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Adam Small

Utah manufacturer worried about effect of steel tariff on local business

A Utah steel manufacturer said he's worried he could lose customers once the United States imposes a 25% aluminum and steel tariff on Canada.
1 year ago
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate

The House passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September. The measure now moves to the Senate.
1 year ago
Collin Binkley and Moriah Balingit, AP Education Writer

Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees

The Trump administration had already been whittling the agency's staff, though buyout offers and the termination of probationary employees.
1 year ago
MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel plan to kill barred owls

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to cancel plans to kill thousands of barred owls.
1 year ago
FILE: Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests a...
Jake Offenhartz and Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Trump warns arrest of Palestinian activist will be ‘first of many’

The Department of Homeland Security has said the Palestinian activist was arrested in response to Trump's executive orders prohibiting antisemitism.
1 year ago
Stan Choe, AP Business Writer

Stock sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

The losses follow the worst week for U.S. stocks since September on concerns that on-and-off-again tariffs will either hurt the economy or create uncertainty.
1 year ago
FILE - A painted lady butterfly feeds on Sedum flowers in Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Na...
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate

A recent study finds the number of butterflies in America has dropped at a 'catastrophic' rate.
1 year ago
Associated Press

Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

An armed man was shot near the White House by U.S. Secret Service agents after a confrontation early Sunday.
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a woman grabs toys from a shelf...
Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Business Writer

Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on imports from China

The Toy Association notes that nearly 80% of the toys sold in the U.S. are sourced from China.
1 year ago
FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, Feb...
REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

The Department of Homeland Security decided to end the collective bargaining agreement with Transportation Security Administration workers.
1 year ago
FILE: Dante Long, 8, looks at a monarch butterfly that landed on his shoulder during a pollinator a...
Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year

Monarch butterflies from east of the Rockies in the US and Canada overwinter in Mexico.
1 year ago
Federal and Utah officials are both concerned about switching to daylight saving time each year. Th...
Adam Small

Maloy introduces federal legislation to allow daylight saving time year-round

Utah Congresswoman Celeste Maloy has introduced federal legislation that would allow states to stay on daylight saving time year round.
1 year ago
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month.
1 year ago
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is removed from the chamber as President Donald Trump addresses a joint ses...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s joint address to Congress

The House has voted to censure Al Green, Democratic congressman from Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress.
1 year ago
Hallie Golden, Associated Press

World’s oldest llama comforts chronically ill children in North Carolina

According to Guinness World Records, at 27 years and 251 days, the selfie-loving llama called Whitetop has dethroned Dalai Llama.
1 year ago
wegovy, one of several Weight loss drugs...
The Associated Press

Novo Nordisk cuts Wegovy prices, following similar move by Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly

Novo Nordisk said that it will drop prices 23% for all doses of Wegovy. The new monthly price of $499 takes effect immediately.
1 year ago
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys and prosecutors have made secrecy the norm rather than an exception, a judge wrote in a court order on Monday.
1 year ago
Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Supreme Court reinstates order for the Trump administration to un-freeze foreign aid

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated a lower-court order for the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid,
1 year ago
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

‘Read this e-mail immediately’: CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work

The CDC says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.
1 year ago
MICHAEL PHILLIS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press

After a month of Trump’s pro-oil and gas moves, Dems target his energy emergency

On Trump's first day, he signed an energy emergency declaration. Democrats tried and failed to terminate that declaration on Wednesday with a resolution in the Senate.
1 year ago
Zeke Miller and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Trump promises to keep up ‘swift and unrelenting action’ in speech to Congress

President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his first weeks in office.
1 year ago
FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock ...
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time, potentially leading to sleep-related health impacts.
1 year ago
MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired ‘Jolene,’ dies at 82

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, has died. The country music superstar says Dean died Monday in Nashville, Tennessee.
1 year ago
Josh Boak, Zeke Miller and Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay

President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday.
1 year ago