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A line of wildland firefighters arrive at the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed mul...
MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press

Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says

A man who shot Idaho firefighters that were battling a wildfire was asked to move his vehicle before the incident began.
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Sam Herrera and Eric Cabrera

‘We’re all feeling this one’: Utah firefighters react to Idaho attack

A fatal attack on several Idaho firefighters has left those in the firefighting community in shock.
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Police and fire crews respond to a shooting and fire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ...
REBECCA BOONE and CHRISTOPHER WEBER

2 killed, 1 wounded in sniper ambush as Idaho firefighters come under siege from rifle fire

Two firefighters were killed Sunday and another was wounded when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community, as crews endured a barrage of gunfire over several hours that the governor called a “heinous” assault.
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This photo provided by researcher Jonathan O'Neil shows an outcropping of about 4.16 billion year o...
ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer

These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth

Work from two decades ago suggested the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt rocks could be 4.3 billion years old. New research confirms that number.
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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington....
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

The Supreme Court split along ideological lines in the 6-3 ruling. It's a loss for an adult-entertainment industry trade group called the Free Speech Coalition.
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Research assistant Alyssa Carpenter inspects timbers from of a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat...
Michael Hill, Associated Press

A Revolutionary War-era boat is rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan

After years on the water and centuries underground, a boat built during the Revolutionary War is becoming a museum exhibit.
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FILE - New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherfor...
Christopher Rugaber, AP Economics Writer

Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate

The overall U.S. unemployment rate is considered low at 4.2%, but the rate for young people graduating this spring is 5.8%.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 26, ...
Joey Cappelletti and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Trump officials give their first classified briefing to Congress on the Iran strikes

Republicans leaving the briefing said it was clear Iran’s nuclear program had been significantly set back. Some Democrats expressed skepticism about the extent of the damage.
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Mariah Maynes

Sen. Mike Lee revises proposed public lands sale following Senate strikedown

The proposal was initially made to be part of a Republican bill known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during the Utah Republican Party Organizing Convention at Utah Valley...
Mariah Maynes

Sen. Mike Lee proposes act that would withdraw the U.S. from NATO

On June 25, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced legislation that could withdraw the United States from NATO.
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FILE: A Northrop B-2 Spirit ,or Stealth bomber performs a flyover near the White House on July 04, ...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Former Utah congressman/Air Force pilot details bombing missions like the one in Iran

Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah's 2nd Congressional District describes what the 36-hour bombing mission to Iran was like for the B-2 pilots.
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Image shows prompts to pay for news from several websites. Pew Research Center finds that most peop...
Bryanna Willis

Most Americans aren’t paying for news, research finds

A BYU journalism professor explains why Pew researchers found that so many Americans won't pay for news.
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Mariah Maynes

Sen. Mike Lee announces changes to proposed public lands sale

Sen. Mike Lee announced changes to a proposal that could trigger the sale of public lands late Monday night.
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Federal lands are pictured in Skull Valley on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. A Republican-sponsored proposal...
MORGAN LEE Associated Press

Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off

A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands is getting a mixed reception from the governors of Western states.
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 22: An operational timeline of a strike on Iran is displayed during a ne...
Adam Small

Retaliation by Iran could reach Utah in form of cyberattack, expert says

But Iran will bide their time before any kind of attack the national security studies director at UVU said.
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Protester carries an upside down American flag during a protest against U.S. strikes on Iran, Sunda...
Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Americans react to US strikes on Iran with worry as well as support for Israel

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — One of Layton Tallwhiteman’s earliest memories was watching the news at his uncle’s house in Montana in 2003 and seeing the U.S. bomb Baghdad to launch the war in Iraq. Recollections of that war — waged in part to find weapons of mass destruction that did not exist – flooded back for […]
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Nell "Mickey" Bright (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kate Linddeck)...
Eric Cabrera

Honoring Nell “Mickey” Bright on Her 104th Birthday

Nell “Mickey” Stevenson Bright, one of just four living members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, who flew military aircraft during World War II.
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Robert Reid holds a flag during a Juneteenth celebration at the African Burying Ground Memorial Par...
HOLLY RAMER Associated Press

Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

The Juneteenth holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.
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Associated Press

Trump delays the TikTok ban once again

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to push the U.S. TikTok ban for another 90 days.
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FILE - Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, carries a panel as he and Brian Hoeppner, righ...
ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press

Senate Republicans double down and target clean energy in draft tax bill

Tax credits for clean energy would still be phased out, albeit less quickly, under Senate Republicans' latest proposed changes to a massive tax bill.
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FILE - Chef Anne Burrell attends City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval, on April 22, 2025, ...
JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55

NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on “Iron Chef America” and went on to other shows, confirmed her death. The […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Sunday, June 15, 2025....
Josh Boak and Rob Gillies, Associated Press

G7 summit opens in Canada with a focus on trade, wars — and not riling Trump

If there is a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, it is a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.
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This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Luther Boelter, the man...
Steve Karnowski, Obed Lamy, Mike Balsamo and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to the police

Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder.
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the...
Associated Press

The Army is set to celebrate 250 years with a parade that coincides with Trump’s birthday

The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands and thousands of troops.
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