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US Social Security trust fund set for 2032 insolvency, report finds

Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 1:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Social Security trust fund relied on by millions of American ​retirees will run out of money in late 2032 — earlier than previously forecast.

Utah Supreme Court requests responses from state, media on Tyler Robinson petition

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 12:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Supreme Court wants the state and attorneys for the media to submit responses to Tyler Robinson's request to review cameras in the courtroom ruling.

Trump threatens to attack Iran 'very hard' after exchange of strikes

Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly and Phil Stewart, Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 12:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. would attack Iran again "very hard" following one of the most significant exchanges of fire overnight since an April ceasefire.

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The rise of independent journalism — the risks and rewards

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Updated June 10 - 12:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Andy Ngo and Nick Shirley describe their work as independent journalists to the Deseret News.

Judge sends 'incredibly dangerous' woman to prison for conspiring to kill son-in-law

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated June 10 - 12:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tracey Grist will likely spend the rest of her life in prison, 4th District Judge Roger Griffin said, after giving her consecutive sentences for conspiring with her children to kill her son-in-law as he arrived at her American Fork home.

Utah man says he can't get customer service from Apple because artificial intelligence is calling the shots

Matt Gephart, Sloan Schrage and Associated Press   |  Posted June 10 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Both consumers and companies are going to need to figure out technological hurdles as AI-driven "customer service" becomes more widely adapted.

Worker bees build a 'royal palace' for the honeybee queen

Marta Serafinko, Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Honeybee queens come from the same ordinary fertilized female eggs as worker bees. So how does one bee become a queen?

Who's the action star just named modern pentathlon's ambassador for the LA28 Olympics?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted June 10 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The bad guy in "Rocky IV" and the original "Masters of the Universe" He-Man now has a new role, at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Man sentenced to prison for attempted rape of girl in Cedar City mobile home

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 9:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A California man was sentenced to three years to life in prison after admitting to having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in a mobile home in Utah.

US consumer prices increase as expected in May

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May as the ​Middle East conflict raised the price of gasoline and other energy products.

Hegseth travels to US base in Cuba as pressure on Havana mounts

Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 8:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew into the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday, in the latest ​high-profile trip to the communist-ruled island by a senior American official.

Box Elder County poll finds that large majority, 71% of respondents, oppose data center plans

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Box Elder County poll finds that 71% of respondents oppose a controversial data center proposal and that 74% disapprove of the process followed to permit it.

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Why is your hospital MRI $3,000 when I can get it across the street for $399?

TaylorMED MRI  |  Posted June 10 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An MRI at the hospital could cost you thousands of dollars more than a clinic across the street.

Rangers urge life jacket use after latest drowning

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

State law enforcement officers on Tuesday urged life jacket use after the latest drowning in Utah.

Man with history of deportations sentenced to jail in iPhone robbery

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was sentenced to jail and probation, and will likely be deported, after admitting to using force to try to take a phone during what began as a parking lot exchange arranged online.

Saratoga Springs father who fled with kids to Mexico charged with federal kidnapping

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County father is facing federal charges after he took his children without permission and fled to Mexico, prompting an Amber Alert before the children were located.

An anomaly? How Utah's record-low snowpack hurt the state's ski resorts

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted June 10 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

This past winter wasn't the worst on record for Utah's ski industry, but it's one the industry would like to forget.

How a 56-year-old World Cup tradition is bringing Utah soccer fans together

Emma Neff, Deseret News  |  Posted June 9 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

It's FIFA World Cup Panini time, and while it has nothing to do with the Italian sandwich, its origins do begin in Italy, and the popular album book is bringing soccer fans together again.

US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter

Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin and Darlene Superville, Associated Press  |  Updated June 9 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.

Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver

Charlotte Reck, CNN  |  Posted June 9 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea when he had an encounter that would be the stuff of many people's nightmares.

'I'm truly sorry,' Man convicted of hitting, killing teen girl seeks parole

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 9:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man convicted of falling asleep at the wheel, driving onto a curb and killing a teen girl went before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.

'I just got lucky': Coin flip determines newest member of Salt Lake City Council

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated June 9 - 9:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former staff member for Gov. Spencer Cox and Salt Lake Tribune editor won a coin flip to become the newest Salt Lake City Council member.

Dust devil sends trampoline soaring in Utah County

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A dust devil spun its way through the town of Goshen, in Utah County, Tuesday afternoon around noon while the Dennison family was out gardening. The next thing they knew, a trampoline was flying through the air.