Justice Department proposes quotas for immigration judges, drawing pushback
Washington • The Trump administration is taking steps to impose "numeric performance standards" on federal immigration judges, drawing a sharp rebuke from judges who say production quotas or similar...
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Elderly Texas couple rescued after almost week stranded on Utah mountain...
An alert cattleman and an “SOS” message crafted of rocks and flowers likely saved the lives of an elderly Texas couple stranded for six days in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National...
View ArticleAmazon Studios chief suspended amid sexual harassment allegations
Roy Price, the head of Amazon's video division, was suspended by the company Thursday after a producer publicly accused him of sexually harassing her.The move follows accusations by actress Rose...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: To silence NBC, Trump would have to shut down 230 stations —...
If Donald Trump really wants to shut down NBC News on broadcast TV, he’ll have to persuade more than 200 television stations — including KSL-Ch. 5.That won’t happen, of course. And the president...
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Leonard Pitts: The GOP is finally, sorta, willing to admit the obvious
Yes, he's childish and incompetent. Is that really news by now?But of course, it wasn't that assessment of Failed President Trump that made jaws drop over the weekend so much as it was the person...
View ArticleWildfire burns home of 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz
Santa Rosa, Calif. • The home of "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz burned to the ground in the deadly California wildfires but his widow escaped, her stepson said Thursday.Jean Schulz, 78, evacuated...
View ArticleGoodbye, SAGE. Utah Board of Education picks new vendor for statewide testing
Utah is cutting ties with Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), the testing vendor that developed the SAGE exam taken by public school students each year. The Utah Board of...
View ArticleThe Weekly Run: Dante Exum takes a tumble, but Donovan Mitchell's stock keeps...
Are you glass-half-empty or glass-half-full after the Utah Jazz preseason? There’s a little room for both.The injury to Dante Exum, potentially season-ending, is definitely cause for concern. But at...
View ArticleCops as vampires? Turns out, they can draw blood — mine — and without making...
The forces of darkness descended on me Wednesday morning. I was hauled into a room in the dungeon of West Valley City Police Department and forced to give up a sample of my blood.As Officer Amanda...
View ArticleMormon scriptures to be translated into 34 additional languages, including...
Top LDS Church authorities have approved translation of the Book of Mormon and other of the faith’s scriptural works into dozens of additional and often rare languages.The Utah-based faith’s governing...
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Rich Lowry: How the NFL lost to Trump
Donald Trump isn’t exactly on a winning streak, but he is beating the NFL in a rout.The league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, signaled the beginning of a messy, divisive retreat with a memo stating,...
View ArticleTrump to extend March 5 deadline to end DACA protections if Congress doesn't...
Tulsa, Okla. • President Donald Trump will extend a March 5 deadline to end protections for young undocumented immigrants if Congress fails to act by then, according to a Republican senator who spoke...
View ArticleThirty years later, Trashcan Sinatras are ‘not going anywhere’
While guitarist John Douglas acknowledges the Trashcan Sinatras’ 30th-anniversary acoustic event this Tuesday night at the Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City will be a stripped-down, bare-bones affair,...
View ArticleUtah ski resorts set tentative opening dates starting in mid-November
If there is enough snow, the ski season should begin in less than a month.Ski Utah held its annual media luncheon recently and announced tentative opening dates for Utah resorts.Park City Mountain and...
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Salt Lake City detective officially appeals firing after nurse’s arrest
The former Salt Lake City police officer who arrested a University Hospital nurse this summer wants his job of 27 years back. Detective Jeff Payne’s attorney, Greg Skordas, filed documents late...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: You have a calling. Are you pursuing it?
“I believe there’s a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.”— Oprah WinfreyI...
View ArticleTrump: Iran violating nuke deal but he won't pull out now
Washington • President Donald Trump on Friday angrily accused Iran of violating the spirit of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, blaming it for a litany of malign behavior and hitting its main military...
View ArticleBruce Arena quits as US men's coach after missing World Cup
New York • Bruce Arena resigned as U.S. men’s national team coach on Friday, three days after the Americans failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.The U.S. Soccer Federation...
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Richard Davis: Is our current two-party system invincible?
In 2016, a junior minister in the government of France formed a new political party – En Marche! The party considers itself “radical centrist” and is drawing ideas from both the left and the right. The...
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Eric Walden: My top five bucket-list concerts are …
I’m a big fan of Nick Hornby stories. I’m especially a fan of “High Fidelity.” Somewhat paradoxically, I haven’t yet read that particular book, but the film adaptation starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle...
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