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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in ...
Konstantin Toropin and David Klepper, Associated Press

Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network.
6 months ago
A family member, center, reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, ...
Safiyah Riddle and Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

What to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics are sparking debate over federal agents’ authority to enter private property.
6 months ago
FILE Former counselor to the President of the United States Dina Powell McCormick smiles during the...
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman

Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant.
6 months ago
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura,...
Ted Shaffrey, Jennifer Peltz and David R. Martin, Associated Press

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
6 months ago
Sara Murphy, from left, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Chase Infiniti pose in the press r...
Jake Coyle, Associated Press

‘Hamnet’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ take top honors at Golden Globes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” pulled off an upset over “Sinners” to win best film, drama.
6 months ago
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife Sister Kr...
Payton Davis, KSL

President Oaks dedicates first temple as church president in Burley, Idaho

President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave his first temple dedication of his presidency Sunday at the church's new Burley Idaho Temple.
6 months ago
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Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78. Weir’s death was announced Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.
6 months ago
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Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
6 months ago
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Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.
6 months ago
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut’s medical issue

NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned.
6 months ago
FILE -A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo...
MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer

Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.
7 months ago
A loader holds a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" in its bucket as workers install it at the entra...
Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Officials withheld evidence on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental groups say

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
7 months ago
Grave markers at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026....
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

100 skulls and mummified bodies found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case, police say

Police say a Pennsylvania man who had about 100 sets of human remains is charged with stealing from a graveyard at the edge of Philadelphia.
7 months ago
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Joe Wirthlin

USU chemists’ CRISPR discovery could lead to single diagnostic test for viruses like COVID, flu, RSV

Researchers at Utah State University revealed new details about CRISPR immune system defenses, such as Cas12a3 systems, that can precisely target transfer RNA in invading pathogens without destroying host cells.
7 months ago
Dieter F. Uchtdorf was called to serve as the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

President Uchtdorf now acting president of Quorum of the 12 Apostles, church announces

Dieter F. Uchtdorf was called to serve as the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Thursday. 
7 months ago
Nikita Casap appears at his arraignment May 7, 2025 in Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, W...
Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot set to enter plea deal

A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump is set to enter a plea deal resolving the case Thursday.
7 months ago
Supporters of Colombian President Gustavo Petro attend a rally he called to protest comments by U.S...
Will Weissert, Associated Press

Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike

President Donald Trump has abruptly changed his tone about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.
7 months ago
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Google and chatbot maker Character to settle lawsuit alleging chatbot pushed teen to suicide

Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself.
7 months ago
A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers work the scene of a shooting in...
Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Fatal shooting by ICE agent in Minneapolis raises questions about officers firing at moving vehicles

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle.
7 months ago
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Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press

New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.
7 months ago
Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, i...
Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Musk’s AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool.
7 months ago
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responds to questions from reporters regarding whether he will seek a third...
Melissa Goldin, Associated Press

A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for Minnesota day care center was posted as a prank

As the Trump administration continues to investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents, social media users are falsely citing a Craigslist ad as evidence of such deceit.
7 months ago
This image released by Disney shows Gary De'Snake, voiced by Ke Huy Quan, in a scene from "Zootopia...
Margaret Darby, Deseret News

The year the PG movie thrived

Hollywood owes a thank you to Gen Alpha (kids 12 and younger) for fueling a PG movie box-office boost.
7 months ago
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Leah Willingham and Michael Casey, Associated Press

Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice reveals that Claudio Neves Valente, identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, had planned the attack for months.
7 months ago