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OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems before Hugging Face incident, researchers say

Natalia Bueno Rebolledo and Mrinmay Dey, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 12 - 5:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

AI agents being tested by OpenAI attacked software service RubyGems two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, ​researchers said, the latest revelation of cyberattacks linked to major AI developers that have spooked the public and spurred calls for tighter regulation.

No. 15 BYU pitches 2nd-half shutout in Big 12-opening win over Arizona

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Bear Bachmeier threw for all-but 18 of his 217 yards after the first quarter, and Kyler Kasper caught four passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns as the 15th-ranked Cougars shut out the visiting Wildcats in the second half en route to a 28-17 win in front of a sold-out crowd at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Motorcyclist dies in crash during motorcade honoring fallen firefighters

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 4:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A motorcyclist died on the way to the hospital after being involved in a crash on Saturday during a motorcade honoring fallen firefighters in Layton on Highway 89.

Roy crossing guard faces long recovery after being hit by car

Heather Peterson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 12 - 2:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The crossing guard has several broken bones after a car drove onto the sidewalk and hit her and a power pole

St. George hospital expands services for cancer, seeks to reduce helicopter response times

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 1:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Intermountain Health celebrated two expansions at the St. George Regional Hospital this week — one to its flight and ambulance services and anther to its cancer center.

The closest planet to our sun is shrinking. Here's what that means

Ashley Strickland, CNN  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 1:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Telltale wrinkles that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, suggest it was once a larger world that has shrunk in size — and it may be shrinking more than scientists realized.

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The fall and rise of Donald Trump, according to Victor Davis Hanson

Jennifer Graham, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 12:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Hoover Institute scholar and military historian says Trump's political success is a counterrevolution.

Trump reduced Bears Ears by 91%. What does the law really say?

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Conservation, archaeology and outdoor recreation groups — including Patagonia — are attempting to stop the shrinking of one of Utah's largest national monuments.

Dogs know if we're happy, sad or scared just from our expressions, study suggests

Lianne Kolirin, CNN  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's something every dog owner knows — but now we have the science to prove it: Dogs really can tell when we're happy or sad.

Park City School District IT employee arrested for child sex abuse material

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 10:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

An IT systems administrator for the Park City School District has been arrested as part of an investigation that started in the United Kingdom.

UVU president says independent findings from Kirk assassination to be released this month

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Valley University President Jon Anderson spoke with KSL about the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Vance pushes restoration of nuclear family, traditional marriage in convention speech

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 9:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Vice President JD Vance highlighted the importance of restoring the nuclear family and traditional marriage in his keynote address on Thursday, the second night of the GOP midterm convention.

Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area

Jamie Stengle, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye. It turned out to be the fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon.

Tooele life coach who admitted to sexually abusing clients gets consecutive prison sentences

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Tooele life coach who admitted to sexually abusing six girls could spend the rest of his life in prison after being ordered to serve consecutive sentences.

'Gambling with our lives': Another AI employee quits over safety concerns

Hadas Gold, Martin Goillandeau, David Goldman, CNN  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 7:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

A number of AI employees have loudly quit their companies over safety concerns.

Utah family that lost loved ones on 9/11 tell their story to keep history alive

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Margaret Wahlstrom and Mallory Wahlstrom Wright worry that as time passes, the unity and love felt after Sept. 11, 2001 will become a more distant memory.

U. grad with stage 4 cancer heads to Washington to push for clinical trial access

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A recent University of Utah graduate living with stage 4 prostate cancer is traveling to Washington, D.C., to advocate for cancer research funding and greater access to clinical trials.

United or divided? Speakers urge unity at Utah 9/11 memorial ceremony

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 9:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

A memorial ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks was held at the Utah Capitol.

University of Utah extends accord with Ute tribe to use Utes name for sports teams

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah has extended its accord with the Ute Indian Tribe to keep using the Utes name for the university's sports teams.

Contractor said Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from repairs, NYT reports

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 11 - 8:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

The contractor responsible for renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington told U.S. President Donald Trump's ​administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the pool's liner to peel and break loose, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing ‌documents it reviewed.

Review: 'Runner' may not be great, but it delivers exactly what an action movie should

John Clyde for KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

"Runner" isn't going to be winning any awards, but it doesn't want to. It wants to win your Friday night and entertain you for 90 minutes, and it does that pretty well.

How Utah's first Olympics helped the world heal after 9/11

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Olympics are always memorable, but there was something about the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City — held just months after 9/11 — that made it sweeter.

Is Saturday's Big 12 opener a bigger game for No. 15 BYU or Arizona?

VideoSean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Arizona head coach Brent Brennan and BYU's Kalani Sitake shared a special bond during the year they spent together on Gary Andersen's staff at Oregon State. But whose team needs a win more Saturday afternoon in Provo?