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Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press | Updated May 3 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer's deadly wildfire. The county is suing Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Spectrum Mobile and AT&T.
Rue21 files for bankruptcy and will close all of its stores, including 5 in Utah
Jordan Valinsky, CNN | Posted May 3 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores within the coming weeks.
Largest US health insurer says a third of Americans exposed in massive data hack
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 1:07 p.m. | Save Story
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty told a congressional committee Wednesday that hackers breached a subsidiary of his company, the country's largest health insurer, by stealing a password and gaining access through a system that lacked multifactor authentication.
Major US newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI over alleged copyright violations
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 9:37 a.m. | Save Story
A group of eight U.S. newspaper publishers filed a lawsuit in New York federal court on Tuesday, claiming Microsoft and artificial intelligence developer OpenAI broke copyright law by using the newspapers' online content to develop AI tools.
US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in the face of higher rates
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 8:18 a.m. | Save Story
The nation's employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market.
Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26B
Matt Ott and Paul Harloff, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 6:56 a.m. | Save Story
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion, a source says.
IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
The IRS says it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies.
Dwyane Wade, Michelle Obama headline 2nd day of Qualtrics summit in Utah
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
Around 10,000 people poured into the Salt Palace Convention Center this week for the Qualtrics X4 summit to network, collaborate and hear from a star-studded lineup of speakers that included Dwyane Wade and Michelle Obama.
Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration. The lawmakers say they're concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties.
Teachers' salaries are the highest in over a decade. Why it's still not enough
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted May 2 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
A new study reports the highest salaries for teachers in 14 years. Calculated against inflation, though, it drops below levels in 2008 and 2009.
Technology conference to bring in former first lady, decorated athletes; will discuss AI in business
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted May 1 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
Around 10,000 people will be at the Salt Palace Convention Center for the X4 Tech Summit that begins Wednesday. Utah co-headquartered tech company Qualtrics is hosting.
Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at 2-decade high until inflation further cools
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Updated May 1 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn't plan to cut interest rates until it has "greater confidence" that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target.
Rep. Blake Moore, Treasury Secretary Yellen argue over Trump-era tax cuts
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted April 30 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Tax policy has an impact on the economy. Utah Rep. Blake Moore, the vice chairman of the Republican Conference, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen could at least agree on that much.
US home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in more than a year
Bryan Mena, CNN | Posted April 30 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. home-price growth accelerated in February at the fastest annual pace since November 2022, a sign that America's housing market remains tough amid elevated mortgage rates.
Walmart to close its 51 health centers, virtual care service
Michelle Chapman, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
Walmart, which launched its health centers five years ago, said Tuesday that "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."
Is Tesla's Autopilot safe? Legal challenges abound
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted April 30 - 9:29 a.m. | Save Story
Tesla has, so far, won or settled wrongful death cases claiming the electric car maker's Autopilot driving assist feature is unsafe and led to fatal accidents.
Can you save money by shipping your luggage instead of checking it?
Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted April 30 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
KSL's inflation buster Matt Gephardt tests whether shipping your luggage to your destination ahead of your trip can save you time and money.
Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers
Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
Walmart is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items. It's an attempt to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired foods priced more affordably.
