Letter: Working to make politics more civil
The Tribune has run two stories recently featuring Republicans lamenting the loss of civility in public life: a largely positive piece about Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox’s talk at UVU, where he criticized...
View ArticleLetter: Miller case opened the floodgates to guns
Although I have not read Judge Ted Stewart’s book “Supreme Power: 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America,” a listing of those decisions indicates that he missed one that...
View ArticleThe king of action movies: 7 movies from Jackie Chan's prime years
A few years ago, as he was nearing his 60th birthday, Jackie Chan talked about slowing down — taking some serious roles and doing fewer stunts in his action movies.The man who was once considered the...
View ArticleLetter: Send a message by boycotting the NFL
I am an American, born here in America and still live here in America.I have been saddened by the recent outcome with the NFL and its sponsors beside the citizens of the free country who show so much...
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Jennifer Rubin: Chief of Staff Kelly hasn't tamed him — Trump hasn't changed...
The notion that Chief of Staff John F. Kelly can bring order to the White House rests on the false premise that President Donald Trump is rational, disciplined and understands a president is measured...
View ArticleCanadian pipeline keeps paying off for Utah women’s basketball team
San Francisco • The true freshman has been teaching the senior.The classroom topic? French lessons.Utah’s 6-foot-5 freshman Maurane Corbin from Quebec, Canada, is adapting to being coached in a...
View ArticleInterior Secretary Zinke's claim that the U.S. has struggled to produce...
"Our country has inherited an energy-dependent country from previous generations, and in recent years, we've struggled to be self-sufficient in producing low-cost, abundant and reliable energy."—...
View Article'Pure devastation': At least 17 dead as firefighters struggle to contain...
Santa Rosa, Calif. — A series of historically deadly Northern California wildfires regained momentum Wednesday as winds whipped back up, pushing blazes through parched hills and vineyards and prompting...
View ArticleKennecott worker dies from exposure to sulfur dioxide at smelter
The Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division is investigating the death Tuesday night of a Rio Tinto Kennecott employee exposed to sulfur dioxide two days earlier at the company’s smelter near...
View ArticleIndonesia bishop resigns in finance, mistress scandal
Vatican City • A Roman Catholic bishop in Indonesia has resigned after reports that he had a mistress and siphoned off more than $100,000 in church funds.Pope Francis on Wednesday accepted the...
View ArticlePuerto Rico fiscal lifeline included in $36.5 billion storm bill
House lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday night that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for hurricane and wildfire relief requested by the Trump administration.With Congress under pressure...
View ArticleSouth Salt Lake police canvas for curly-haired window peeper
After getting multiple reports of a curly-haired man peeping in windows, South Salt Lake police officers canvassed the area near 650 West 3800 South on Wednesday morning. A woman called police...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Don't tell Trump, but Mexico is now Fox's home team for the...
The Mexicans are coming — and there’s absolutely nothing Donald Trump can do about it.In the wake of the United States’ failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Fox Sports is left with just one of...
View ArticleAnti-Airbnb groups in Hawaii protest vacation rental seminars organized by...
Honolulu • A series of seminars that aim to teach Hawaii residents how to capitalize on the Airbnb vacation rental craze has stirred protests from those who oppose the industry.The Honolulu...
View ArticleUte podcast: Which Troy will reign as Utah heads to USC for pivotal matchup...
Troy Williams looked and sounded dejected after losing to Stanford.But Utah’s de facto starter knows he needs to rebound and reconnect with star wideout Darren Carrington II, as the Utes prepares for a...
View ArticleShocking end for U.S. World Cup bid a blow to Fox, sponsors
The U.S. men's soccer team was eliminated from World Cup qualifiers Tuesday, a shocking result that could leave sponsors and media partners in the lurch for millions of dollars.The U.S. fell 2-1 on the...
View ArticleWomen's health docs say Trump ignores birth control science
Washington • The Trump administration’s new birth control rule is raising questions among some women’s health experts, who say it overlooks known benefits of contraception while selectively citing data...
View ArticleIn historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs
New York • Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using...
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Dana Milbank: An intelligence test for President Trump
“If he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win.”— President Trump, in Forbes magazine, on the widely confirmed report that Secretary of State Rex...
View ArticleLetter: Still in dangerous denial about 9/11
Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, author and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, recently said regarding the solar eclipse, “I don’t see...
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