Hackers demand millions in ransom for stolen HBO data
New York • A group of hackers posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday and demanded a multimillion-dollar ransom from the network to prevent the release of entire television series and...
View ArticleAustralian leader says gay marriage could be law this year
Canberra, Australia • Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday that Parliament could legalize gay marriage this year if the nation’s voters endorse it in a rare nonbinding poll in November.Prime...
View ArticleTrump warns North Korea of ‘fire and fury like the world has never seen’
Washington • President Donald Trump says that North Korea “had best not make any more threats to the United States” or “they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”Trump issued...
View ArticleBYU men’s basketball will finish at home against Gonzaga
Provo • For the fourth straight season, BYU’s basketball team will end the regular season in 2018 with a game against the mighty Gonzaga Bulldogs.Nobody in Provo is complaining about that, seeing as...
View ArticleUtah football: New Ute Darren Carrington reaches plea deal on Oregon DUI
Utah wide receiver Darren Carrington II has reached a plea agreement in the DUI case that led to his dismissal from the University of Oregon earlier this summer.Carrington, 22, appeared in the Eugene,...
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NFL locals: Catching up with Utah, BYU rookies as preseason games begin
The NFL preseason slate begins Wednesday with 16 games through Sunday — the first chance for rookies from Utah and BYU to show their potential in live action. None more so than the highest player from...
View ArticleHandsome Tanielu is looking good for BYU football
Provo • Mafa Tanielu took one look at her newborn son 24 years ago and decided he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen.So she named him that — Handsome Tanielu. He’s now a 6-foot-2, 315-pound...
View ArticleCommentary: Slaughtering wild horses would be simplistic and cruel
Late last month, Utah’s Chris Stewart introduced an amendment to the Interior Department’s 2018 spending bill that would send thousands of America’s wild horses to slaughterhouses. This action by my...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Heating Up in Korea
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor: In the republic of marriage
My wife has gone East for a couple weeks and now there is nobody to say, “You’re not wearing that tie with that shirt, are you?” Nobody to point discreetly at her left nostril and hand me a tissue....
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Jennifer Rubin: What Trump's freakout over his VP's ambition tells us
Washington • The New York Times kicked a hornet’s nest with a story suggesting that Vice President Mike Pence is cultivating his own base of support, with an eye toward a 2020 run if President Donald...
View ArticlePacific Islander gallery at Utah Museum of Fine Arts gets blessing
With blasts of a conch shell and chants that bounced off the walls, a group of Pacific Islander elders formally blessed the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ renovated Arts of the Pacific Gallery.“We believe...
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Dana Milbank: Trump finally starts winning — by copying Obama
Washington • President Trump appears to have found himself a new national security adviser. His name is Barack Obama.Recent days have brought evidence of two foreign policy successes for the Trump...
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Leonid Bershidsky: Why shirtless Putin is having the last laugh
It’s August, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been to Tuva -- the place where he is usually photographed shirtless. The slow news cycle certainly accounts for some of the attention that the...
View ArticleLetter: Herrod has the credentials for Congress
I firmly support Chris Herrod’s candidacy to replace Jason Chaffetz.I had the opportunity to work with Chris on the Ted Cruz presidential campaign in Utah. Herrod ran Cruz’s campaign here. At the time...
View ArticleLetter: At least we could turn off 'The Apprentice'
There is one simple explanation for Donald Trump’s nonpresidential behavior.He thinks he is living the life of a reality TV host on “The Apprentice.” As a result he thinks he can fire anyone at will.We...
View ArticleSolar event will eclipse the first day of school for some Utah districts
When a new school year begins later this month, some Utah teachers will be competing for their students’ attention against a sphere of hot plasma more than 90 million miles away from Earth. Several...
View ArticleUtah man charged with murder after 2 more bodies identified
Boise, Idaho • Prosecutors have charged a missing Utah man with three counts of first-degree murder after two additional bodies found near a rural Idaho farmhouse were identified as 14-year-old Payton...
View ArticleGranite School District extends free lunches to more families
Low-income children in Granite School District who would otherwise pay a reduced cost for school lunches will be able to eat for free during the upcoming school year. Rich Prall, Granite’s food service...
View ArticleHow radio DJs reading ads is leading a law firm to sue the Utah State Bar
You’ve probably seen their ads on television or the radio. They tout themselves as more than just attorneys — they’re “The Advocates.”The TV spots often feature a guy hiking or camping or spending time...
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