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The White Sage Fire burns near Jacob Lake, Arizona on Thursday. The fire has already burned about 1...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Grand Canyon’s North Rim closed due to nearby wildfire

Rangers also ordered an evacuation of people at the North Rim because of the White Sage Fire, which is burning on BLM land near Jacob Lake.
1 year ago
FILE - Energy Secretary Chris Wright listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and...
Mead Gruver, Associated Press

Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech products and military hardware.
1 year ago
FILE - President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office...
Associated Press

New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in New Hampshire issued his decision to block President Donald Trump's order to end birthright citizenship citing the 14th amendment.
1 year ago
FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald...
AMANDA SEITZ and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised a company that makes $7-a-pop ultraprocessed meals.
1 year ago
An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop at a high-rise apartment buildin...
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days

Amazon launched Prime Day in 2015 and expanded it to two days in 2019. The company said this year's longer version would have deals dropping as often as every 5 minutes during certain periods.
1 year ago
FILE - A traveler removes his shoes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesda...
MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer

Get ready to pass through US airport security checkpoints with your shoes on your feet

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers will no longer have to take off their shoes during airport security screenings.
1 year ago
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott A...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump administration plans to downsize the federal workforce.
1 year ago
Belongings of Camp Mystic campers. Still searching for Texas flood survivors...
Associated Press

Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on

Search crews continue combing debris and waterways for the missing as hopes of finding flood survivors fade.
1 year ago
FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald...
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

A group of doctors and public health organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Monday in response to vaccine policy change.
1 year ago
Texas flash floods...
Associated Press

What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 80 people

Flash floods in Texas on the Fourth of July claimed at least 80 lives, why is that area so prone to flooding?
1 year ago
In this image taken from video, smoke and flames rise from a fireworks warehouse explosion, July 1,...
Associated Press

Bodies of all 7 missing people found at a California fireworks warehouse that exploded

ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a fireworks warehouse that caused a wildfire and shook a tiny farming community. The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building […]
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texas camp mystic...
Associated Press

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

The death toll in Texas is certain to rise over the next few days, said Col. Freeman Martin of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
1 year ago
A helicopter flies over the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, Friday, Jul...
JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press

15 children are among the dead from Texas flash floods as rescuers search for the missing

Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
1 year ago
Water rises from severe flooding along the Guadalupe River.in Kerr County, Texas on Friday, July 4,...
HANNAH FINGERHUT and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp

Months worth of heavy rain fell over just a few hours overnight in central Kerr County, Texas, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.
1 year ago
President Donald Trump is expected to sign his bill of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday...
Associated Press

Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence.
1 year ago
Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy (L) with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (Celeste Maloy on X). Rep. Burge...
Simone Seikaly

Utah reaction to passage of H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill

Responses in Utah to passage of H.R. 1 fell along party lines, with Utah Democrats condemning the cost and impact of the Act.
1 year ago
President Trump takes questions from the media. Republicans got Trump's tax and spending cut bill t...
KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law

Tax cuts, immigration reform, and Trump savings accounts are all part of the bill the House passed on Thursday.
1 year ago
Trump's tax-cut bill...
Associated Press

The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House republicans vote to pass Trump's massive tax cut bill after Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York took the floor to deliver an hours-long speech.
1 year ago
FILE - The Ford logo is seen above the entrance to the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, Wed...
Associated Press

Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles over malfunctioning rearview camera

Ford notified U.S. highway safety regulators that the camera may display a blank image or that the image may remain on the display after the driver finishes backing up.
1 year ago
FILE - In this June 22, 2006 file photo, Del Monte canned vegetables are seen for sale in Berkeley,...
Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Business Writer

Del Monte, the 139-year-old canned fruits and vegetables company, seeks bankruptcy protection

Sales of Del Monte canned fruits and vegetables have reportedly slid as U.S. consumers seek out healthier and cheaper options.
1 year ago
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 1...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial says it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul.
1 year ago
The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 30, 2025, as Republicans p...
Heather Peterson

Utah’s congress members praise US Senate’s passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill”

Utah senators voted in support of the Big Beautiful Bill on Tuesday morning, after an all-night "Vote-a-Rama."
1 year ago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune...
Associated Press

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes.
1 year ago
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller li...
KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill moving through the Senate

At some 940 pages, the big bill is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities.
1 year ago