likely yet to come

A record-long streak of U.S. job growth, spanning nearly a decade, is ending suddenly in March. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
6 years ago
national shutdown pollster pandemic...
Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Pollster takes Utah’s political pulse during pandemic

Pollster Scott Rasmussen said 58 percent of Utah voters approve of President Donald Trump's performance amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
partner utah covid19 testing...
Kelli Pierce

Silicon Slopes partners with state to launch mobile COVID-19 testing sites

SALT LAKE CITY – Technology companies from Utah’s Silicon Slopes have partnered with the state of Utah to launch a program designed to more quickly establish mobile testing sites across the state. The “Utah Crush the Curve Campaign,” is designed to fill some of the gaps in COVID-19 testing in Utah, especially in Utah County. […]
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Road Home: no positive tests for coronavirus at area homeless shelters

The Road Home says they are doing everything they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at homeless shelters in the Salt Lake area.
6 years ago