Trump’s own lawyers say his ‘religious liberty’ order is really nothing new
President Donald Trump promised a new world for the religious when he signed an executive order in May purporting to make it easier for churches to engage in politics without losing their tax-exempt...
View ArticleTaylor Swift releases new song 'Look What You Made Me Do'
New York — You can finally shake it off: Taylor Swift has released her new single.The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” — which uses an interpolation from Right Said...
View ArticleBYU football doesn’t mind opening against FCS Portland State
Provo • Who cares if temperatures will be in the mid-90s and the opponent from a lower division of college football went 3-8 last season and is breaking in a freshman quarterback?It is football, and...
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Salt Lake City singer Morgan Whitney taking her talents from one stage to...
Salt Lake-based singer-songwriter Morgan Whitney has high hopes for Utah’s music scene. She had planned to move to New York to jump-start her music career, but a trip out to see Utah’s Tony Holiday and...
View ArticleDropped after controversy, woman who ran county office while boss suffered...
The woman who ran the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office while her boss apparently suffered from a debilitating and now permanent mental incapacity is asking for severance pay after she was not...
View ArticleAsk Ann Cannon: Friend’s constant complaints about the Mormon church are...
Dear Ann Cannon • I have a good friend, an ex-Mormon, who constantly wants to talk about her problems with the LDS Church. I am willing to acknowledge them, but frankly I am tired of talking about...
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John C. Danforth: Trump is no Republican
Many have said that President Donald Trump isn’t a Republican. They are correct, but for a reason more fundamental than those usually given.Some focus on Trump’s differences from mainstream GOP...
View ArticleDish of the Week: Pork belly with broth at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu
When it comes to protein presentation, Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu should win an award. For the pork belly selection, thin slices of belly are artfully arranged on a black plate directly from the meat slicer....
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: Punish public officials who disenfranchise voters
Washington — In the federal government and in most states, there are consequences when governments deprive Americans of their constitutional right to liberty — through, say, wrongful imprisonment.So...
View ArticleBYU football paying Portland State $525K for Saturday’s visit
Provo • The cost to lure a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team to BYU apparently has gone up.That, or the Southern Utah University football team was shortchanged last November when it received...
View ArticleFormer Mormon bishop pleads guilty to sexually abusing boys from his...
A former Mormon bishop from Mapleton has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing boys in 2014 when they were members of his congregation.Erik Wayne Hughes, 51, was charged last month in 4th District Court...
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Trump’s announcement of sanctions against Venezuela calls for release of...
In an executive order announcing sanctions against Venezuela on Friday, President Donald Trump called for the release of Josh Holt, a Utahn who has been detained in that country for more than a year....
View ArticleUtah women's soccer shuts out Utah State
The Utah women’s soccer team scored twice in the first two minutes of the game and went on to beat Utah State 2-0 on Thursday night.Natalie Vukics and Tatum Thornton scored the goals for the Utes...
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Scott D. Pierce: Larry David hates the press — and we love him
Beverly Hills, Calif. • There are few things more fun for a television critic than interviewing Larry David. Because he goes out of his way to let us know how much he hates doing interviews … and he’s...
View Article2nd victim found from USS McCain crash; 8 still missing
Singapore — A second victim of the collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore was identified by the Navy on Friday.The 7th Fleet said Navy and Marine Corps divers...
View ArticleRich Lowry: Trump makes the media into his own evil empire
For many Republicans, what matters most about Donald Trump is that he’s demonstrated resolve against the enemy — not the Islamic State or the Taliban, but the media.The media has become for the right...
View ArticleTrump administration imposes sweeping sanctions on Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela • The Trump administration on Friday slapped sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela, barring banks from any new financial deals with the government or state-run oil giant...
View Article17-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of Magna teen
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting and killing a Magna teenager, police announced Friday. The boy was booked into the Salt Lake Valley Juvenile Detention Center on...
View ArticleOops. Utah Democrats say they need a second state party convention this year
The Utah Democratic Party figures that it needs a second state convention this year, or more accurately a second session to complete the unfinished business of the first — including formally adopting...
View ArticleEccles’ grandson: University of Utah Academic Senate should ‘renounce’ $10...
An Eccles family member is calling on the University of Utah to strip Marriner S. Eccles’ name off a new institute partly bankrolled by a $10 million donation from the Charles Koch Foundation.“None of...
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