Pope Francis denounces technologies that help people change gender
Vatican City • Pope Francis denounced Thursday how new technologies are making it easier for people to change their genders, saying this “utopia of the neutral” jeopardizes the creation of new...
View ArticleThe NBA is reforming the draft lottery. Will it work?
It wasn’t a massive presence at Utah Summer League, but it was a vocal one. During the three Philadelphia 76ers games in July, a small group of loud, proud fans inevitably chanted: “Trust the...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein to take leave amid sexual harassment report
Los Angeles • Harvey Weinstein, the larger-than-life Hollywood executive and Oscar-winner, is taking a leave of absence from his own company after an explosive expose revealing decades of sexual...
View ArticleAli Fazal, star of ‘Victoria and Abdul,’ crosses cultures from Bollywood to a...
Abdul Karim, an Indian Muslim who was a close confidant of England’s Queen Victoria in the last decade of her reign, is not a well-known figure in his native country.“There was no mention. It’s...
View ArticleSenate confirms Trump pick to serve on Federal Reserve
Washington • The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Randal Quarles to serve on the Federal Reserve, the first step in the Republican’s efforts to remake the nation’s powerful...
View ArticleWatching film the key to Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway's success
Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway’s eyes scanned the computer screen, watching the defense take shape as the quarterback dropped back to throw.He noted the defensive scheme and specific players’...
View ArticleUtah Supreme Court reverses reversal of 2010 murder conviction
The Utah Court of Appeals will be taking another look at the case of Michael Waddell Johnson, who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree felony murder in the death of his former common-law wife.In July...
View ArticleUtah’s members of Congress open to banning 'bump stocks' like those used in...
Washington • Most of Utah’s congressional members are open to banning so-called bump stocks like those used by the Las Vegas shooter to turn semi-automatic rifles into essentially machine guns.Even the...
View ArticleDynamic documentary ‘Dolores’ captures the life of labor icon Dolores Huerta
The warm-hearted documentary “Dolores” corrects a historic oversight, giving proper credit to a hero of the American labor movement — and a few other movements to boot.At 87, Dolores Huerta has seen...
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Gently moving drama ‘Marjorie Prime‘ explores memory and technology
In the quietly stirring drama “Marjorie Prime,” writer-director Michael Almereyda and a quartet of sensitive actors explore the idea of memory — and how much of who we are is based on what we remember...
View ArticleFeds remove protections for 10M acres of sage grouse habitat
Washington • The Interior Department said Thursday it is withdrawing protections for 10 million acres of federal lands used by the threatened sage grouse to open it up for energy development.The plan...
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TSA starts new security rule at Salt Lake City airport, urges arriving 90...
For the first time in a decade, the Transportation Security Administration implemented significant changes in screening procedures on Thursday at Salt Lake City International Airport.Until passengers...
View ArticleMelodramatic romance of ‘The Mountain Between Us’ elevated by its stars
The romantic drama “The Mountain Between Us” shows what great talent can do to so-so material, as two powerful actors and a thoughtful director give weight to the sort of overwrought melodrama that...
View ArticleUtah-made drama ‘The Stray’ features a nice dog, but a wild range of...
A family’s love for their pet pooch is reciprocated mightily in writer-director Mitch Davis’ “The Stray,” a movie with a gentle spirit and tone shifts that go all over the place.The opening sequence...
View ArticleRSL didn’t submit an appeal to review Marcelo Silva’s red card, but it isn’t...
Real Salt Lake did not submit an appeal to review Marcelo Silva’s red card in RSL’s 1-1 draw at Los Angeles on Saturday, but the play sparked a discussion.“To me, absolutely there’s a conversation to...
View ArticleNot horsing around: ‘My Little Pony’ movie overflows with laughs, music,...
As someone who wouldn’t know a Fluttershy from a flamingo, I am the last person one would expect would have fun watching “My Little Pony: The Movie.” But I did, so here we are.Yes, the movie expansion...
View ArticleCross-cultural friendship rankles the queen’s courtiers in well-acted...
Director Stephen Frears’ historical comedy-drama “Victoria & Abdul” puts an alarmingly light spin on the, er, complicated relationship between 19th-century Great Britain and its colonies — and...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines: Initiative to stop gerrymandering gets big donations,...
As the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearings for a political gerrymandering case, a Utah initiative to curb the practice receives big funding from private donors. After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, a...
View ArticleUtah man sentenced to prison for fraud scheme that took millions from investors
A Draper man has been sentenced to federal prison in connection with a scheme in which he took millions of dollars from scores of investors by claiming he could produce returns of up to 300 percent a...
View ArticleAudit indicates fraud, improper spending by Davis County Sheriff’s Office
Farmington • Auditors say staff at a sheriff's office north of Salt Lake City spent unauthorized funds on travel and hotels, carried out time card fraud and failed to properly account for jail inmates'...
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