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Utahn with history of dismissed child sex charges pleads guilty in federal court

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man with a long history of being deemed incompetent and released after child sex charges were brought against him pleaded guilty for the first time in federal court Thursday.

Musk launches steering-wheel-free taxi service in bet riders lose 'no control' fears and hop inside

Bernard Condon, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 9:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, on Thursday, betting that Americans will overcome their fears of rides with "no control" and hop inside.

'It's like a family': Utah fans celebrate return of football for Utes home opener

VideoAlex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 9:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tailgaters gathered around the University of Utah's campus to celebrate the first home football game of the season.

Church of Jesus Christ issues invitation for 'all to join' to 'hear the word of God'

KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Watch, listen or follow along on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4 on KSL.com, KSL 5 and KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM.

Maria Bartiromo leaves Fox News after more than a decade; no reason specified

Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Politically influential financial journalist Maria Bartiromo has departed Fox News Media after more than a decade, the company announced Thursday.

Man who allegedly couldn't wait 'to kill a gay person' charged with hate crime

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 7:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County man accused of sending threatening messages to a gay man in Salt Lake County has been charged with committing a hate crime.

1 dead after boat overturns, sinks at Echo Reservoir

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person died, and several others were hospitalized Sunday after a drowning in Echo Reservoir.

Florida bans highway license-plate readers as backlash over surveillance spreads

Helen Coster, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 5:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Florida has banned local police from placing cameras that read license plates on ​its state highways in response to growing divisions over law enforcement's use of technology supplied by Flock Safety and others to track vehicles in many parts of the U.S.

How Utah's first cat cafe is helping cats find forever homes

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Step inside Tinker's Cat Cafe, where you can get your morning pastry and play with kittens, and maybe take one home.

Church wins unanimous federal ruling in tithing case appeal

Tad Walch, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling Monday in a consolidated class-action tithing lawsuit involving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Numerous bank cards, fake IDs found following fiery crash

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two men have been arrested in St. George after police discovered numerous stolen financial cards and ID's following a fiery crash.

Have You Seen This? Harrowing video shows man surviving lightning strike

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A New York man might be the luckiest person alive, and this harrowing video shows exactly why.

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 3:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to Mercury.

UVU students use AI to develop toothpaste business

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 2:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two brothers in UVU's first applied artificial intelligence master's cohort are using AI to research, develop and launch a toothpaste business while emphasizing the importance of human oversight.

Judge ends Lindsay Clancy trial for the day as jury foreman says they're deadlocked over of 1 juror

Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 2:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial sent the deadlocked jury home on Thursday after the foreperson said one juror would not follow the court's instructions on reasonable doubt.

Man accused of pointed realistic looking gun at police 'for no apparent reason'

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 2:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who police say pointed a realistic looking gun at officers conducting a separate investigation was charged on Thursday.

Trump trade representative blames Canada for talks breaking down

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Trade representative Jamieson Greer met with House Republicans behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the Trump administration's latest trade policies.

EPA proposals to speed up data center projects 'anti-democratic,' according to Utah environmental group

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 1:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Proposals by the EPA to reduce public input, and allow construction before air-quality permits are issued have some environmental groups in Utah concerned about a move they see as "anti-democratic."

Attorney Dennis Flynn named as Utah's new state risk manager

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 1:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorney Dennis Flynn was appointed to head Utah's Division of Risk Management, the state announced Thursday.

Iran buries victims of reported US wedding attack, fires on Kuwait

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 12:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iranian mourners carried caskets on Thursday at a funeral for victims of a U.S. airstrike said to have struck a wedding, as Tehran launched missiles and drones at a U.S. base in Kuwait.

Man detained for TRAX stabbing not arrested

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 12:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who was detained and questioned for allegedly stabbing another man on a TRAX train Wednesday was not booked into the Salt Lake County Jail.

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13B in big bet on open AI models

Harshita Mary Varghese and Aditya Soni, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 3 - 11:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, betting that support for open AI models will drive future demand.

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Gardner Village  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

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