Utah students’ SAGE test scores dropped in all subjects last year
Fewer students across Utah met grade-level standards, according to the latest round of SAGE scores — the first dip in results since the state proficiency test’s inception four years ago. Also, more...
View ArticleAfter rating students’ decency with ‘outrageous’ drugs and sex quiz, Utah...
Are you “as pure as Ivory soap” or “hopelessly condemned”?A questionnaire given to students at Roy High School asks respondents about their sexual histories and drug and alcohol use — and then provides...
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BYU football: Tanner Mangum’s gimpy left ankle is struggling Cougars’ latest...
Provo • Only three of the 127 teams in major college football have worse offenses, in terms of scoring and total yards, than BYU through the first few weeks of the season. Things could get even more...
View ArticleU.N. rights chief: Rohingya seemingly face ‘ethnic cleansing’
Geneva • The U.N. human rights chief said Monday that the violence and injustice faced by the ethnic Rohingya minority in Myanmar, where U.N. rights investigators have been barred from entering, “seems...
View ArticleMitt Romney is considering a Senate run if Orrin Hatch retires, and a new...
Washington • Mitt Romney would handily beat Democrat Jenny Wilson if the two competed for the Senate seat from Utah next year, though Wilson would beat Sen. Orrin Hatch if he runs again, a new poll...
View ArticleUtah Attorney General Sean Reyes wants to protect us from ourselves and keep...
A recent Salt Lake Tribune/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that, by a 61 percent to 22 percent margin, Utah voters favor having an independent commission redraw political boundaries to undo...
View ArticleUtah football: Ute running back Troy McCormick moves up the depth chart
Utah senior running back Troy McCormick went into preseason slated to transition to wide receiver, but he has since moved back to the backfield, and he figures to play a bigger role in the running...
View ArticleAnn Cannon: Dear long, hot summer, and other ‘tiny letters’ to the good and...
So, here it is. Another edition of “Tiny Letters.” Thanks to my good friend Lisa Bickmore for the inspiration.Dear Summer of 2017,You know you’re my favorite season hands down, but even I’ll admit you...
View ArticlePope Francis blasts climate change doubters, cites moral duty to act
Aboard the Papal Plane • Pope Francis has sharply criticized climate change doubters, saying history will judge those who failed to take the necessary decisions to curb heat-trapping emissions blamed...
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Josiah Middaugh counting on being a target as XTERRA Pan American/USA...
As he rested after one of his last hard training efforts in preparation for the XTERRA Pan American/USA Championship, Josiah Middaugh acknowledged he will be the target of many a racer when the pros...
View ArticleTribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack wins national writing award
A profile of a Mormon congregation united — and sometimes divided — by its African ties, an exploration of the Quran and the stereotype-shattering verses found in Islam’s holy book, and a look at...
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National Nurses United: Utah nurse assault underscores need for national...
The nation was shocked to see recent video of University of Utah registered nurse Alex Wubbles being assaulted and arrested for refusing to allow police to take a blood sample from an unconscious...
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Spawning salmon will have you seeing red during annual Utah events Saturday
Utahns don’t have to drive all the way to the Pacific Northwest to see salmon turning bright red as they swim upstream to spawn.The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is sponsoring Kokanee Salmon day...
View ArticleTesla puts charging stations in more locations
New York • Tesla is rolling out more charging stations, clearing additional obstacles for those who might want to give electric cars a try.The stations, being installed in places including Boston and...
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Greg Sargent: Bannon is threatening to blow up the Republican Party
Former Trump strategist Stephen Bannon is planning to escalate his war with the GOP establishment, by promoting primary challengers who will run against GOP incumbents on a platform that is fully...
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Utah football: Penalties, ball security remain issues in need of fixing for Utes
It has the flash and pizzazz and everything promised, but Utah’s new-look offense is also in the midst of some ongoing growing pains. And Utah coach Kyle Whittingham wants to see the early-season...
View ArticleBannon confirms he opposed firing of FBI Director Comey
Washington • Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says the firing of FBI Director James Comey may have been the biggest mistake in “modern political history.”Bannon confirmed he opposed...
View ArticleLA gets official go-ahead to host 2028 Olympics
Lima, Peru • Los Angeles has received its formal go-ahead to host the 2028 Olympics, getting a thumbs-up from the International Olympic Committee’s evaluation commission.On Wednesday, the full IOC will...
View ArticleRepublicans jumping ship amid dissatisfaction in Trump era
Washington • Veteran Republicans are bailing on Congress in growing numbers, as GOP control of Washington fails to produce the unity or legislative successes party leaders wish for. With President...
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Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha goes home with ‘Viceroy’s House’
Gurinder Chadha hoped her new film would be very personal, one that explored her family’s South Asian history. But when it was done, it turned out to be the story of a few more people — millions,...
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