Kirby: Here’s one Mormon who longs for shorter church meetings
For most of my adult life, my attitude toward religion has been that God will take advantage of you if you let him.Sounds shocking, I know.But think about it. The entire point of having free will is...
View ArticleHit-and-miss ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ becomes the forced holiday celebration it...
Ah, Nov. 1, the day after Halloween, now grudgingly acknowledged by retailers, the Hallmark Channel and — with the release of the raunchy but rote comedy “A Bad Moms Christmas” — the movie schedule to...
View ArticleMost Utahns say a baker with a religious objection shouldn’t have to sell a...
Should a baker be legally allowed to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple if doing so violates his or her deeply held religious beliefs?For Utah voters, the answer to that question is...
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Championing ‘American energy dominance,’ feds to scrap master plans for...
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s signature master plans for use of public lands in Utah and across the country are to be officially sent to the regulatory scrapheap, according to a new report...
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Affordable housing, parks and safety are the big issues in Salt Lake City’s...
It’s the runoff between the veteran and the millennial in Salt Lake City’s council race for District 3.Phil Carroll is 73 and Chris Wharton is 33. They were the top two vote-getters in the primary, in...
View ArticleWest Jordan police investigating homicide after finding man’s body left in...
West Jordan police were investigating a homicide after finding the body of a man left in the street near his own home early Wednesday morning.Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Dan...
View ArticleNews roundup: House Republicans postpone unveiling tax reform proposal, call...
House Republicans postpone unveiling tax reform proposal, call rollout a ‘tough lift.’ Utah Rep. Rob Bishop returns from Puerto Rico, calls for resource repair in the hurricane-ravaged territory. Salt...
View ArticleGoogle Docs users getting locked out of their files
Imagine you're working on a Google Doc when, seemingly out of nowhere, your ability to edit the online file gets revoked. What you see instead is an error message indicating that you've violated...
View Article2 Salt Lake-area festivals celebrate chocolate for adults
Set aside the kiddie chocolate from Halloween and experience more mature versions of this sweet treat during one of these two chocolate festivals.Bars from LithuaniaThe sixth annual Caputo’s Chocolate...
View ArticleUnder Armour's terrible year just got worse
Americans, it seems, are over Under Armour.The onetime darling of the athletic wear industry on Tuesday announced that sales are down for the first time since 2005, even as it makes an aggressive push...
View ArticlePostal Service considers next-day Sunday delivery for holidays
Washington • As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can...
View Article‘This is a joke’: Man reportedly walked into stranger‘s house in Logan, held...
A woman told Logan police that she was held at gunpoint Tuesday night by a stranger who entered her home and kissed her on the forehead before leaving.About 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the man entered the home,...
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Alta's inside linebacker pair puts the hurt on opposing offenses
Sandy • Mitch Medina was the first person MJ Tafisi met at his new school. It was an understated beginning to what would become a great friendship and partnership at inside linebacker for Alta High...
View Article2 states warn Trump against big changes in sage grouse plan
Fort Collins, Colo. • Two Western governors on Tuesday warned the Trump administration against making big changes in a plan to protect a ground-dwelling bird across the West, saying it would send a...
View ArticleTribe rejects plan to build tram, hotel in Grand Canyon
Legislation to build an aerial tram to take paying visitors to a riverside boardwalk in the Grand Canyon has been voted down by the Navajo Nation Council.Members of the council voted 16-2 against the...
View ArticleNew federal indictment expected in case against ex-UTA board member Terry Diehl
A grand jury on Wednesday handed up a new indictment of embattled ex-Utah Transit Authority board member Terry Diehl, one day before his scheduled trial.The indictment leaves the politically connected...
View ArticleSix women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct
Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner’s couch when she fell asleep. She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s. They had been...
View ArticleOreskes resigns as NPR news chief after harassment report
New York • Michael Oreskes has resigned as chief of NPR's newsroom following accusations of sexual harassment that dated back to the 1990s.Oreskes said in a statement Wednesday that he was deeply sorry...
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Elegance and class: 7 movies where Nicole Kidman is just amazing
It’s been a banner year for Nicole Kidman.The Australian actor picked up two Emmys for the HBO miniseries “Big Little Lies,” one for herself as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, and another...
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Leonard Pitts: Happy Indictment Day. Now let's get to work fixing our democracy.
In the last episode of the first season of “Daredevil,” there’s this great montage of arrests as the Kingpin’s empire falls. The FBI swoops down, and you see all the crooked cops, corrupt politicians,...
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