Hostage situation ends in Charleston after gunman shot
Charleston, S.C. — A fired dishwasher shot and killed a chef and held a “small number” of people hostage for about three hours before he was shot by police at a crowded restaurant in a tourist-heavy...
View ArticleNoah Feldman: Arpaio pardon would show contempt for Constitution
If President Donald Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, as he broadly hinted at during a rally Tuesday in Arizona, it would not be an ordinary exercise of the power -- it would be an impeachable offense. Arpaio,...
View ArticleAdam Pulsipher plans to be at heart of BYU’s defense
Provo • A mildly disappointing setback when the depth chart comes out isn’t going to derail your lifelong dream of being a full-time defensive starter for the BYU football team when you’ve battled back...
View ArticleLaughs take a disturbing turn in comedy 'Ingrid Goes West'
An unstable woman seeks out the perfect life in “Ingrid Goes West,” a dark satire of social-media culture that’s not as incisive as it wants to be.Aubrey Plaza stars as Ingrid, who obsesses over the...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson is scary good in thriller ‘Good Time’
You have to go back into the vaults — maybe as far back as “Dog Day Afternoon” — to find a movie about a New York bank robber more intense than Benny and Josh Safdie’s ironically titled drama “Good...
View ArticleDocumentary 'Whose Streets?' takes a ground-level view of Ferguson
The searing documentary “Whose Streets?” — which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but seems more timely now — captures both a moment and a movement, and why one of those escaped the...
View ArticlePilot survives small plane crash that caused power outages in West Jordan
A small plane that crashed in West Jordan on Thursday afternoon took out power lines and left hundreds of people without power, but the pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries.The twin-engine...
View ArticleAnimated 'LEAP!' sets a low barre
An animated “Flashdance” meets “Cinderella,” “LEAP !” isn’t so much bad as it is bewildering. The feature about an orphan girl who dreams of dancing professionally is set very vaguely in the 1880s, in...
View Article‘Only Living Boy in New York’ is a hot mess of indie cliches
Is there an indie cliché more grating than the callow young Manhattan know-it-all?The sensitive writer who sports glasses that are supposed to make him look smarter than the himbo cast to play him? The...
View ArticleDemocrat Kathie Allen pledges to reject donations from corporate PACs
Provo • Democrat Kathie Allen vowed Thursday to hand back any donations from “deep-pocketed special interests” or corporate PACs during her bid to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Since Allen...
View ArticleBYU football: Cougars will consider more 'Week Zero' games in the future,...
Provo • BYU and Portland State will clash Saturday in the first meeting between the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) independent Cougars and the lower-level Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)...
View ArticleSwiss Guard chief: Elite Vatican corps ready to confront any threat
Vatican City • The head of the Swiss Guards says the elite corps that protects the pope and the Vatican is ready to confront any terror attacks in the wake of renewed threats against Rome by supporters...
View ArticleCommentary: The U.S. Catholic Church’s last major effort on racism was in...
The modern-day American Catholic Church seems to be finally waking up to racial issues.On Wednesday, the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops — the leadership arm of the U.S. church — announced the...
View ArticleSix Flags Magic Mountain soon will be open 365 days a year in Southern...
Valencia, Calif. • Southern California’s Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park will be open every day of the year beginning in 2018.The Ventura County Star reports the change, which is set to start Jan....
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Face up to campus rape, Utah
With news this week that Utah Valley University is under federal investigation, Utah now has half of its 10 largest colleges potentially violating students’ civil rights in their handling of sexual...
View ArticleLawmakers take aim at $20 hike in concealed gun-permit fee
State lawmakers on Thursday said the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) may have overstepped when it hiked the fee charged to first-time concealed weapons permit holders by $20 without seeking...
View ArticleUtah man sues police, prosecutors for 'terrorism' label in charging records
A Utah man is suing Wasatch County prosecutors and police, claiming his reputation was damaged when he was labeled as a “terrorist” in the media in connection to a brochure-tossing case.Scott Eckersley...
View ArticleCounty attorney considering charges against relative accused of kidnapping...
The Sanpete County Attorney’s Office is looking into filing charges against a woman who allegedly picked up a Gunnison teen last month, drove her two hours south and dropped her off in Cedar City...
View ArticleMissing woman's car found under "suspicious circumstances" in Salt Lake County
A car belonging to a missing woman was found in Salt Lake County, police announced Thursday.Manal Amanoael Hanna’s car was found under “suspicious circumstances,” according to Salt Lake City police...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Honey, I Zinkied the Monuments!
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Aug. 24, 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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