Ask Ann Cannon: How to communicate with teens — without snooping
Dear Ann Cannon • I just got caught reading my 16-year-old son’s texts. I feel bad about him being mad at me, but not about doing it. Here’s my justification: He doesn’t talk to me anymore, so how else...
View ArticleCould Carmine’s thrive where others have fizzled?
Cottonwood Heights • A parade of restaurants have moved in and out of the semihidden dining location near Fort Union Boulevard over the past three years, a disappointment for locals who have yearned...
View ArticleJoe Girardi fired after a decade as Yankees manager
Joe Girardi is out as New York Yankees manager after 10 seasons.The team made the announcement Thursday. A person familiar with decision says Yankees general manager Brian Cashman recommended that...
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Alexandra Petri: I'd love to be able to look my grandkids in the eye, but if...
Sure, I want to be able to look my grandkids in the eye.But I know that if I espouse that brave and controversial position, I will immediately face a primary challenge from the right.I certainly don’t...
View ArticleThousands of educators in limbo as DACA ends
Vicente Rodriguez runs an after-school program in Loma Linda, California, but dreams of becoming an English and ethnic studies teacher in a state desperate to fill teaching jobs.But there's a problem:...
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Volleyball star Roni Jones-Perry wanted to be a Ute, but she’s now...
Provo • Veronica “Roni” Jones’ parents were skeptical at first, maybe even a bit unhappy.They were lifelong Salt Lake-area residents, die-hard University of Utah fans and not members of the faith that...
View ArticleNo sweat, no sport: EU says bridge card game is not a sport
Brussles • The European Union's top court ruled Thursday on a topic that vexes sports fans and card players alike: Is a game like bridge a sport?The answer: When it comes to taxes, no sweat, no...
View ArticleNBC political analyst Mark Halperin is accused by five women of sexual...
Five women have come forward with allegations that Mark Halperin, one of the country's most prominent political journalists, sexually harassed them during his time at ABC News, according to a CNN...
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Disney’s made-in-Utah series, ‘Andi Mack,’ adds a gay storyline
The Disney Channel series “Andi Mack,” which is produced on location in Utah, will feature a storyline about one of its regular characters realizing he is gay in Season 2.The show has always pushed...
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Five '80s tropes that 'Stranger Things' turns upside down
When “Stranger Things” debuted last year, it felt like a concentrated, binge-watchable dose of 1980s film splendor. That’s one reason the Netflix series became such a phenomenon - all those nostalgic...
View ArticleTerry Diehl enters not guilty plea — for the third time — in narrowed federal...
It was déjà vu all over again Thursday for embattled former Utah Transit Authority board member Terry Diehl.Before a federal magistrate, Diehl entered a plea of not guilty to criminal charges — the...
View ArticleFisher-Price recalls 65,000 baby seats due to fire hazard
Washington • Fisher-Price is voluntarily recalling about 65,000 motorized infant seats because of risk of a fire hazard.The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it has received three dozen reports...
View ArticlePark Service denies permit for a 45-foot statue of a naked woman on the Mall
The National Park Service is denying a permit to a group wanting to place a 45-foot statue of a naked woman on the Mall near the Washington Monument.Group members had said they were optimistic about...
View ArticleBYU’s defense wants to get aggressive, too, but injuries limiting once-stout...
Provo • When coach Kalani Sitake spoke at length Monday about the need for the Cougars to become a more aggressive football team, most observers believed he was talking about his team’s offense.And...
View ArticleOfficials say Trump's opioid emergency won't mean new money
Washington • President Donald Trump’s plan to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency won’t bring new dollars to fight a scourge that kills nearly 100 Americans each day, but...
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Dana Milbank: Jeff Flake is out, and Roy Moore is in. Heaven help us.
Washington • Out: Jeff Flake.In: Roy Moore.This week brought a clarifying moment in the sad denouement of the once-proud GOP into an organ of grievance and intolerance. Flake, a Republican from...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake extends coach Mike Petke after club's strong finish
Real Salt Lake’s performance this season was enough to secure head coach Mike Petke a three-year contract extension, RSL owner Dell Loy Hansen announced Thursday morning in downtown Salt Lake...
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Chase Hansen, playing through injuries, still makes an impact for Utes
There was just a chuckle from Chase Hansen.Maybe because it’s true, that he just is stuck in an ongoing string of bad luck, but one he doesn’t want to give a single ounce of credence to. Or maybe...
View ArticleHere’s how to avoid making your dog miserable this Halloween
Utah veterinarian Drew DeSocio has seen the worst of Halloween — a dog owner who thought it was cute to dress her pet up and seriously injured the animal.He recalled working in a veterinarian emergency...
View Article‘Cat Videos Live!’ turns an internet pleasure into a communal theater...
As of 2014, YouTube had on its site around 2 million cat videos, garnering in total some 25 billion views — so it’s a given that most everyone with access to the internet has, at one time or another,...
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