Commentary: Are religious people more moral?
Why do people distrust atheists?A recent study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found widespread and extreme moral prejudice against atheists around the world. Across all continents,...
View ArticleLife imitating art: 7 movies about painters caught in the act of creation
Filmmakers have always idolized and r omanticized painters, considered them kindred spirits whose tumultuous lives and bad behavior could be excused for the sake of art.The new animated wonder “Loving...
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Commentary: As a fellow Mormon, I’m proud of Sen. Jeff Flake
On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona denounced President Donald Trump’s administration from the Senate floor, saying that he refused to be “complicit” with the behavior of a president he described as...
View ArticleRebuild planned for Utah’s historic — and hellish — Hole-in-the-Rock road
Utah’s Hole in the Rock road is sometimes referred to as “57 miles of hell” — good for trashing vehicles, less useful for accessing Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s slot canyons and...
View ArticleUtes receiver and former Duck Darren Carrington makes his return to Eugene
Darren Carrington II decided in fifth grade that he wanted to play football for the University of Oregon. He fell in love with the idea in part because family friend Jarius Byrd starred at safety for...
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‘Its days are numbered’: Conservative group seeks to end death penalty in...
Washington • A group of conservative state lawmakers says momentum is building to kill the death penalty, noting an increase in the number of Republican leaders sponsoring legislation to abolish...
View ArticleCategory 5k will raise funds for hurricane victims
Two friends, a Brigham Young University student and a recent graduate of the Provo school, have organized a 5K race to raise money to help victims of the hurricanes that hit Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico...
View ArticleDreary ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ tells a sad story of Winnie-the-Pooh’s...
The gap between creator and creation may never have been wider than in the life of author A.A. Milne and his brainchild, Winnie-the-Pooh — a chasm that the movie “Goodbye Christopher Robin” reveals to...
View Article‘Mormon Land’ — Historian D. Michael Quinn talks about his exploration of LDS...
Historian D. Michael Quinn has released the final volume of his “Mormon Hierarchy” trilogy with a deep look at the LDS Church’s wealth and financial prowess — along with the economics and theology that...
View ArticleUtah special needs students pick out pumpkins grown by prison inmates
Midvale • Two girls holding a teacher’s hands walked gingerly out of Jordan Valley School, toward a lawn decorated like a pumpkin patch on Wednesday morning. When they got nearer to the pumpkins, one...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: What Hate Speech Looks Like
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.The Lying PressWhat Women Want (Just a Wild...
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DA Sim Gill finds police officer who killed man at Maverik was legally justified
A Salt Lake City police officer who fatally shot a man after a violent confrontation at a Maverik station in September was legally justified in using deadly force, Salt Lake County District Attorney...
View ArticleEx-NBA commissioner David Stern says league should remove marijuana from...
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who tightened up the league's policy on marijuana during his tenure from 1984 until 2014, has reversed his opinion on the subject.In an interview with former NBA...
View ArticleTrump administration agrees with NFL ... in sports betting case
Trenton, N.J. • The Trump administration is siding with professional sports leagues in their opposition to allowing New Jersey to offer sports betting, while Republican Gov. Chris Christie is calling...
View ArticleTy Detmer’s latest task: To make the BYU offense more aggressive
Provo • BYU offensive coordinator Ty Detmer learned Monday that his boss wants him to be more aggressive with his play calling.He presumably learned Tuesday that he could be without his top offensive...
View ArticleWendover woman charged with fatally beating her 15-month-old daughter
A 28-year-old Tooele County woman has been charged with beating her 15-month-old daughter to death last month.April Dawn Carter, of Wendover, is charged in Tooele’s 3rd District Court with first-degree...
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After almost being locked out, Utah polygamous sect strikes deal with land...
After months of silence, the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Wednesday reached an agreement to keep its meetinghouse. The sect risked losing the Leroy S....
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SLC police lieutenant demoted after nurse’s arrest appeals, says discipline...
The watch commander who was on duty when a Salt Lake City police officer arrested a University Hospital nurse last summer is appealing his demotion, claiming it was “excessive discipline.”Lt. James...
View ArticleThis double-amputee Marine has run 14 marathons in 14 days — and plans to do...
Rob Jones’ life has been defined by routes: Around parks and trails for his daily marathons that spread his message. From city to city on a 31-destination tour in 31 days to raise awareness for wounded...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: As long as she wasn't carving her initials on the moose ...
I really hope the woman who was apparently attacked by a moose up by Jeremy Ranch is OK.— Injured woman found on Utah trail was likely attacked by a moose, officials say — Mariah Noble | The Salt Lake...
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