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FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, wild horses kick up dust as they run at a watering hole o...
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

Dems in Congress demand update on Interior wild horse plans

Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming federal lands in the West after the head of its public lands agency told reporters it will take $5 billion and 15 years to get overpopulated herds under control.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, art expert Stephane Pinta points to a 13th-centu...
THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press

Masterpiece found in French woman’s kitchen sells for $26.6M

An old painting found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman, who considered it an icon of little importance, has made her a multimillionaire.
7 years ago
Authorities work the scene after a deadly shooting in Greenville, Texas, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. ...
JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

 2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at college party in Texas

A gunman opened fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, leaving two people dead and 12 others injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos.
7 years ago
Pope Francis delivers his speech during a Mass for the closing of Amazon synod in St. Peter's Basil...
FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways

Amazon region bishops call for married men to become priests. Pope Francis asks Catholics to ponder the idea to "open new roads for the proclamation of the Gospel."
7 years ago
HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 27:  A general view at the Lyft driver rally at Siren Studios on January 27...
Amir Vera, CNN

Lyft is offering free rides so that people can go to job interviews

Lyft announced a new initiative that will give riders free or discounted rides to job interviews and during the first three weeks of employment.
7 years ago
FILE - In an April 11, 2016 file photo, Congressman John Conyers is seen during a ceremony for form...
COREY WILLIAMS

John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90

Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress, has died. He was 90.
7 years ago
In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, photo Ponderosa pine cones sit on a tree stump after being cut ope...
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press

Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors

With snow ready to fall, the scramble was to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Professor’s elaborate Halloween decor transforms Utah home

A Utah college professor has completed a massive project decorating the exterior of his house in an elaborate Halloween tribute to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

3 sexual assaults in 1 night reported at Utah State University

Utah State University has issued an alert regarding three reports of sexual assault on the Logan campus.
7 years ago
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Alaa Elassar, CNN

Man wins $200,000 lottery prize on the way to his last chemo treatment

A man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

3 sexual assaults reported Friday night at Utah State campus

Utah State University officials issued an alert Saturday saying three sexual assaults were reported at the Logan campus Friday night.
7 years ago
A bison grazing at Antelope Island on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Carter Williams, KSL)...
Associated Press

Utah holding annual bison roundup on Great Salt Lake island

Hundreds of horseback riders are again conducting the annual roundup of bison on an island in Utah's Great Salt Lake.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Wildfire burning in Spanish Fork Canyon prompts evacuations

Authorities on Saturday evacuated hunters, campers and people in cabins because of a wildfire in Spanish Fork Canyon.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Southern Utah scores 4 TDs in 1st quarter, eases by Idaho St

Chris Helbig had one of SUU's three rushing touchdowns as the Thunderbirds carried it 56 times for 233 yards
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 10, 2014, file photo, people ride ATV's into Recapture Canyon north of Blanding,...
Associated Press

National Parks Service drops plan to allow ATVs in Utah

A rule that would have allowed ATVs on certain roads in Utah's five national parks including popular red rock country destinations such as Zion and Arches has been scrapped by the U.S. government one week before it was set to take effect.
7 years ago
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, drives past Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale, right, ...
Matthew Brooks

LeBron scores 32, AD adds 21 in Lakers’ 95-86 win over Jazz

Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points for the Jazz, who played without injured newcomer Bojan Bogdanovic. Utah has committed 34 turnovers in its first two games.
7 years ago
In this Oct. 23, 2019, photo, a sculpture of a skier and slopes, rear, await the ski season at Suga...
Matthew Brooks

Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante

It used to be that a free ski pass was enough to lure workers to seasonal jobs at mountain resorts. This is no longer true, experts say.
7 years ago
FILE - This April 12, 2016 file photo shows the Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Pari...
Associated Press

Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

Bidding for the huge government contract has attracted more attention than usual, sparking a bidding war between the giants of tech. Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle were seeking the lucrative deal.
7 years ago
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden takes a selfie with Paul McGloin while visiting his childhood ...
Associated Press - Steve Peoples and Alexandra Jaffe

‘Just too darn old:’ Sanders, Biden confront age concerns

Both Sanders, 78, and Joe Biden, 76, suggest their age isn't a major issue, but voters, particularly older voters, aren't so sure.
7 years ago
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Morgan Smith, Associated Press

Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization

A law allows Utah residents to use medical marijuana before patient cards are officially doled out, but few providers are willing to prescribe it.
7 years ago
Israelis visit the Naharayim park on Israel-Jordan border, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. The Naharayim par...
JOSEF FEDERMAN and OMAR AKOUR Associated Press

Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace

The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. Now, as the two countries mark a quarter century of official relations, the park and its "Island of Peace" are being shuttered.
7 years ago
Demonstrators hold a banner during a vigil for the 39 lorry victims, outside the Home Office in Lon...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inequalities in China drive many to seek better life abroad

Weeks prior to the discovery in England of the bodies of 39 people believed to be from China, Beijing was holding lavish National Day celebrations congratulating itself on its rise from an impoverished Asian giant to the world's second largest economy.
7 years ago
Embers fly from a tree as the Kincade Fire burns near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 20...
TERENCE CHEA and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press

Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years.
7 years ago
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BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Governor concedes Church worries on ‘conversion therapy’ ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that concerns from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about a perceived lack of safeguards for religious beliefs in a proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy raise legitimate questions, but he thinks they can be resolved. The Republican governor said at his […]
7 years ago