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Colby Walker

First group of Chinese immersion students enter high school

The first class of Chinese dual immersion students in the Alpine School District are entering high school and fresh off a recent trip to China where they were able to try out the language skills. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that the students learned Chinese after years of hard work that some remember that […]
7 years ago
FILE - In this April 18, 1958 file photo, Philip N. Brooks, right, a New York State surveyor, takes...
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

The United States is abandoning the definition of the foot used to measure big things and replacing it with the so-called international foot.
7 years ago
FILE - This undated file photo shows Babe Ruth. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hi...
Colby Walker

Babe Ruth’s 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million

Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million.
7 years ago
This image made from undated video provided by Zola shows a scene of its advertisement. Under press...
JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

The Hallmark Channel says it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled from the network.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spea...
LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Democrats seek Bolton, Mulvaney for impeachment trial

Senate Democrats are proposing a weekslong Senate impeachment trial seeking testimony from four new witnesses including John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney.
7 years ago
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 10:  John Dowd #68, Brian Blick #5, and Max Blue #44 of the Navy Midshipmen...
Associated Press

Possible ‘white power’ hand signs at Army-Navy game probed

Officials at two military academies say the schools are looking into hand signs flashed by students during the Army-Navy football game that can be associated with "white power."
7 years ago
NCAA college football player, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow poses for a photo after winning the Heisma...
RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.
7 years ago
This image made from undated video provided by Zola shows a scene of its advertisement. Under press...
JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer

Under pressure, Hallmark pulls gay-themed wedding ads

Under pressure from a conservative group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding planning site that featured two brides kissing at the altar. Hallmark told the AP that the ads, for the Zola wedding website, were pulled because the controversy had become a distraction.
7 years ago
Timmy Allen scored 19 points to lead the Utah past Weber State 60-49 in the Beehive Classic. Riley ...
MATTHEW COLES Associated Press

Allen scores 19 as Utah rolls past Weber State 60-49

Timmy Allen scored 19 points to lead Utah past Weber State 60-49 in the Beehive Classic. Riley Battin added nine points and 10 rebounds and Mikael Jantunen and Branden Carlson each had nine points for the Utes (8-2).
7 years ago
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Army player Cole Christiansen in Philadelphia, Saturday, D...
JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

At Army-Navy game, Pres. Trump touts new pro sports option

While attending the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday, President Trump touted a new policy that allows service academy athletes to defer their military service to pursue careers in professional sports.
7 years ago
Police divers prepare to search the waters near White Island off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealan...
MARK BAKER and STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press

Specialist teams hope to recover last 2 volcano victims

Specialist teams are expected to return to New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday to resume a land search for the bodies of two victims of an eruption which has now claimed 15 lives
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, people line up for a human chain around the Jewish synago...
DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019

Around the world, deadly attacks on houses of worship took place with relentless frequency in 2019. In all, hundreds of worshippers were killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
7 years ago
This Nov. 17, 2019 photo provided by the Goddard Police Department shows a camel, donkey and a cow ...
The Associated Press

Wandering camel, cow, donkey to be featured in live Nativity

A camel, cow and donkey that were found roaming together along a Kansas road have been booked to appear in a Christmas Nativity scene. The Wichita Eagle reports that the trio will be the celebrity guests Saturday during a holiday event called Happy Hoof-i-days at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park.
7 years ago
In this Dec. 9, 2019, photo Julie Ruttinger, of Tecumseh, Mich., holds a 141-year-old fruitcake, a ...
The Associated Press

141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family’s heirloom

A Michigan family has been passing down a 141-year-old homemade fruitcake as a family heirloom.
7 years ago
F-35A Lightning II during the Aviation Nation Airshow Nov. 16, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, Neva...
The Associated Press

Air Force’s F-35 demonstration team begins season in Arizona

The U.S. Air Force has announced the 2020 schedule of demonstrations for the F-35 fighter jets based at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah.
7 years ago
The Associated Press found some popular yet untrue stories and visuals of the week. None were legit...
BEATRICE DUPUY, ARIJETA LAJKA and RAFAEL CABRERA Associated Press

UNTRUE NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Real or not real? The Associated Press found several stories that were quite popular on social media this week, but which were missing one factor -- the truth.
7 years ago
The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financ...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private. The justices' decision Friday to hear cases involving demands for records from Trump's banks and accounting firm means the court is likely to issue final rulings in June, amid Trump's campaign for re-election.
7 years ago
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Leah Asmelash, CNN

Hasbro rolls out official Baby Yoda toys

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7 years ago
File- In this undated file image provided by nonprofit advocacy and legal group Equally American, J...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JENNIFER KELLEHER Associated Press

US should recognize American Samoans as citizens, judge says

A federal judge in Utah has ruled that people born in the territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens.
7 years ago
Protesters hold a sign "Free HK" at a rally in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. Protesters in Ho...
JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press

Hong Kong police slip on banana peel with tear gas tweet

Hong Kong's police force has slipped on a banana peel by trying to make light of its liberal use of tear gas. The force tweeted a photo of a canister taped to a wall, mimicking an artist's display of a banana at a recent art show.
7 years ago
In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, photo, a North Carolina fraser fir Christmas tree is for sale in Leno...
JOHN RABY Associated Press

‘Shop early’: US Christmas trees supplies tight, prices up

With Christmas less than two weeks away, finding the perfect tree might take some searching.
7 years ago
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, and ranking member Rep. Doug ...
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Panel vote sends Trump impeachment charges to full House

The House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The charges now go to the full House for an expected vote next week.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The Federal Commu...
MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer

Regulators to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911

U.S. regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline.
7 years ago
Orthodox Jewish men carry Moshe Deutsch's casket outside a Brooklyn synagogue following his funeral...
DAVID PORTER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press

Fears of anti-Semitisim hang over New Jersey attack probe

Investigators are looking to pinpoint what prompted a deadly attack on a Jewish market in Jersey City. There are fears that it was motivated by anti-Semitism.
7 years ago