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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., visits outside a polling location at ...
Cami Mondeaux

Bernie Sanders will stay in race despite losses in Tuesday primaries

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced he is staying in the presidential race, despite the losses in Super Tuesday last week and the Democratic primaries Tuesday night.
7 years ago
governor covid-19 schools...
Kelli Pierce

Utah lawmakers could spend over $16 million to fight Coronavirus

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers could spend at least $16 million to fight the Coronavirus. Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, who heads the state’s Coronavirus task force, said during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol that lawmakers have already set aside that money. “The legislature has announced that they are going to be […]
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Income tax cuts are uncertain as Coronavirus affects state budget

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers had planned to give people an $80 million income tax cut. But now those cuts may not happen as Coronavirus starts impacting state budgets. Senate President Stuart Adams (R-Layton) said the Coronavirus has hurt the stock market and oil prices, and he urged lawmakers to be “prudent” with the […]
7 years ago
University of Utah...
Simone Seikaly

U of U restricts university-related business travel through April 30

The University of Utah has restricted all university-related business travel, for employees, through April 30, 2020.
7 years ago
Plunging stocks shake up the street...
John Wojcik

How plunging stocks impact your 401(k)

Plunging stocks caused Wall Street to fall by seven percent on Monday, triggering a trading halt for fifteen minutes.
7 years ago
Dow...
Colby Walker

Stocks slide on Wall Street over coronavirus and oil crash

Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic trading halt in over two decades.
7 years ago
oil prices economy...
Chris Isidore, CNN Business

Low oil prices could damage the US economy, analysts warn

This plunge in oil prices will be more damaging to the US economy than the price drops in 2008 or 1991, because we are producing rather than buying.
7 years ago
Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing Biden...
Cami Mondeaux

Biden gains 2 more endorsements from former candidates over the weekend

Presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden continued to gain more endorsements over the weekend from past presidential hopefuls.
7 years ago
FORT CARSON, CO - AUGUST 29:  A U.S. Army soldier salutes during the national anthem as soldiers re...
Devan Cole, CNN

Two US service members killed in Iraq, Pentagon confirms

Two US service members were killed on Sunday in Iraq by enemy forces, the Pentagon said in a statement. The individuals' names have not yet be released.
7 years ago
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA - AUGUST 21:  The wind blows a plastic bag around the beach near the Manhattan ...
Caroline Catherman and Katia Hetter, CNN

Plastic bags may smell like food to hungry sea turtles, a new study says

Plastic bags may smell like a tasty treat because of the bacteria and algae that accumulate on them.
7 years ago
Catching up on sleep study...
Kristen Rogers and Melissa Gray, CNN

Five reasons you should take a nap on National Napping Day

If the lurching forward of the clock for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday made you noticeably more tired, you're not the only one. This time change was actually the inspiration for National Napping Day, which takes place annually the day after the clocks move ahead.
7 years ago
International Womens Day...
AMY GUTHRIE Associated Press

Protests on International Women’s Day call for justice

Women around the world marked International Women's Day with massive protests against gender violence, inequality and exploitation.
7 years ago
North Korea...
Yoonjung Seo, CNN

North Korea has launched at least three unidentified projectiles

North Korea fired at least three unidentified projectiles Monday, according to US and South Korean officials.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Church adjusts missionary assignments due to COVID-19 concerns

All church missionaries that are serving in Korea who are not native to Korea will be temporarily reassigned in their home countries according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
7 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah officials accuse president of spreading coronavirus ‘misinformation’

A state coronavirus-response team in Utah is calling comments from President Donald Trump ‘misinformation’ and warning people to stay home if they get sick.
7 years ago
super tuesday utah...
Kelli Pierce

Super Tuesday votes and delegate counts could take time in Utah

Democratic party leaders say it will take time to determine final voting numbers and delegate counts from Super Tuesday in Utah.
7 years ago
Senator Mitt Romney says Congress should have been stockpiling medical supplies "decades ago" in an...
John Wojcik

Romney says coronavirus stockpiling should have begun “decades ago”

Senator Mitt Romney remains critical of Congress and a lack of preperation to handle a potential coronavirus outbreak.
7 years ago
Photos: Getty Images Compiled by Colby Walker...
Colby Walker

2020 Super Tuesday Results

Votes are still being counted to know the results after the close of Super Tuesday. As of current predictions, former Vice President Joe Biden was the big winner.
7 years ago
supreme court abortion...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Supreme Court takes up 1st big abortion case

The Supreme Court is taking up the first major abortion case of the Trump era, an election year look at a Louisiana dispute that could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to roll back previous rulings.
7 years ago
Utah's Super Tuesday...
KSL NewsRadio Staff

Utah voters break a record for presidential primary participation

Utah voters came out in literal droves in this, the state's first-ever Super Tuesday primary - setting a record for participation.
7 years ago
Votes are still being counted to know the results after the close of Super Tuesday. With over 1/3 o...
Kelli Pierce

Utahns hit the polls for Super Tuesday

SALT LAKE CITY – Utahns across the state are jamming polling places to take part in the state’s first-ever Super Tuesday. Although many Utahns vote by mail, hundreds have also showed up to polling stations to cast their ballot. Utah allows people to register to vote on Election Day, and Amanda Griffin, a poll worker […]
7 years ago
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether courts should allow the state's Republica...
John Wojcik and Heather Kelly

Super Tuesday has some early voters wishing for a re-do

Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen says there's no re-do's in voting. It comes after thousands of early Utah voters cast a ballot for a Democratic candidate that has since ended their campaign ahead of Super Tuesday.
7 years ago
Super Tuesday...
Kelli Pierce

Countdown to Super Tuesday: Could red state Utah decide the Democratic nomination?

Utah has been a reliably red state for decades. But on its first Super Tuesday, Utah could play a role in deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.
7 years ago
Utah's coronavirus task force met at the Emergency Operations Center at the state capitol over the ...
Kelli Pierce

Utah starts a coronavirus task force, even though risk to people remains low

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers, health departments, and faith-based organizations have formed a coronavirus task force in case it ever becomes widespread in the state. The coronavirus task force met over the weekend to work on plans if schools, churches, businesses, mass transit, and other public spaces had to be closed due to widespread […]
7 years ago