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Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople

Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeople

Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 20 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to build up its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving, refrigerated grocery cases cold, and drains and parking lots flowing.
Thieves dressed as Santa, elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood

Thieves dressed as Santa, elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood

Max Saltman, CNN  |  Posted Dec. 20 - 9:59 a.m.  |  Save Story

'Twas the week before Christmas in a Montreal store, when Santa stole groceries, then walked out the door.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer

How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer

Matt O'brien, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 20 - 9:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

The suspected gunman of the Brown University shooting evaded detection for days until a local Reddit user "blew this case right open" with an old-fashioned tip.
Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch, Joseph Ax and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 20 - 9:49 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Justice Department released thousands of heavily redacted documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday that made scant reference to President Donald Trump but extensively featured Democratic former President Bill Clinton.
Investigators study Brown University shooter's failed past in academia

Investigators study Brown University shooter's failed past in academia

Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Rich McKay and Sergio Goncalves, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 20 - 9:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

Claudio Neves Valente was briefly enrolled as a young, promising doctoral student in the physics department at Brown University before dropping out. How did it lead to a shooting?
Will Utah have a white Christmas?

Will Utah have a white Christmas?

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 20 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Christmas is coming next week, and many in Utah and around the U.S. are wondering if they will experience a white Christmas.
Rep. Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid, will leave politics

Rep. Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid, will leave politics

Steve Gorman, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 19 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Elise Stefanik said on Friday she was bowing out of politics, ​including dropping her recently announced bid for governor of New York, to spend more time with family.
US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 19 - 8:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets ​in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, U.S. officials said.
Justice Department to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James

Justice Department to appeal dismissal of cases against Trump foes Comey, James

Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 5:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department will appeal court rulings tossing out ​criminal cases against New York state Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, according to court filings on Friday.
Justice Department releases new cache of Epstein records

Justice Department releases new cache of Epstein records

Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch, Joseph Ax and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 19 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Justice Department released more than 300,000 pages of records from its investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, bowing to pressure from lawmakers who ​forced their disclosure with a new law.
US issues sanctions on family members and associates of Venezuela's Maduro

US issues sanctions on family members and associates of Venezuela's Maduro

Daphne Psaledakis and Timothy Gardner, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 4:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nicolas ​Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the Venezuelan president.
Trump, 9 pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices

Trump, 9 pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices

Michael Erman, Jarrett Renshaw and Patrick Wingrove, Reuters  |  Updated Dec. 19 - 2:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will slash the prices of their medicines for ​the government's Medicaid program and for cash payers.
Mitt Mamdani? Romney says it's time to tax the rich

Mitt Mamdani? Romney says it's time to tax the rich

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 1:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Facing Social Security insolvency and a growing national debt, former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney argues wealthy Americans, like him, should be taxed more in a New York Times op-ed.
Suspect in Weber County Amber Alert makes initial court appearance in child kidnapping case

Suspect in Weber County Amber Alert makes initial court appearance in child kidnapping case

Daniella Rivera, KSL  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 12:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

Amber Alert suspect Christopher Wiggins faced a Utah judge for the first time Thursday after he was caught with a missing girl in Colorado last month.
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid

Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid

Matt Brown, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 10:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election.
Romanian court sentences US rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession

Romanian court sentences US rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession

Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 9:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

A court in Romania has sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail on drug possession charges. The ruling on Thursday came more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.
Jury finds a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents

Jury finds a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents

Todd Richmond, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 7:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

A jury has found Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on Thursday guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities.
Democrats release dozens more new images from Epstein estate

Democrats release dozens more new images from Epstein estate

Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters  |  Posted Dec. 19 - 6:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Congressional Democrats released new images from the ​estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, a day before the Justice Department's deadline ⁠to release unclassified files from its investigation.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say

Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 18 - 10:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Officials say the man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University and an MIT professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.