Trump protesters flood downtown Phoenix
Phoenix • Protesters engaged in minor scuffles and shouting matches with President Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday as hundreds of people lined up to get inside a rally that marks his first political...
View ArticleTrump spiritual adviser Paula White says this president is ‘raised up by God’
Paula White, pastor of an evangelical megachurch and one of Donald Trump’s spiritual advisers, said on television that the president is “authentically raised up by God.”Her comments, made during a...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: New Pac-12 Networks chief thinks he can work with DirecTV
The incoming president of the Pac-12 Networks already has been asked repeatedly about DirecTV, but he’s not complaining. “It’s the right question,” said Mark Shuken, who believes it’s still possible...
View ArticleBYU football: Matt Hadley switches to linebacker to fill void left by Francis...
Provo • Matt Hadley hasn’t played as many positions at BYU to match the number of years he’s been in the football program, but he is getting close.The senior from Connell, Wash., was projected a couple...
View ArticleJury refuses to convict in standoff at Bundy ranch
Las Vegas • A federal jury in Las Vegas refused Tuesday to convict four accused gunman in a 2014 standoff with federal authorities near the Nevada ranch of states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy.In a...
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Pac-12 football: Washington State now has some substance to go with the style...
In the middle of last season, Washington State was really good. The Cougars’ start and finish were different stories.How many college football teams ever have an eight-game winning streak — and eight...
View ArticleWhy is sexuality such a big deal for the church?
If the widely esteemed Eugene Peterson were still pastoring today and a gay couple in his church who were “Christians of good faith” asked him to preside at their wedding, would he do it?He answered...
View ArticleMan arrested in holdup of Salt Lake City drug treatment clinic
An gun-toting man intent on holding up a downtown Salt Lake City drug treatment clinic was disarmed and fled, only to be arrested in Bountiful.Salt Lake City detectives say the 46-year-old California...
View ArticleA Ponzi scheme or not? Dueling scenarios open trial of one-time real estate...
Rick Koerber’s businesses owned $127 million worth of properties when they collapsed amid plunging values during the real estate crash nearly 10 years ago, his attorney told a federal court jury on...
View ArticleExtremism, such as that in Charlottesville, Va., hasn’t increased in Utah,...
Recent events in the United States and overseas have put the spotlight on terrorism and hate crimes, but there has not been an increase in extremist activity in Utah, the head of the FBI’s Salt Lake...
View ArticleCarnival hits town as Mayweather and McGregor ready to fight
Las Vegas • The carnival finally hit town Tuesday, with Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. putting on a bit of a fashion show before promising to knock each other out in their highly anticipated...
View ArticleEclipse crowds may have doubled Wyoming's population
Cheyenne, Wyo. • The least populated state in the nation has seen total eclipses before but likely never as many people.The amount of traffic during Monday’s eclipse suggests Wyoming may have...
View ArticleCyclist airlifted to hospital after being hit by pickup truck in Park City
A cyclist was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital with head trauma Tuesday after a pickup truck veered into a Park City bike lane, police said. The male driver of the truck experienced an ”unexpected...
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Megan McArdle: When we all must live in fear of online mobs
James Damore, the author of the notorious Google memo, has had his 15 minutes of fame. In six months, few of us will be able to remember his name. But Google will remember -- not the company, but the...
View ArticleNBA stunner: Cavaliers trade Kyrie Irving to Celtics for Isaiah Thomas
Cleveland • Kyrie Irving was tired of being teammates with LeBron James.Now he has to figure out how to beat him.Cleveland’s All-Star guard, who asked owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this...
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Weird sensations in Wyoming for this eclipse first-timer
Something was off.As we sat overlooking an empty field near Bondurant, Wyo., the light dimmed. The air cooled. Shadows cast by a nearby tree appeared more crisp than usual.It would still be 20 minutes...
View ArticleFeds ask state to prove it can pay for proposed Lake Powell Pipeline
State officials and other proponents of the Lake Powell pipeline may have just two months to convince federal regulators that their project is backed by a robust plan to pay off more than $1 billion in...
View ArticleAs opioid addiction skyrockets, Intermountain Healthcare vows to cut the...
Intermountain Healthcare announced Tuesday it will be doling out fewer opioids during the next year and a half, with a goal of dramatically reducing how many pills the Utah-based health care system...
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Jennifer Rubin: Evangelical Christian clergy are MIA
As we noted with regard to Jerry Falwell Jr.‘s appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Christian conservative clergy have done much to undercut their standing, within their own community as well as with the...
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