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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.
Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you
Devi Shastri, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 6:38 p.m. | Save Story
Allergy season is here, but it doesn't have to make you miserable. Experts say people can manage most symptoms by using over-the-counter medicines and knowing pollen levels.
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
Jacques Billeaud and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Posted April 24 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle a week after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patient's life.
US House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
Makini Brice, Reuters | Posted April 24 - 5:25 p.m. | Save Story
Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives who represented a northern New Jersey district, has died after a cardiac episode, the state's governor's office said on Wednesday.
NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted April 24 - 3:46 p.m. | Save Story
NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November.
Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans taking effect after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the impact on emergency pregnancy care.
Romney jokes about Harvard presidency talk
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 23 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney doesn't seem to be taking seriously talk that he should be president of Harvard .
Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death
Ken Miller, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
Police say a 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers shot to death in their southwest Oklahoma City home.
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
Lolita C. Baldor and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays.
New federal rule would bar 'noncompete' agreements for most employees
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday.
In Trump hush money trial, tabloid publisher testifies he helped candidacy
Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated April 23 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
Diver pinned by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life
The Associated Press | Posted April 23 - 9:43 a.m. | Save Story
Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm.
Hurricane season could mean bad news for Utah gas prices
Britt Johnson, KSL NewsRadio | Posted April 23 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
A record-breaking hurricane season is predicted by the Colorado State University 2024 hurricane outlook. The study says as many as 11 hurricanes could hit the U.S. this season.
Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press | Posted April 22 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
A judge says defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case.
Sen. John Fetterman, another Harvard grad, endorses Romney to be next university president
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 22 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman joined the list of Harvard alumni who say they want to see Utah Sen. Mitt Romney as president of the university.
Biden administration issues privacy rule protecting abortion
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Updated April 22 - 5:14 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden's administration issued a final rule on Monday aimed at strengthening privacy protections for women seeking abortions by banning the disclosure of protected health information related to reproductive health.
Apparel retailer Express files for bankruptcy protection, to close over 100 stores
Reuters | Updated April 22 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
Fashion retailer Express has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and intends to close more than 100 stores, it said Monday.
Public toilet once priced at $1.7M opens to fanfare, relief for lowered cost
Da Lin, CNN | Posted April 22 - 2:51 p.m. | Save Story
People in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood celebrated the opening of a public toilet on Sunday that made headlines for its $1.7 million estimated cost.
