White House: Trump to have dinner with Schumer and Pelosi
Washington • The White House says President Donald Trump will have dinner on Wednesday night with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.The dinner comes as the...
View ArticleSLC's 'Operation Rio Grande' leads to Ogden drug raid, arrests
Information developed by detectives working the crime and drugs crackdown in downtown Salt Lake’s Rio Grande homeless district led to two arrests and seizure of drugs at an Ogden home.Keith Squires,...
View ArticleRyan: Deporting young immigrants not in nation's interest
Washington • House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said that deporting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally is “not in our nation’s interest,” as he and President...
View Article6 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath
Hollywood, Fla. • Six patients at a sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power...
View ArticleUtah man charged with murder for strangling his wife, despite his claim that...
Curtis Ray Nichols claims he returned home from Wal-Mart and McDonald’s on the night of Aug. 24 to find his wife unconscious and not breathing on the kitchen floor of their Spanish Fork home.At 10:56...
View ArticleFormer leader of Utah Catholics releases list of priests accused of sex abuse...
Albuquerque, N.M. • After years of criticism, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has released the names of 74 priests and religious leaders who were accused or later found guilty of sexually abusing children...
View Article1 dead, 3 injured in Washington state high school shooting
Rockford, Wash. • A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said.Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire...
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Former Ute quarterback Alex Smith discusses 'dysfunctional' beginning to NFL...
Alex Smith had just led Utah to an undefeated season as a junior and a program-announcing win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl. Still, he hadn’t entertained being drafted in the NFL at all, let alone...
View ArticleUtah State football: Rotation proves effective at running back for Aggies
Logan • It didn’t take much time for Utah State coach Matt Wells to answer one question after the Aggies’ 51-13 victory over Idaho State last Thursday — if reserve running back Eltoro Allen would be...
View ArticleMore Utahns are getting health coverage, as uninsured rate dips to 8.8 percent
The number of Utahns without health insurance continues to shrink, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.Nearly 8.8 percent of the state’s 3 million residents lacked coverage in...
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Leonard Pitts: Nickel prophets are a dime a dozen
“Be still and know that I am God.” — Psalms 46:10It’s an admonition some of us struggle to obey.Indeed, some of God’s self-appointed spokespersons seem to find it especially difficult. Thus, before the...
View ArticleSLC mayor says internal affairs investigation found police officers who...
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced Wednesday that an internal affairs investigation of two Salt Lake City Police officers involved in the July 26 arrest of aUniversity Hospital nurse found...
View ArticleSNAP Challenge: See what it's like to live on food stamps
Can you survive on $4.20 a day?The SNAP Challenge seeks to give participants a glimpse into the struggles faced by millions of low-income Americans who are trying to put food on their tables, said Gina...
View ArticleMLB: Cleveland beats Detroit, sets A.L. record with 21 straight wins
Cleveland • The Cleveland Indians hit baseball blackjack — 21!Making history almost every time they take the field, the Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers,...
View ArticleCalifornia vs. Utah comic con court battle marching on after judge's ruling
Two rival pop-culture conventions in California and Utah will remain locked in a court battle over “comic con” naming rights after a judge’s split decision kept either side from declaring victory.The...
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Alec Burks has been the Jazz's missing man, but he's about to make his return
The summertime pickup runs at UCLA have been legendary for decades in NBA circles, dating back to when Magic Johnson was directing the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers.Every July and August, the league’s...
View ArticleBelgian order defies Pope Francis, insists on allowing euthanasia
Vatican City • A Belgian religious congregation is defying Pope Francis’ order to stop allowing euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals, saying that its decision to do so is fully consistent with...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Half-Baked Religious Freedom
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleLetter: Shame on Republican voters
This letter is dedicated to all of the Utah Republican sheep who marched to their polling places and automatically voted an egotistical, self-centered bigot, liar and white supremacist into office.I...
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