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TERRY SPENCER Associated Press

Jury reaches decision on sentence of Parkland school shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he should be executed. The jury’s recommendation came after seven hours of […]
4 years ago
Committee members at the Jan. 6 hearing....
LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Jan. 6 hearing promises ‘surprising’ details before election

For weeks the panel has been in talks with the U.S. Secret Service after issuing a subpoena to produce missing text messages from that day.
4 years ago
Oliver Darcy, CNN Business

Jury decides Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre

A jury decided Wednesday that talk show host Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion to the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
4 years ago
The Utah County Clerk Passports and Marriage office is pictured...
Kate Davis

Couples across the world using Utah County Clerk’s Office to get married

Virtual marriage licenses provided through the Utah County Clerk's Passports and Marriages Office allows couples to get married anywhere in the world.
4 years ago
A person receives a vaccine. Appointments for the updated covid booster are now available....
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

(AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron relative. While there wasn’t a big rush, federal […]
4 years ago
U.S. releases travel advisory for Mexico after kidnapping...
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN

First on CNN: Biden admin working on plan to manage flow of Venezuelan migrants, sources say

The Biden administration is considering a new program to have Venezuelan migrants apply to arrive at US ports of entry, like an airport, instead of unlawfully crossing the southern border, if they have a pre-existing tie in the US, according to four sources familiar with discussions.
4 years ago
2020 recession - recession in the US...
Julia Horowitz, CNN Business

‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF issues stark recession warning

The prospects for the global economy outlined by the IMF are the third weakest since 2001.
4 years ago
Russia treaty...
Mitchell McCluskey and Emiko Jozuka, CNN

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, Japan says

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese government said on Sunday. The Japan Coast Guard reported the possible ballistic missile from North Korea appears to have already fallen.
4 years ago
uvalde police...
PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press

Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage

The decision follows outrage over the Uvalde district's hiring of a former Texas trooper, part of the law enforcement response during the Uvalde attack.
4 years ago
President Biden Delivers Remarks On Reducing Gun Crime...
Kaitlan Collins, Sam Fossum and Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Biden offers stark ‘Armageddon’ warning on the dangers of Putin’s nuclear threats

On Thursday, President Biden issued an Armageddon warning of Russia's continued threat to use nuclear weapons.
4 years ago
A Now Hiring sign hangs in the window of Zupas in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (Ben ...
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer

US hiring stayed solid in September as employers add 263,000

Some economists remain hopeful that despite the persistent inflation pressures, the Fed will still manage to achieve a so-called soft landing.
4 years ago
People gather outside of a daycare center's scene of a mass shooting in the town of Uthai Sawan, 50...
Kocha Olarn, Hannah Ritchie and Heather Chen, CNN

Dozens of children among at least 36 people killed in childcare center massacre in Thailand

Children were among those killed in a shooting at childcare center in Thailand on Thursday. At least 36 people were killed.
4 years ago
people protest in iran...
Oliver Darcy, CNN Business

A young woman’s death in Iran has sparked an uprising. News organizations are grappling with how to cover it

News organizations in the West are grappling with how to cover the uprisings in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman.
4 years ago
A surface-to-surface missile is fired into the sea off the east coast in this handout picture provi...
Yoonjung Seo, Caitlin Hu, Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN

US and South Korea test-fire missiles in continued response after North Korea launch

In response to a recent test missile launch by North Korea, the US and South Korea launched four missiles off the Korean Peninsula Wednesday morning.
4 years ago
Three Fresh Carnitas Tacos on a plate wth lime and radish...
Casey Barber, CNN

Make every day National Taco Day with these tasty recipes

October 4 is National Taco Day, but any day in October (or any month, really) is a worthwhile opportunity to dive into the diverse world of tacos.
4 years ago
FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un del...
Yoonjung Seo, Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Brad Lendon and Simone McCarthy, CNN

Japan issues rare alert as North Korea fires missile without warning over main island

The US Indo-Pacific Command also released a statement saying American commitments to the defense of Japan and South Korea "remain ironclad."
4 years ago
Temple Square...
Devin Oldroyd

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the construction of 18 new temples

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the construction of 18 new temples.
4 years ago
Damage from Hurricane Ian...
Nouran Salahieh, CNN

Death toll rises to 67 in Florida after Hurricane Ian rendered some communities ‘unrecognizable,’ officials say

Days after Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, shell-shocked residents are still assessing the damage left behind by record-high storm surge, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding
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Firefighter Fred Woods assesses damages at Tragedy Springs (Jonathan Pierce Calfire)...
Dan Bammes

The sad history of Tragedy Spring

The Mormon Battalion historic site, high in the Sierras is in sad shape after windstorms and wildfires.
4 years ago
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extremism...
Ellie Kaufman, CNN

Defense secretary condemns ‘nuclear saber-rattling’ but says he doesn’t believe Putin has decided to use nuclear weapons

While U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hasn't seen anything to suggest Russia has decided to use nuclear weapons, he did condemn nuclear saber-rattling
4 years ago
A service member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic walks past a banner on the doors ...
Anna Chernova, Joshua Berlinger and Rob Picheta, CNN

Putin to host ceremony annexing occupied Ukrainian territories on Friday, Kremlin says

Some of the separatist leaders involved in carrying out sham referendums to secede from Ukraine and join Russia landed in Moscow Thursday, according to a photograph posted by the Russia-appointed deputy head of the Kherson regional military administration Kirill Stremousov.
4 years ago
Netflix gaming...
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business

Netflix to open its own video game studio as part of gaming pivot

The streaming giant is building its first in-house video game studio in Helsinki, Finland, as it expands its empire over mobile games.
4 years ago
The White House to ask for less money to fund border wall...
ACACIA CORONADO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press

Increase in Venezuelan migration is felt across US

Last month, Venezuelans surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border after Mexicans.
4 years ago
In this photo provided by Wreckhouse Press a home fights against high winds caused by post Tropical...
Nouran Salahieh, CNN

Hundreds of thousands without power in Atlantic Canada after Fiona rumbles north

The storm named Fiona slammed into Canada's eastern seaboard with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall Saturday, pulling buildings into the ocean.
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