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Cox appoints new Great Salt Lake commissioner as lake continues to slide
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated July 22 - 12:13 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox didn't have to look too far to find a new leader to oversee the health and protection of the Great Salt Lake.
June 1, 2027, trial date set for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in his drug trafficking case
Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Updated July 22 - 12:13 p.m. | Save Story
A June 1 trial date has been set for Nicolás Maduro to face drug trafficking charges in New York. The trial date was set on Wednesday during a brief hearing in Manhattan federal court.
Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov, Associated Press | Updated July 22 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
Ukraine is pushing on with its fight against Russia under new military leadership, with Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi taking command on Wednesday after the firing of Oleksandr Syrskyi.
US and Iran attacks rage; officials question if diplomacy can stop march toward war resuming
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated July 22 - 7:08 a.m. | Save Story
The United States and Iran continued to exchange fire across the Middle East on Wednesday, raising concerns about diplomatic efforts to save an interim deal.
Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say
Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted July 21 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Here's how Utah is trying to lower its criminal recidivism rate, according to a new report
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 21 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah has a lower rate of people under "correctional control" than much of the nation but spends more per inmate each year compared to neighbors, according to a report.
New Jersey says software error put 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls
Doina Chiacu, Reuters | Updated July 21 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey's voter rolls because of a software error at the state motor vehicles department.
US pauses $1B in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Updated July 21 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is pausing Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over "suspected fraud and noncompliance," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.
Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Updated July 21 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Arizona Republicans are choosing nominees Tuesday to challenge Democrats who hold top offices as the GOP looks to return to power in a battleground state it used to dominate.
Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | Updated July 21 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected.
US Senate panel narrowly backs Trump nominee to be top US spy
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted July 21 - 2:15 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee backed President Donald Trump's nominee, Jay Clayton, to become the top U.S. spy, the committee's Republican chairman said on Tuesday.
Attacks between US and Iran across Mideast overshadow efforts to keep diplomacy alive
Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press | Updated July 21 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
Diplomats are seeking to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States even as both countries continued to launch attacks in a 10th day of renewed fighting.
US imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products
Ryan Patrick Jones and David Lawder, Reuters | Updated July 21 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
President Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on a range of imports from Canada on Monday in response to what the U.S. administration called its discriminatory treatment of American-made goods.
'Folks are really, really upset': Reductions to 2 Utah monuments sparks protests
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 21 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Hundreds stood outside of the Utah Governor's Mansion to sound their frustration about last week's reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
Feds point to West Point killing in arguing for tougher action against criminal immigrants
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 20 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of Homeland Security is pointing to the killing of James Witten in West Point in arguing for tougher action against suspected criminal immigrants.
Cox issues 'hybrid' fireworks policy for Pioneer Day, allowing some bans to remain
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated July 20 - 12:35 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox says he plans to issue a "hybrid" fireworks policy on Monday, which will allow some cities to ban personal fireworks during the upcoming Pioneer Day weekend over wildfire concerns.
Senator says US daylight saving time bill faces tough fight
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted July 20 - 10:07 a.m. | Save Story
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week to make daylight saving time permanent will face a tough fight in the Senate to win approval, a lawmaker said Monday.
Trump's Utah monument cuts put a century-old law under the microscope
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted July 20 - 6:19 a.m. | Save Story
The perpetual tug-of-war over monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante have many Americans up in arms over the 1906 Antiquities Act.
