University of Utah becomes the Beehive State’s third tobacco-free campus
University of Utah student Matt Miller has watched for years as his friends with severe asthma struggled to breathe — on a college campus that still permitted smoking.While the health-damaging effects...
View ArticleA ‘win’ in Afghanistan includes peace talks with the Taliban, say U.S....
Kabul • The two top U.S. diplomatic and military officials here sought Thursday to allay confusion and concern among Afghans over President Donald Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan, stressing American...
View Article‘Behind the Headlines’: Zinke’s monument adjustments, Operation Rio Grande’s...
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommends adjustments to national monument boundaries, but he doesn’t suggest eliminating any altogether. Operation Rio Grande’s efforts to curb crime near a downtown...
View ArticleLeague suspends Real Salt Lake player charged with having sex with a minor
A Real Salt Lake player allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old, according to charging documents filed Thursday. Ricardo Velazco, 24, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Gary Andersen believes Oregon State is ready to compete
The second half of last November’s rivalry game represented everything that Gary Andersen wants from his Oregon State football program.The Beavers ran through the heart of Oregon’s defense as they...
View ArticleSen. Mike Lee says he’s holding out ‘great hope’ for President Trump
After Utah Sen. Mike Lee finished his speech Thursday championing collaboration, a man in the audience asked him about President Donald Trump.“We seem to have a leader that when he doesn’t get his way...
View ArticleSaudi artists find common threads with Utah
There’s an “interesting binary” in the phrase “Saudi artist,” said Balqis Al Rashad, who is one.“The word ‘artist’ means someone who is liberated,” said Al Rashad, a Riyadh-born artist nearing the end...
View ArticlePGA Tour player Zac Blair headlines Utah Open field in Provo
Provo • Zac Blair’s answer came in response to a question about another golf event, but it covers his motivation for entering the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open: “Why wouldn’t I play?”Blair’s...
View Article16 Americans suffered injuries while stationed at U.S. embassy in Cuba
At least 16 Americans associated with the U.S. Embassy in Cuba suffered damage such as hearing loss while serving in Havana, the State Department said on Thursday.The figure is the first accounting of...
View ArticleEugene Robinson: For the nation to heal, the Confederate statues must come down
Washington • It’s not surprising that we seem to be refighting the Civil War, since it never properly ended in the first place.It might have, had Southerners listened to Robert E. Lee. The defeated...
View ArticleNew report faults controversial BLM agent for mishandling evidence
While Dan Love was in charge of Bureau of Land Management law enforcement for Utah, rare items known as moqui marbles appeared all over the agency’s Salt Lake City headquarters, apparently as gifts and...
View ArticleFremont girls’ soccer stuns Davis in double overtime thriller, 5-4
Kaysville • Trailing 3-0 to Davis in the second half, Fremont’s girls soccer team could have been content with scoring one goal for pride’s sake and heading back home to prepare for next week.But the...
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‘Astounding’ Hurricane Harvey catches Texas off guard
Texas is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding and winds as Hurricane Harvey intensified Thursday and cruised toward a late Friday impact near Corpus Christi.The National Hurricane Center...
View ArticleSlimmed-down Jordan Agasiva a welcomed addition for Utes offensive line
For the most part the University of Utah football team knew what junior transfer Jordan Agasiva would bring to the table. Power 5 conference schools such as Auburn, Alabama and Oregon State came...
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Douglas Brinkley: What it takes to stand up to bigotry
Of all the many slimy things Donald Trump has done, his coddling of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke ranks among the most vile and degenerate.Desperate to win the 2016 Republican primary in South...
View ArticleHomeland Security reviewing status of Obama’s deferred action program for...
Washington • Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security met this week to review the status of a deferred-action program for illegal immigrants that could face a legal challenge from Texas...
View ArticleArizona Sen. Jeff Flake wants details of Trump’s call for border wall
Phoenix • Sen. Jeff Flake threw criticism back at President Donald Trump over his threats to shut down the government over border wall funding, questioning what happened to his frequent campaign pledge...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees roll past Albuquerque
The Bees blitzed Albuquerque with six runs in the first and never looked back, as Salt Lake rolled to a 12-0 win over the Isotopes on Thursday night.With two outs and no one on base, Shane Robinson...
View ArticleAP predictions: Miami back, Darnold strikes pose, Tide _ yep _ rolls
There are a couple of ways to approach making predictions for a college football season.If being correct in the end is the most important thing, stick with the chalk picks and come away with a solid...
View ArticlePrep football: Sophomore proves hero in Syracuse’s improbable rally past Jordan
Syracuse • It was only the first game of Week 2 of the prep football season, but you might end up going the rest of the year without having a comeback more improbable than the one Syracuse pulled...
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