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Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says

Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 13 - 8:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations.

Russia hits no energy targets in Ukraine for first time since Trump's 'truce'

Olena Harmash and Daniel Flynn, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 13 - 7:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets on Tuesday for the first time since President Donald Trump's weekend announcement of an "energy ceasefire."

Saudis tell Sanaa residents around oil facility to evacuate, and other Middle East developments

Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 13 - 5:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Saudi-led coalition is asking residents in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, to evacuate from around a Yemeni oil company facility ahead of "operations" at the site.

Trump fires Ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct

Jacob Bogage, Edward McAllister and Simon Lewis, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 13 - 11:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

The White House said on Tuesday it had asked Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series ​of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials.

Curtis calls on Trump to reverse Russian diesel; Lee accuses Zelenskyy of helping Dems

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 13 - 11:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sen. John Curtis is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse course on his deal to import Russian diesel — while fellow Sen. Mike Lee criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Supreme Court to hear Trump's fight with watchdog group over DOGE

Andrew Chung, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 13 - 9:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its ​Department of Government Efficiency.

The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

Fatima Hussein, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 13 - 7:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new rule applies to a swath of goods beyond drugs and is intended to collect tariffs and prevent illegal drugs from coming into the U.S.

6 senators, including Utah Sen. Curtis, call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

VideoKevin Freking, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 12 - 7:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

A bipartisan group of six senators called for the Trump administration to "immediately reverse course" on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.

Utah's Amendment A seeks to modernize constitutional amendment publication requirements

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Amendment A would change Utah's Constitution to eliminate requirement that lawmakers advertise future proposed amendments in daily newspapers.

Marijuana on the ballot for the final time in Idaho? Voters to decide if lawmakers have sole power to legalize

Lorien Nettleton, KIVI  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 2:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

HJR4 would give Idaho's legislature exclusive authority over marijuana and narcotics legalization, removing citizens' ability to put such measures on a ballot.

Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'

Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 12 - 11:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, source say.

Greenland lawmakers signal support for Trump security deal

Louise Rasmussen, Soren Jeppesen and Agnieszka Olenska, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 11:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

A majority of Greenlandic lawmakers signaled support for the Arctic island's ​recent security agreement with President Donald Trump in a debate on Monday, although some opposition party members questioned the ‌deal's economic value.

Saturday Night Live takes aim at Kevin O'Leary, Box Elder County data center project

VideoTim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 11:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Saturday Night Live parodied Kevin O'Leary, the Box Elder County data center project developer, in the Weekend Update segment of the comedy show on Saturday.

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General election ballots to be mailed out this week

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 10:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ballots for the November general election are expected to be mailed out to voters starting on Tuesday.

Critical Minerals Agenda comes for America's 'Forgotten Wildlife Corridor'

Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News and Johanna Hansel and Carla Samon Ros, Columbia Journalism Investigations  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 12:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration is fast-tracking lithium mining projects in the West, raising concerns that weakened environmental protections could threaten vulnerable wildlife, water supplies and tribal lands.

Trump says Russia and Ukraine reach 'energy ceasefire' but gives no details

Collin Binkley, Susie Blann and Elise Morton, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 9:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire," though details are unclear.

Lawmakers roll out policy agenda they hope survives no matter who wins control of Congress

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 8:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Even though the dynamics of Congress could drastically change next year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping work can still get done as they rolled out their agendas.

Rep. Moore acknowledges gas prices, Iran war complicate GOP economic pitch in midterms

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Blake Moore says he still has faith in Republicans' chances in November's midterm elections, though he added high gas prices and the war in Iran have complicated things.

Justice Department probes TV networks over Trump pool boycott

Jasper Ward and Erin Banco, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 10 - 9:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department said on Saturday it is investigating whether television networks violated federal antitrust ​laws over their decision to boycott covering the White House.