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Salt Lake County Certified Welcoming City...
Associated Press

US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
7 years ago
Contra Costa County Sheriff deputies investigate a multiple shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday...
Associated Press - Stefanie Dazio and Daisy Nguyen

Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after California shooting kills 5

Airbnb's CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween party held at an Airbnb rental home in California.
7 years ago
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: Zack Moss #2 of the Utah Utes runs with the ball in the second q...
Associated Press

No. 9 Utah keeps rolling, rallies past Washington 33-28

Tyler Huntley threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 39 yards for a score, and No. 9 Utah overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to beat Washington 33-28 Saturday.
7 years ago
This Aug. 20, 2019, image shows a trio of concrete stacks at the Navajo Generating Station near Pag...
Associated Press - Felicia Fonseca

Long-running coal plant on Navajo reservation nears its end

The Navajo Generating Station near the Arizona-Utah border will close and others in the region are on track to shut down or reduce their output in the next few years. Its owners are turning to cheaper power produced by natural gas.
7 years ago
A group of children view a crime scene, where a seven-year-old girl was shot while trick-or-treatin...
Associated Press

Juvenile charged with shooting Chicago trick-or-treater, 7 on Halloween

A 15-year-old boy was charged Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago's West Side, including a 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating.
7 years ago
This Oct. 17, 2019 frame grab from video provided by the Mexican government shows Ovidio Guzman Lop...
CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press

Failed mission raises doubts about Mexican security strategy

A sloppy operation that failed to nab Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's son followed by days of changing explanations has revealed not so much that Mexico has a failing security strategy, but no real strategy at all, experts say.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2018, file photo Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York. A...
MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer

Altria takes a $4.5 billion hit on Juul amid vaping backlash

Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its multibillion-dollar bet on e-cigarettes.
7 years ago
This undated photo made available by Hilton in October 2019 shows a Zero G Kitchen Space Oven. The ...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

3-2-1-Cookoff! Astronauts to bake cookies with new test oven

Forget reheated, freeze-dried space grub. Astronauts are about to get a new test oven for baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch.
7 years ago
Pamela Zuzak, 70, reflects on her experiences of being stranded in the dark during the power blacko...
JANIE HAR Associated Press

Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout

At least 20 seniors with wheelchairs and walkers were essentially trapped, in the dark, in a low-income apartment complex in Northern California during a two-day power shut-off aimed at warding off wildfires.
7 years ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Latest: House approve rules for Trump impeachment probe

Thursday's near party-line 232-196 roll call was the chamber's first formal vote on a process that's likely to take months, possibly stretching into the early weeks of the 2020 election year.
7 years ago
Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., a member of the House Rules Committee, joined at left by Rep. Michael Burg...
ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

Democrats set stage for approval of impeachment ground rules

Democrats set the stage Wednesday for certain House approval of the ground rules lawmakers will use when they consider impeaching President Donald Trump as the chamber braced for its first showdown over the inquiry.
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump to welcome military working dog Conan to White House

Every dog has his day, just not at the White House. President Donald Trump tweets that the military working dog injured in the raid last weekend that killed the Islamic State leader will leave the Middle East for the White House sometime next week.
7 years ago
Video of the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid is displayed as U.S. Central Command Commander Marine Gen. K...
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press

Pentagon releases new details on al-Baghdadi raid

The general who oversaw the U.S. raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provided the most detailed account yet of the operation and said the U.S. is on alert for possible "retribution attacks" by extremists.
7 years ago
Juul tainted vaping...
Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer

Former Juul exec alleges company shipped tainted products

A Juul Labs executive who was fired earlier this year is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers.
7 years ago
Two pumpkins covered with snow for a cold Halloween night (Photo courtesy of Getty)...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Freezing temps blanket Utah, setting records around state

Freezing temperatures normally seen only during the heart of winter are sweeping across Utah as long-standing records fall in several spots across the state.
7 years ago
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arizona official pleads not guilty in adoption fraud case

An elected official in Arizona accused of running a human smuggling scheme that brought pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges in Arkansas.
7 years ago
Pope Francis waves to faithful from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, during the we...
NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

Pope declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so secret anymore

Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all. Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the "negative" connotations of having "secret" in its name.
7 years ago
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BEN FOX Associated Press

Trump tweets photo of military dog wounded in Baghdadi raid

President Donald Trump on Monday outed a military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 25, 2018, file photo, the YouTube app and YouTube Kids app are disp...
MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer

Survey: Number of kids watching online videos soars

The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday. They're glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago.
7 years ago
Joker Steps...
Ryan Meeks

Bronx steps in ‘Joker’ movie become a tourist attraction

A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie "Joker."
7 years ago
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., second from right, speaks with members of the media after former deputy...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

House Democrats plan 1st formal vote on impeachment inquiry

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week to formalize Democrats' impeachment inquiry amid President Donald Trump's criticism that the probe is "illegitimate."
7 years ago
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The Associated Press

Reward offered for cattle shooting information

The Humane Society of Utah has offered a $2,500 reward for information that leads to those responsible for fatally shooting cattle in Box Elder, Iron, and Utah Counties.
7 years ago
Thousands of confiscated marijuana products (Office of U.S. Attorney for Utah)...
BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press

Utah’s vaping illness rate 6 times higher than national average

A report from the Centers for Disease Control finds the rate at which Utah reports vaping-related illnesses is 6 times higher than the national average.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump speaks Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Wa...
ROBERT BURNS and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death

Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finished.
7 years ago