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Study examines regular use of low-dose aspirin to improve colorectal cancer survival
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
Taking a low-dose daily aspirin long-term may reduce the risk of developing or dying from colorectal cancer by revving the body's immune response to cancer cells, according to a new study.
Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
Ken Miller, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 4:48 p.m. | Save Story
Oklahoma's governor says tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma and flattened buildings in one rural town have killed at least four people.
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
Tia Goldenberg, Jon Gambrell and Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 2:39 p.m. | Save Story
The White House says President Joe Biden has again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pressure is building on Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire.
Biden jabs Trump in election-year roast at correspondents' dinner
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel's war against Hamas.
College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation's largest jails
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 9:26 a.m. | Save Story
A unique book club at one of the nation's largest jails brings together college students and inmates. The student-led volunteer effort started years ago as an offshoot of a DePaul University program offering college credit classes at the jail for students and detainees.
Report: US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed
Reuters | Updated April 28 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic to be sold at auction
Emily Blumenthal, CNN | Posted April 27 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship.
Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
Josh Funk, Margery A. Beck And Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.
Utah Republican legislative candidates advance out of state convention
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted April 27 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Republican legislative candidates advanced in several races during the state GOP convention Saturday.
The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they're still talking
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 12:17 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and understanding he had been promoting for three days.
Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculty condemn universities' leadership over calling police
James Pollard, Noreen Nasir and Nick Perry, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 10:41 a.m. | Save Story
Student anti-war protesters at U.S. universities are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, while several school faculties have condemned university presidents for calling law enforcement.
Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story
The Biden administration on Friday delayed its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a move that reflected the potential for a political backlash from Black voters in an election year.
Biden says he plans to debate Trump
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 6:41 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with former President Donald Trump, his Republican opponent in November's election.
USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 1:42 p.m. | Save Story
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials.
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man.
Alabama lawmakers advance 'harmful' materials bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians
Kim Chandler, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 10:20 p.m. | Save Story
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted for providing "harmful" materials or programs to minors. The Alabama bill removes the existing exemption for public libraries in the state's obscenity law.
US birthrate hit new low in 2023
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 9:59 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. women are starting families later and having fewer children, some forgoing having kids entirely. The U.S total fertility rate hit its lowest point, falling to a record 1.62 births per woman.
