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Jobless aid filings fell to 209,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty

Matt Ott, Associated Press  |  Updated May 21 - 8:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy.

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The backstory behind these Utah location names

Siegfried & Jensen  |  Posted May 21 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's worth taking a closer look at some of these names to see how they came to be. Next time you pass through, keep these backstories in mind.

Republicans advance effort on parental consent for name changes in schools

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted May 21 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

House Republicans advanced a measure that would restrict federal funding for schools unless they adopt policies requiring teachers to get parental consent before changing a student's gender designation.

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

E. Eduardo Castillo And Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press  |  Updated May 21 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing Wednesday.

Owner of 'Peanuts' music sues 3 companies, US government, alleging illegal use of tunes

Andrew Dalton, Associated Press  |  Updated May 21 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

The owner of the music of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other "Peanuts" television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the Department of the Interior.

Army secretary lists Utah data center as part of military innovation

Ben Christensen, Deseret News  |  Posted May 20 - 10:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

Senate leaders questioned the U.S. Army's "amibitious" spending proposals in a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday in Washington, which included a proposed data center in Utah.

Home price reductions happening less often nationwide

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted May 20 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hoping for a price cut when buying a home? That's not as likely to happen as it once was, according to a new Redfin report on Wednesday.

Bound for Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO

Echo Wang and Manya Saini, Reuters  |  Updated May 20 - 9:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

SpaceX took the wraps off its IPO filing on Wednesday, opening the books of the company that has already revolutionized rocket technology, now with even larger ambitions.

Utah lawmakers to explore lane-filtering extension, other motorcycle safety issues

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers want to take a deeper look at lane filtering and other motorcycle safety measures, as they look to solve a spike in motorcycle fatalities.

Formal protests start to pour in for Stratos data center's second water rights change request

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 8:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

By Wednesday afternoon, over than 300 formal protests were filed against a second water rights change application for the proposed Stratos data center.

Seagull splatters King Charles III during Northern Ireland visit

Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 8:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A seagull left a lasting impression Wednesday on King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland.

Former West Jordan officer sentenced to probation in reckless driving case

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake City Justice Court judge found a former West Jordan police officer guilty of reckless driving and sentence him to six months of probation on May 13.

Utah cities, water providers stress water conservation amid drought conditions

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 7:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cities and water providers around northern Utah are stressing water conservation, with some restrictions already in place, stemming from drought-like conditions.

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A decade on the rails: Stadler's journey in Utah

Stadler  |  Posted May 20 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

It's a chance to show — not just tell — how modern passenger trains are made and how the work done in Salt Lake City ripples out to communities across the country.

Families of fatal crash victims share their stories ahead of the '100 deadliest days of summer'

Brian Carlson, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 6:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new display at the Shops at South Towne is showing real-life realities of deadly crashes ahead of the "100 deadliest days of summer."

Hyundai to recall over 54,000 vehicles in US over fire risk, officials say

Reuters  |  Updated May 20 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hyundai Motor is recalling ​54,337 vehicles in the U.S. over a ‌fire risk linked to the overheating ⁠of the hybrid ​power control ⁠unit, the U.S. National ‌Highway Traffic ‌Safety Administration said on Wednesday.

Salt Lake City recycling facility fire started in an outside storage area, officials say

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated May 20 - 5:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City firefighters are responding to a structure fire near 350 S. Orange Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

Murray woman sent to prison for filming child sex abuse

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 5:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Murray woman was sentenced to two terms of 10 years to life in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a young boy multiple times.

It's time to think about fire danger now, Cox says ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah leaders and firefighters say the state's fire season is already here, as a result of a record-low snowpack.

Alpine to break ground on upgraded fire station and first-ever community center

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alpine officials will break ground Thursday on a project to update its fire station and create the city's first-ever dedicated community center.

Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails

Jana Choukeir and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters  |  Updated May 20 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were "in the final stages," while warning of further attacks unless Tehran agrees to a peace deal.

Experts worry state regulations won't do enough to protect public from data center pollution

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The possibility of a hyperscale data center in Box Elder County could still be much further from reality than many people realize.

Wrong-way driver arrested on I-15 trying to hit other vehicles, UHP says

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Midway man was arrested early Wednesday and accused of driving while intoxicated and trying to hit other vehicles while going the wrong way on I-15.