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President Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles revealed that there will be no new te...
Joe Wirthlin

No new temples announced during October General Conference

President Oaks explained that the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles counseled together and determined not to announce any new temples at this conference.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)...
Associated Press

Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place to end what has so far been a five-day shutdown.
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Audience members listen to speakers as Wheatley Institute joins Wesley Theological Seminary and Des...
Simone Seikaly

Setting the example of civil dialogue in the wake of political violence

In a KSL NewsRadio special on civil dialogue, hosts Greg Skordas and Holly Richardson explore how society is affected by recent events in America.
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People take part in a protest outside US Embassy Branch demanding the end of the war and immediate ...
Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

Hamas says it accepts some elements of Gaza peace plan after Trump issues ultimatum

Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further consultations among Palestinians.
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Joanne Green of Fenton, 75, top right, and McKenna Harrington of Davison, 25, second from right, co...
Isabella Volmert and Ed White, Associated Press

‘Drop it now!’: Video shows Michigan church shooter was ordered to give up before he was killed

A 47-second video was released by Michigan police five days after four people were killed inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, near Flint.
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Members of the Jewish community comfort each other near to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation syna...
PAN PYLAS, BRIAN MELLEY AND IAN HODGSON

Man kills 2 and wounds 4 in car ramming and stabbing at English synagogue on Jewish holy day

An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding four in what police called a terrorist attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year.
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A fundraiser benefitting the widow and children of the Michigan church attacker raised more than $2...
Shelby Lofton, KSL TV

More than $200,000 raised for Michigan church attacker’s family

Dave Butler, a writer and podcaster from Utah, organized the online fundraiser called "Help the Sanford family." He has no ties to Grand Blanc or Thomas Jacob Sanford, who police said committed the deadly acts.
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FILE - People rally outside the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv...
Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.

Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as DACA.
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Less than 24 hours after money to keep the federal government running ran out, one U.S. senator pre...
Simone Seikaly

US government shutdown could last ‘a couple of weeks,’ says Sen. John Curtis

Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said the shutdown "feels like a longer one, because of the positions that everybody has staked out."
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The Utah Office of Tourism announced Wednesday that Utah’s ‘Mighty 5’ national parks will rem...
Carlysle Price

Utah announces 5 national parks to remain open during government shutdown

While the shutdown will impact things like federal student loans, it will not affect the ability to visit Utah’s most-visited national parks.
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Park rangers spend the first morning of the government shutdown closing down the Fort Sumter Nation...
LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight

As the shutdown began Democrats held firm to demands to salvage health care subsidies, while the White House threatened mass layoffs of federal workers in a matter of days.
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President Joe Biden arrives at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project, Jan. 31, 2023, i...
JOSH BOAK Associated Press

Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects

The Trump’s administration is citing the government shutdown in explaining why it's holding up funding for roughly $18 billion for a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city’s Second Avenue subway.
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FILE - Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near ...
Hallie Golden, Associated Press

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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The sunset is seen from the Capitol before Republican and Democratic news conferences about the gov...
Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.
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The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation.
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Little remained of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel the day after a former Ma...
Associated Press

Victims of Michigan church shooting include a grandfather who was a Navy veteran

John Bond, a Navy veteran, was among those who died Sunday morning when a Marine veteran smashed his pickup truck into the church and began shooting.
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Attendees line up to enter the "American Comeback Tour" event at Northrop Auditorium on the Univers...
Michael Houck

USU updates security guidelines for upcoming TPUSA event

Utah State University will require attendees of Tuesday's TPUSA event to go through metal detectors and other security measures before participating in Tuesday's event. 
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The Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, with just days to go before federal money run...
Kevin Freking, Associated Press

What will happen if there’s a government shutdown at day’s end

Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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Kari Lake, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, speaks during a memorial and prayer...
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled Monday that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday.
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Stephanie Rossello, a member of the Grand Blanc Ward, hugs a friend after their exit from a reunifi...
Dennis Romboy, The Deseret News

A day of tragedy and heroism at a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan

Police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, identified the man suspected in “targeted violence” that left at least four dead and wounded eight others at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse as Thomas Jacob Sanford.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
ADAM GELLER, SAM MEDNICK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

Trump and Netanyahu say they’ve agreed to a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms

Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a postwar Gaza governance.
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FILE: Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., professor and founding dean of the Martin Luther King, Jr. In...
KSL TV

Interfaith leaders join church members in mourning President Russell M. Nelson

Interfaith leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from all over Utah are sharing memories of President Russel M. Nelson.
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Brian Coombs, who booked a private screening for 30 friends and family members, talks to his son, E...
Associated Press

Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films

Claiming that movie production “has been stolen’’ from the U.S., Trump posted on social media that “I will be imposing a 100% tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.’’
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FILE - The logo for Electronic Arts is displayed during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los An...
Associated Press

Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired and taken private for $55 billion

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history.
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