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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29:  Former NIH Director Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Homeland S...
Lauran Neergaard and Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment in a committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
16 days ago
Tyler Robinson, left, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, sits while judge Tony G...
Pat Reavy, KSL

‘This isn’t a close case,’ state tells judge in Tyler Robinson case

In a memorandum, the Utah County Attorney's Office argued that Tyler Robinson should face trial, and point to his reported confession.
16 days ago
Lindsay Clancy confers with her lawyer Kevin Reddington during her murder trial where she is charge...
Michael Casey, Associated Press |

Lindsay Clancy goes on trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her 3 children

Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the murders of her three children. Her defense claims postpartum psychosis drove her actions; prosecutors argue intentionality.
16 days ago
A police officer walks by a sign for the Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26, 2026 in Seattle,...
Gene Johnson and Claire Rush, Associated Press

15-year-old arrested at Seattle food festival shooting was armed with a ghost gun, police say

A ghost gun believed used by the 15-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting in Seattle over the weekend was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company.
16 days ago
A military body bearer team carry the casket to the funeral service for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey ...
Lisa Mascaro, Meg Kinnard and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ with global reach

Sen. Lindsey Graham was eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington.
16 days ago
Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strai...
Ben Finley, Associated Press

The US military says it’s thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops

Ballistic missiles launched by Iran at American forces in the Middle East were "successfully intercepted" the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
16 days ago
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during the Utah Republican Party State Nominating Convention at the U...
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News

Mike Lee leads GOP revolt to cancel August recess unless election bill is passed

Sen. Mike Lee wants Republican leaders to cancel the August recess period, which could threaten crucial campaign opportunities for vulnerable incumbents.
17 days ago
Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing July 23, 2025, in B...
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case

In a handwritten petition on Monday, Bryan Kohberger asked to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students. He claimed his attorney's manipulated him into a plea.
17 days ago
FILE: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Tr...
Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations

Virginia released a long-delayed study that examined the state’s eastern region groundwater supply and the data center industry’s possible impact on it,
18 days ago
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order ...
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from the president that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections.
18 days ago
Police investigate after an attack during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride parade standing be...
Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city.
18 days ago
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an ex...
Samy Magdy and Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region

Mediators have achieved progress in getting the US and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks.
18 days ago
People cool themselves with an ice-cold water bottle from a water station during the Great American...
Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

Temperatures hit sweltering highs across the central US on Saturday as forecasters warned that dangerous heat from Dallas to North Dakota would push into next week.
18 days ago
A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest r...
Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires.
18 days ago
A police officer walks by a sign for the Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26, 2026 in Seattle,...
Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Police arrested a 15-year-old after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3 near the Space Needle

Seattle's mayor says a suspect arrested after a shooting that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle is 15 years old.
18 days ago
Mateus Rangel, of Provo, plays hymns with his children. He spoke about how he uses songs for "Hymns...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

Church of Jesus Christ announces 10 hymns to be included in ‘Hymns for Home and Church’

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 10 new hymns that will be included in its new hymnbook on Thursday as part of a phased rollout of "Hymns for Home and Church."
21 days ago
Taylor Farms Mexico's facilities in Doctor Mora, Guanajuato state, Mexico, Monday. The facility was...
Siddhi Mahatole, Reuters

Taylor Farms temporarily shuts Mexico facility as US cyclosporiasis cases rise, source says

Taylor Farms on Thursday temporarily closed its Mexico facility linked to cyclosporiasis cases. The CDC has reported 4,173 cases across 41 states.
21 days ago
This image taken from Bozeman Health video shows Carl McDaniel speaking from a hospital bed at Boze...
Mead Gruver, Associated Press

Man tossed by Yellowstone bison says hitting the ground was the worst part

Carl McDaniel, age 65, suffered multiple bone fractures associated with his bison encounter at Yellowstone National Park. Now he's talking about his ordeal.
22 days ago
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the U.S. Capitol on July 22, 2026 in Washingt...
Lisa Mascaro, AP Congressional Correspondent

House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities.
22 days ago
FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in Boston. OpenAI said it is still investi...
Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer

OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here are some things to know

ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is still investigating the “unprecedented cyber incident” that led its artificial intelligence systems to break out of a testing environment and hack into another AI company. OpenAI said Tuesday two of its most capable AI models were responsible for the cyberattack targeting AI startup Hugging Face. The incident is stirring debates over the need […]
23 days ago
President Donald Trump listens as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at a reception at Trump To...
Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say

President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.
23 days ago
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump at the Whit...
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters

US pauses $1B in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota

The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota ​over "suspected fraud and noncompliance," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday.
23 days ago
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill speaks on the day of an event with tall ships sailing near Sandy...
Doina Chiacu, Reuters

New Jersey says software error put 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls

Roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey's voter rolls because of a software ​error at the state motor vehicles department
23 days ago
In a statement, the Defense Department said Feehan, who was killed in Jordan, would be posthumously...
Heather Peterson

Southern Utah University grieves student, service member killed in Jordan

One of the two service members killed in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan last week, 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, was a student at Southern Utah University.
23 days ago