Commentary: Data on refugee resettlement is lacking
Resettling refugees has become harder to justify, but not for the reasons you may expect. Lost in the passionate rhetoric of lobbyists, politicians and humanitarian agencies are statistics and...
View ArticleBrowns give injured lineman Joe Thomas a $3 million raise
Cleveland • Injured Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas has received a $3 million raise from the Cleveland Browns.Thomas recently had surgery for a season-ending triceps injury. A team spokesman said Saturday...
View ArticleHe quit JetBlue by sliding out of a plane. Now he has advice for the rogue...
Steven Slater has some advice for the "rogue" Twitter employee who had apparently deactivated President Donald Trump's personal Twitter account on the person's last day of work.The former JetBlue...
View ArticleCollege basketball is back. Here are 16 hotshots and long shots to win the title
Looking at 16 teams with a chance of snipping the nets on the final night of the season. Do not confuse this for a top 16; there's a few long shots included.ArizonaEveryone keeps waiting for the...
View ArticleThe college basketball players you have to watch this season
Breaking down the players to know heading into the 2017-18 college basketball season:Five you already knowGrayson Allen, Duke • From Final Four hero to college basketball's biggest lightning rod, Allen...
View ArticleCantell’s 3 TD throws lead Weber St past E Washington 28-20
Cheney, Wash. • Stefan Cantwell threw three touchdown passes and David Jones ran 24 yards for a score with 2:26 left in the game and Weber State defeated Eastern Washington 28-20 on Saturday.Cantwell...
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Dana Milbank: What’s in the tax reform bill for Johnny Lunchbucket?
Washington • Poor Johnny Lunchbucket. He’s been had.President Trump promised to look out for the forgotten man and to fix a “rigged” tax system. Now he and congressional Republicans have proposed a tax...
View ArticleTrump will arrive as charities flee Mar-a-Lago
Palm Beach, Fla. • It’s November, which means President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is reopening after being closed during the brutal heat and humidity of Florida’s summer. If last season is a guide, the...
View ArticleBarrick’s digital reinvention taking shape in Nevada desert
Elko, Nevada, is no Silicon Valley.A recent front-page story in the local paper hailed inductees to the Buckaroo Hall of Fame, a nod to the town's cowboy past. Inside, a full-page spread detailed the...
View ArticlePolice arrest son in deaths of elderly Holladay couple
Three hours after finding two people dead in their Holladay home, Unified police said they had arrested a person of interest — the couple’s son.About 5:30 p.m., police found Robert and Diane Liddiard,...
View ArticleBowers passes for 2 TDs, Cal holds off Oregon State 37-23
Berkeley, Calif. • Ross Bowers passed for 259 yards and two touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Jordan Veasy that gave California some breathing room in the second half, and the Golden Bears held off...
View ArticleExxon quietly researching hundreds of green projects
One of the world's biggest oil companies is working on hundreds of low-carbon energy projects, from algae engineered to bloom into biofuels and cells that turn emissions into electricity.The work by...
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Beaver runs over Delta and into state title game
Ogden • Beaver High School’s Rhett Jordan lowered his shoulder and barreled into Delta quarterback Jake Day, knocking him to the ground.Jordan jumped up to a roar of applause from the Beavers fans. The...
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Utah State downs New Mexico 24-10 behind Hunt
Albuquerque, N.M. • LaJuan Hunt ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns and the Utah State defense forced four turnovers Saturday to beat New Mexico 24-10.In a sloppy game on both sides, the Aggies (5-5,...
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George F. Will: Chernow’s ‘Grant’ offers measured judgment of past
Washington • Evidence of national discernment, although never abundant, can now be found high on the New York Times combined print and e-book best seller list. There sits Ron Chernow’s biography of...
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Commentary: In Catalonia dispute, the EU should stand for democracy and human...
On Friday, the regional parliament of Catalonia — Spain’s northeastern, autonomous region, bordering France — voted overwhelmingly to secede from Spain. As the Spanish government cracks down on this...
View ArticleNevada wildlife officials might restrict shed antler hunting
Las Vegas • Nevada wildlife officials are considering following Utah’s lead by imposing new restrictions on the gathering of antlers shed by deer and elk.Utah’s action coupled with a spike in...
View ArticleTop 25 roundup: Sooners outduel Cowboys in Bedlam rivalry game
Stillwater, Okla. • Bedlam sure lived up to its name.Baker Mayfield passed for a school-record 598 yards and No. 8 Oklahoma outlasted No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52 on Saturday in one of the...
View ArticleCommentary: 64% of Utahns agree about climate. Now what?
I am a Utahn who believes that the damage to our climate is human-caused. And the great news is that I am not alone. According to Emma Penrod’s Tribune article last week, 64 percent of Utahns “believe...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Navajo do the right thing by the Grand Canyon
In seeking to create and, now, preserve the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, leaders of the Navajo Nation have held the clear moral high ground.Centuries of connection to the land and a reverence...
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