Bloomberg View: A chance for Congress to take responsibility for war
President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan is a reminder that, for far too long, Congress has shirked its constitutional responsibility to declare war. With the...
View ArticleCapitol Reef's unusual vehicle entrance fee may increase
Capitol Reef National Park’s entrance fee program has always been a little strange.
View ArticleBlack-clad anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 5
Berkeley, Calif. • Black-clad anarchists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful Berkeley protest against hate and attacked at least five people, including the leader of a politically...
View ArticleDefense expert says Utah man was ’psychotic’ when he started house fire that...
As a days-long sentencing hearing began Monday, a defense expert offered an explanation for why Craig Crawford set a house fire last year that killed his husband, well-known Salt Lake City restaurateur...
View ArticleVMA artists, speakers call for equality, suicide prevention
The MTV Video Music Awards are known for creating viral moments meant to shock or amaze. But this year’s show was a much more grown-up affair that was full of important speeches, exciting performances...
View ArticleWashington Post Editorial: Fragile national monuments in danger
The minute President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office, President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy was in danger. The clean air and water regulations and the land protections he established, all...
View ArticleAbuse in nursing homes unreported despite law
Washington • More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to...
View ArticleSLCPD warns of bogus 'officer' calls demanding money
The phone rings, and the caller claims to be a Salt Lake City police officer soliciting cash to make traffic tickets and even tax problems go away.
View ArticleTruck driver killed in crash that closed northbound lanes of I-15 in Orem
When the U.S. military resumes distributing firearms to local police, don’t look for Utah Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich to step in line.
View ArticleTrump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for...
While Donald Trump was running for president in late 2015 and early 2016, his company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump Tower in Moscow, according to several people familiar with the...
View ArticleTrump set to roll back limits on military gear for police
Washington • President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns that armored...
View ArticleTrump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants
Washington • After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming...
View ArticleUtah rescuers with boats and helicopters to aid flood-ravaged Houstonians
A Unified Fire Authority rescue unit is expected to rescue up to 1,000 flood-plagued residents of Houston as part of a massive effort to save lives in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey.
View ArticlePrep football: Beloved Hillcrest football coach Cazzie Brown dies after...
After four days in the hospital, Hillcrest High School football coach Cazzie Brown passed away Sunday night.
View ArticlePac-12 football: UCLA is expecting to bounce back in the South after a...
Somebody is going to recover.
View ArticleHere are the weapons and surplus gear your local police force has received...
News reports from Washington, D.C. over the weekend say the Trump Administration plans to again allow the Defense Department to loan surplus weapons to local police.
View ArticleAnn Cannon: How we love baseball, let us count the ways
I recently asked Facebook friends why they like baseball. Their answers came at me like 95-mph fastball, including this one from a high-school classmate, Vance Law, who played in the major leagues:...
View ArticleUtah lawmaker Paul Ray has a way of making enemies — and he likes it
What do west side community activist Michael Clara, Colby College professor Paul Josephson, and a California guy named Bill have in common?
View ArticleFences have helped cut wildlife collisions by 35% on I-80, so UDOT is...
After new wildlife fencing along Interstate 80 near Parleys Summit helped reduce collisions with wildlife by more than a third so far this year, highway crews are speeding up installation of more fences.
View ArticleAlbert R. Hunt: The haters hate America’s increasing tolerance
One of the most interesting changes over the years is in attitudes toward interracial marriage. In 1968, a year after interracial marriage was given constitutional protection, 73 percent of the public...
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