Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan
Hazard, Ky. • The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired...
View ArticleUtah native Gary Andersen out as Oregon State's football coach, and he's...
The coach-athletic director combination that once revived Utah State's downtrodden football program stayed together for only six games at Oregon State.Salt Lake City native Gary Andersen resigned as...
View ArticleLetter: Critic of Canadian system is cherry picking facts
Craig Paulson claims the median patient wait time in Canada to receive treatment from a specialist after referral is greater than four months (“Single-payer health care is not the answer,” Sept. 22)....
View ArticleJazz shootaround: Utah keeping options open at point guard after Dante Exum's...
Since his shoulder injury which could potentially set him back a whole season, Dante Exum has been reshaping his mindset to jump into his rehabilitation. While the Jazz don’t know yet when he’ll be...
View ArticleU.S. turning its back on refugee leadership, says Utah’s Gandhi Peace Prize...
The world has more refugees than at any time since World War II, and the United States is not leading the way toward resettling them.That is among the concerns raised by Aden Batar, director of refugee...
View ArticleCowboys owner draws sharp response from NFL players' union
Dallas • The declaration by the powerful owner of the Dallas Cowboys that he would bench anyone who shows disrespect to the American flag drew a sharp response from the NFL players’ union Monday and...
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The question now before a Utah judge: When does helping someone commit...
A Utah teenager is accused of encouraging a friend to kill herself, buying her the materials to do so and then filming the 16-year-old girl’s suicide on a cellphone.Helping her would be like getting...
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Cass Sunstein: How Richard Thaler changed my life (and everybody else's)
I first heard about Richard Thaler in the 1980s, in a locker room at the University of Chicago.I had run into Steve Shavell, an economist at Harvard Law School, who asked me what I was working on. I...
View ArticleUtah-based Intermountain Healthcare launches study to detect breast cancer...
Utah cancer researchers are hoping to detect breast cancer earlier through a blood test that could complement yearly mammograms.In a newly launched study, radiologists and oncologists with...
View ArticleWoman ‘lucky to be alive’ after hourslong beating by ex-boyfriend, arrest...
A woman is “lucky to be alive,” after she was beaten for more than eight hours in a car by a man with whom she had been romantically involved.Police booked Timothy James Peterson, 35, of West Jordan,...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Pollutionpalooza
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
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Could Steve Bannon’s efforts really unseat Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch?
Should he seek re-election next year, Sen. Orrin Hatch could potentially face a far-right challenger financed by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who is hunting for Trump devotees to...
View ArticleExplosive wildfires burn deep into California wine country
Sonoma, Calif. • More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing as...
View ArticleAstros beat Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4, advance to ALCS
Boston • Justin Verlander outpitched Chris Sale in a relief role reversal of aces, and the Houston Astros advanced to their first AL Championship Series, rallying past the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Monday in...
View ArticleCommentary: I am tired of hearing these stories
I’m so tired of these stories. I’m tired of the body count always increasing. I’m tired of constant inaction other than #prayersforsandyhook #prayingfororlando #thoughtsforlasvegas.The prayers and...
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Seleisa Elisaia powers Bingham volleyball team as setter-hitter dual threat
The workouts of University of Utah football members are fairly well-known for one Bingham High volleyball player.That’s because, to varying degrees, Seleisa Elisaia does the same routine.Elisaia’s...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Utah gets energy efficient
“If you build it, [they] will come.”— Field of DreamsUtahns love to save money, and we are quickly learning that being energy efficient means saving money. With coal disappearing, alternative energies...
View ArticleUtah’s Marquise Blair rises to starting free safety role on defense
Marquise Blair leaned up against brick in the shadows just outside Utah’s locker room offering a high-five to every player filing in before kick off. He was still in his warm-ups, suspended for the...
View ArticleChristian women gather on National Mall, pray for Trump, Obama and Supreme Court
Washington • Twenty years ago, men gathered as “Promise Keepers” and filled the National Mall for a prayer rally seeking repentance and spiritual revival.On Monday, it was the women’s turn.A largely...
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Alexandra Petri: Some other protests Mike Pence has planned
After briefly refusing to dignify a football game with his absence, Vice President Mike Pence jetted to California for a previously scheduled event, and I guess President Donald Trump thought this was...
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