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Trump Mobile starts shipping US-assembled T1 phones after months-long delay
Akash Sriram, Reuters | Posted May 13 - 10:25 p.m. | Save Story
Trump Mobile said on Wednesday it has begun shipping its long-delayed $499 T1 smartphones to customers, several months after the device was originally slated for release in August.
Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers
Rio Yamat, Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
Allegiant Air said Wednesday it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, finalizing a deal that combines two low-cost carriers at a turbulent time for the budget airline industry.
More shoppers using short-term loans for essentials: Here's how to keep them in check
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted May 13 - 9:36 p.m. | Save Story
To keep short-term loans in check, don't use them for staples. Paying for next week's groceries becomes even harder when you're still paying for last week's groceries.
Hackers, company operating Canvas educational platform reach agreement following cyberattack
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted May 13 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
A deal has been reached following last week's cyberattack to the Canvas educational platform that affected thousands of schools across the nation — including several in Utah.
Utah officers support grieving families during Police Week in Washington, DC
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 13 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Several members of Utah law enforcement are volunteering with COPS, or Concerns of Police Survivors, this week, welcoming officers and families for National Police Week.
Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed's next chair as inflation intensifies
Nolan D. McCaskill and Ann Saphir, Reuters | Updated May 13 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old at the helm as the central bank grapples with intensifying inflation.
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises
Elena Becatoros and Devi Shastri, Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak said that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months.
Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions in deaths of wife and son
Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the killings of his wife and his younger son.
Connecting military kids to the arts in Utah and across the U.S.
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted May 13 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Defense, the military family support organization Blue Star Families and museums across the country.
Trump lands in China for Xi summit with Nvidia CEO in tow
Laurie Chen, Trevor Hunnicutt and Heejin Kim, Reuters | Updated May 13 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump landed in Beijing accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk on Wednesday.
Budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2T, dwarfing $185B estimate
Mike Stone, Reuters | Updated May 13 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost about $1.2 trillion to develop.
2 Utah officers, along with families, colleagues, honored during National Police Week
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 12 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Officers with the Tremonton-Garland Police Department and the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office are in Washington, D.C., this week for National Police Week.
Republicans in South Carolina Senate reject redistricting bid that Trump backed
Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated May 12 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
A bid to redraw South Carolina's congressional map failed in the state Senate on Tuesday when a handful of Republicans broke with President Donald Trump and voted against the effort.
Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83M defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now
Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted May 12 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to columnist E. Jean Carroll until the Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal.
A new name for polycystic ovary syndrome, the most common cause of infertility
Nancy Lapid, Reuters | Posted May 12 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
A disorder that affects 170 million women worldwide and is the leading cause of infertility known as polycystic ovary syndrome is being renamed to improve diagnosis and care.
Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center, New York Times reports
Daphne Psaledakis and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted May 12 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz," The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Posted May 12 - 5:52 p.m. | Save Story
Denver airport workers missed a security breach by a man who scaled a perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane with 231 people on board.
