Congressional leaders call for sexual harassment training
Washington • Leading lawmakers are calling for mandatory training and other steps to prevent sexual harassment in Congress as the national spotlight on gender hostility in the workplace falls on...
View ArticleTanner Mangum sustains season-ending injury as BYU loses at Fresno State
Storylines<br>• Starting quarterback Tanner Mangum suffers another leg injury and the Cougars fall to 2-8 with a loss to the 6-3 Bulldogs<br>• BYU out gains FSU 336-310, but misfires in the...
View ArticleGun Runner wins Breeder's Cup Classic; stumbling start dooms favored Arrogate
Del Mar, Calif. • There's a new king in horse racing and it's Gun Runner.The 4-year-old colt won the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic by 2 1/4 lengths Saturday, sending rival Arrogate to a third...
View ArticleNBA roundup: Durant, Curry lead Warriors over Mavericks
Denver • Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Stephen Curry had 22 and the Golden State Warriors rode a big third quarter to a 127-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.Klay Thompson and...
View ArticleAs U.S. prepares to leave UNESCO, envoy urges deep reforms
Paris • The chief U.S. envoy at UNESCO says anti-Israel bias and opaque bureaucracy are hobbling the U.N. cultural agency and is urging deep reforms.Chris Hegadorn made the appeal Saturday at the...
View ArticleCommentary: Americans are fiddling while Rome burns
We Americans are fiddling while Rome burns. There is a very large fire on the horizon and few of us seem to be concerned about it.Unlike most politicians, Sens. Bob Corker, Jeff Flake and John McCain...
View Article$6 million for Ebola fight stolen through fraud, Red Cross says
Freetown, Sierra Leone • Fraud by Red Cross workers and others wasted at least $6 million meant to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the organization confirmed Saturday.The revelations...
View ArticleCommentary: Open enrollment is here. Here’s what people should know.
There have been many attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and there continues to be a huge amount of preliminary discussion about what changes should be made. Until a different...
View ArticleHossler, Spaun share lead in breezy Las Vegas; Finau in third
Las Vegas • Beau Hossler and J.J. Spaun shared the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open lead Saturday after another breezy day at TPC Summerlin.The 22-year-old Hossler birdied the par-4 15th and 18th...
View ArticleErik Jones sweeps Xfinity in Texas; playoff spots still open
Fort Worth, Texas • Elliott Sadler kept losing ground late while Erik Jones cruised to a Texas season sweep in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday night.The veteran driver gained on the competition...
View ArticleJuan Diego denies Summit Academy 2-point try in 2OT to return to state title...
Ogden • Summit Academy lined up for the potential tying extra-point kick to force a third overtime, but the Bears called timeout first Saturday night.They changed their mind during that brief break,...
View ArticleGreen’s 3 TDs power Southern Utah past North Dakota, 47-21
Cedar City, Utah • Jay Green scored on three short runs and Southern Utah ran its win streak to five straight, pulling away from North Dakota in the second half to secure a 47-21 Big Sky Conference...
View ArticleTulsa Oilers beat Utah Grizzlies 5-4 in overtime in ECHL game
The Utah Grizzlies lost to the host Tulsa Oilers 5-4 in overtime in an ECHL game Saturday night after rallying from a 3-0 deficit at the end of the first period.Tulsa scored on a two-on-one break to...
View ArticleLatest JFK files say no evidence found of CIA link to Oswald
Washington • Newly released government documents regarding John F. Kennedy’s assassination say allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald was connected to the CIA were “totally unfounded.”A 1975 CIA memo says...
View ArticleCommentary: Health insurance should not stand between doctor and patient
As the CEO of a health insurance company, I wake up every morning trying to find a way to put myself out of a job.I want to get rid of the need for health care insurance in this country. I guess that’s...
View ArticleAP finds hackers hijacked at least 195 Trump web addresses
Washington • Four years ago, well before the furor over allegations Moscow meddled in the 2016 election that put Donald Trump in the White House, at least 195 web addresses belonging to Trump, his...
View ArticleSummit tackles child malnutrition as economic imperative
Milan • The only woman to have been the first lady of two countries said Saturday during an international nutrition summit held in Italy that a major challenge in making the eradication of malnutrition...
View ArticleBox Elder dethrones Bountiful in five sets to capture state crown
Orem • Bountiful had every reason to believe a third consecutive volleyball state championship would be coming its way Saturday night.The Braves’ last 11 postseason matches were won in sweeps, just...
View ArticleCougars sputter in red zone in first half against Fresno State
Fresno, Calif. • For the third straight game, special teams play highlighted the first half for a beleaguered BYU team.Punter Jonny Linehan was the first-half star against East Carolina, coverage...
View ArticleGermaine grabs spot on USA Luge World Cup team
Pyeonchang, South Korea • Raychel Germaine edged Brittany Arndt in a tiebreaker Sunday for the final spot on the team that USA Luge will send onto the World Cup circuit to start the season.USA Luge...
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