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The bagel's journey from Jewish immigrant food to American breakfast staple

Josh Cornfield, Associated Press  |  Posted July 26 - 1:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The bagel in America is an immigrant story with a hole in the middle.

Need backup power? Automakers want you to look no further than their vehicles in your driveway

Alexa St. John, Associated Press  |  Posted July 26 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Automakers are now branching into the energy business as demand on the grid increases and sales of electric vehicles slow.

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in confrontation with police, officials say

Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber and Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press  |  Updated July 26 - 11:59 a.m.  |  Save Story

German authorities say the suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in a suburb of the city.

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Vescovo Buonarroti Art, LLC  |  Posted July 26 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

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These Ukrainian seniors lost everything in the war. Then a new life began

Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News  |  Posted July 26 - 11:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

These Ukrainians lost their homes. A Ukrainian-American mother and daughter gave them a new one.

Tooele County firefighters: Beware of extreme fire behavior, including fire traveling underground

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted July 26 - 11:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

North Tooele Fire District public information officer Jon Smith characterized fire behavior in the county as extreme and "bizarre," as he pointed to a phenomenon where fire has traveled underground via root systems.

9-year-old trades screen time for gardening, builds successful business

Conor McGill, CNN  |  Posted July 26 - 10:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

While many kids spend their summer vacation in front of a screen, 9-year-old Richard Andino is spending his days in the garden.

Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes

Parisa Hafezi and Raphael Satter, Reuters  |  Posted July 26 - 10:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official ​told Reuters on Sunday, after President Donald Trump abruptly called off his two-week-old bombing campaign.

Most Latinos view their Latino identity as important, but are split on whether it helps or hurts them

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted July 26 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Most Latinos view their Latino identity as important, but they split on whether it helps or hurts them, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Cyclospora outbreaks start with human contamination — but how?

Brenda Goodman, CNN  |  Posted July 26 - 9:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

As cases of explosive diarrhea continue to rise across the U.S. this summer, health officials are grappling with a longstanding question about the tiny parasite that's behind all this torment: Just how the heck is poop getting into our food?

He sold burgers for 15 cents. 6 decades later, his Idaho Falls drive-in is still thriving

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 26 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Scotty's Drive In, at 560 Northgate Mile in Idaho Falls, celebrated 60 years in business in 2024 and remains an iconic restaurant.

SUU honors fallen Army Capt. Tyler Feehan during Pioneer Legacy Celebration

Garna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted July 26 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A special tribute to fallen U.S. Army Capt. Tyler James Feehan took center stage Thursday night during the Pioneer Legacy Celebration at Southern Utah University.

Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

Michael Phillis, Associated Press  |  Posted July 26 - 7:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota.

DC heavyweights spent Pioneer Day in Utah, talking about fires and floods

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted July 26 - 7:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Local, state and federal leaders gathered in Beaver on Friday to talk about forest management in the aftermath of the devastating Cottonwood Fire and subsequent floods.

118 outdoor brands say Trump went too far with Utah's monument reductions

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted July 25 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A group of 118 outdoor businesses sent a letter to several federal agencies on Friday expressing "firm and unequivocal opposition" to the recent reduction of two national monuments in Utah.

4th firefighter dies from burn injuries in western Colorado blaze

Associated Press  |  Updated July 25 - 9:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month.

Utah Royals unlock offense in 4-1 win over North Carolina for back-to-back wins

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted July 25 - 9:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nuria Rábano had two assists, and Mina Tanaka scored her fifth goal of the season on Cloé Lacasse's team-high fourth assist to help Utah Royals FC to a 4-1 win over the North Carolina Courage at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Salt Lake airport bucked national trend during TSA funding lapse

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted July 25 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City International Airport officials credited newer technology and efforts to support unpaid federal workers with keeping security lines moving during the TSA funding lapse.

Once enemies in war, Idaho Falls marks 45 years of friendship with Japanese sister city

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 25 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than 80 years after World War II, teenagers from a small Japanese village are spending the next 10 days in Idaho Falls in a living reminder of how friendship can outlast history.

Israel kills senior Hamas-led police official in Gaza, medics say

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters  |  Updated July 25 - 7:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the Hamas-led police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, ​the Hamas-run interior ministry and medics said.

How an Ogden company built a colossal star-spangled nutcracker

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted July 25 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

When a small Minnesota town recently unveiled what is thought to be the world's tallest nutcracker, it had an Ogden-based company to thank for building it.

Less booze, more moves: Inside Gen Z's new social scene

Mustafa Qadri, CNN  |  Updated July 25 - 6:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gen Z in Britain is shifting away from traditional pub culture toward alcohol-free social activities like running clubs, padel and coffee raves, contributing to changes in the country's nightlife scene.

USA Track and Field championships: BYU alumna races to back-to-back US steeplechase titles

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted July 25 - 6:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

The former cross country national champion at BYU used a punishing final kick to clinch her second consecutive 3,000-meter steeplechase women's national title with a season-best time of 9 minutes, 12.54 seconds Saturday at Icahn Stadium.