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A toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atla...
Madeline Holcombe, CNN

Toddler injured after ride down airport baggage conveyor belt

A toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and rode it all the way to the TSA bag room, authorities said.
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at...
Marcy Gordon and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Senate confirms Army veteran Mark Esper Secretary of Defense

Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation as the new Secretary of Defense on Tuesday by a vote of 90-8.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utah woman dies after picking up bacterial infection after weight loss surgery in Mexico

A Utah woman has died after she was infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug-resistant bacteria, during weight loss surgery in Tijuana, Mexico. The Utah Department of Health is also warning residents about the doctor she used.
7 years ago
Saturday record for heat...
Mary Richards

Heat advisory for next two days along Wasatch Front

We could see temperatures at 100, 102, even 105 degrees for the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, and the southern and northern Wasatch front. But low temperatures won't dip below the mid-70s, meaning there won't be much overnight relief.
7 years ago
FILE - This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc., ...
Victoria Cavaliere and Brian Fung, CNN Business

Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle data breach hack investigation

Credit reporting agency Equifax has reached a deal to pay up to $700 million to state and federal regulators to settle probes stemming from a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million people.
7 years ago
Colby Walker

Woman fatally shot in West Valley City; Suspect in custody

Police say a suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting in West Valley City that left one woman dead and a teenage boy injured.
7 years ago
Director Taika Waititi hands the Thor hammer to Natalie Portman during the "Thor Love And Thunder" ...
LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

Portman is Thor, Ali is Blade and more from Marvel’s Phase 4

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Avengers: Endgame” may have closed a chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the blockbuster factory is not slowing down and only expanding in scope and diversity. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige led a marathon presentation at San Diego Comic-Con Saturday night, announcing plans for the first two years of “Phase […]
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tennessee banker wins annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest

Persistence paid off for a retired Tennessee banker who won the weekend's Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his eighth try.
7 years ago
FILE - In this June 28, 2019 file photo, Ashlyn Myers of the Coalition for Life St. Louis, waves to...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

Administration pauses enforcement of abortion restriction

The Trump administration is giving taxpayer-funded family planning clinics more time to comply with its new rule that says they no longer can refer women for abortions.
7 years ago
Demonstrators calling for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's resignation gathered in streets outs...
Ray Sanchez and Amir Vera, CNN

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announces he will not run for reelection next year

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday that he will not run for reelection next year and is resigning as the president of the New Progressive Party.
7 years ago
In this Feb. 6, 2019 photo provided by Providence Health & Services, from left, Sam Adamson, Lo...
SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press

Feeling blue? Oregon students can take ‘mental health days’

Oregon will allow students to take "mental health days" just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law
7 years ago
A bill is moving through the Legislature that could help solve Utah's school lunch debt issue....
Amir Vera, CNN

Pennsylvania school district tells parents to pay their lunch debt, or their kids will go into foster care

A school district in Pennsylvania sent out hundreds of letters this week telling parents who had lunch debt to pay or their children could go into foster care.
7 years ago
FILE - This Feb. 9, 2019 file photo shows A$AP Rocky at Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icon...
Associated Press

Trump’s bail offer for jailed rapper rings hollow in Sweden

Pres. Trump said he spoke with Sweden’s prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and “offered to personally vouch for his bail,” a hollow offer in a criminal justice system that doesn’t include bail.
7 years ago
Karen Frazier of Capitol Heights, Md., right, and her son Amari Rogers, 11, left, play in a fountai...
Associated Press

‘Survive, not enjoy’: Heat, humidity gripping half the US

Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races.
7 years ago
Visitors pose for photos beside a portrait of Neil Armstrong at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum ...
Associated Press

Nation marks 50 years after Apollo 11′s ‘giant leap’ on moon

A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11′s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday
7 years ago
In this Monday, July 1, 2019, photo Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert at the University of Cal...
Associated Press

Deepfake videos pose a threat, but ‘dumbfakes’ may be worse

Fake videos, called "dumbfakes" are quick and easy to produce. These videos take real footage and alter the footage slightly to give a false impression of what really happened.
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 31, 2009, file photo, Western Kentucky's Matt Rice celebrates after beating Miss...
Associated Press

Ex-Marine, professor, MLB draft pick among high court clerks

The newest clerks of the Supreme Court include persons from a range of backgrounds. Among the clerks is an MLB draft pick, a law professor, and a blind person.
7 years ago
FILE - Terry Cheung prepares a pizza pie to be served to students at Everglades High School on Nove...
Associated Press

Florida woman accused of assault over pizza slice

Authorities have arrested a woman in Florida who they say tried to attack another woman with a knife when she was denied a slice of pizza.
7 years ago
Ben McAdams discharged from hospital after battle with coronavirus...
Simone Seikaly

Utah Rep. Ben McAdams Votes Against Bill That Increases Minimum Wage

Utah Congressman Ben McAdams is one of five Democratic lawmakers to votes against a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage.
7 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

9/11 first responder says Utah senator lied

John Feal is one of the men that ran toward the falling Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. And he doesn't mince words when he encounters anybody who he perceives is trying to keep money from fellow 9/11 first responders. That includes members of Utah's congressional delegation.
7 years ago
This June 24, 2019, photo shows a pre-production 2020 Chevrolet Corvette automobile in Warren, Mich...
TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer

Corvette goes mid-engine for first time to raise performance

When you first lay eyes on the new 2020 Corvette, a modern version of the classic American sports car isn't the first thing that pops into your head.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Hiding in plain sight cops dress as construction workers to bust texters

Officers in Georgia went undercover wearing hard hats and bright high visibility construction vests in Atlanta this week to enforce the states Hands Free Law.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah man accused of calling in bomb threat to Lowe’s store

A former employee of a Lowe's store in northern Utah has been charged with making a terroristic threat on accusations he called in a bomb threat to the store.
7 years ago