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Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary
Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 7:17 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and their family members in the landmark case to the White House.
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
Jim Vertuno, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 7:09 p.m. | Save Story
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a full pardon to a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against racial injustice.
Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, is closing
Rio Yamat, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 3:36 p.m. | Save Story
The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17. It marks the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination.
Netflix to stream NFL games on Christmas Day from this year
Harshita Mary Varghese and Aditya Soni, Reuters | Posted May 16 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
Netflix said on Wednesday it would stream two National Football League games on Christmas Day this year, doubling down on efforts to add more live programming on its streaming service.
White House blocks release of Biden's special counsel interview audio, says GOP is being political
Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Long, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents.
Romney says GOP leaders turning up at Trump trial 'embarrassing'
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 15 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says it's "demeaning" for leaders of his party to be "prostrating themselves" and says debates will be like watching "Muppets."
Chiefs kicker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood
The Associated Press | Updated May 15 - 10:13 p.m. | Save Story
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.
Gov. Gavin Newsom defends Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over their 'delinquent' charity
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted May 15 - 8:29 p.m. | Save Story
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after his state deemed their charity foundation delinquent for not filing paperwork in time.
How Blake Moore hopes to cut down on federal government waste
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted May 15 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, on Tuesday introduced legislation to increase reporting requirements for large federal programs to cut down on improper payments.
US Senator Menendez motivated by greed, prosecutor says as corruption trial starts
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Posted May 15 - 3:36 p.m. | Save Story
A federal prosecutor portrayed Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez at the start of his corruption trial as a greedy politician willing to help foreign governments and disrupt local criminal probes in exchange for bribes, including gold bars.
Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok
Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press | Posted May 15 - 2:07 p.m. | Save Story
Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok's U.S. business.
Biden is banning Russian uranium. How it will impact Utah
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 15 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
The mining industry is praising President Joe Biden's signing of legislation that bans Russian uranium coming into the country and also jump-starts the necessary enrichment process with an infusion of $2.7 billion in additional funding.
Consumer prices rise less than expected in April; core CPI slows
Reuters | Posted May 15 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut.
Grandson says Jimmy Carter is 'coming to the end' in brief update about former president's health
Michelle Shen, CNN | Posted May 15 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
Jimmy Carter's grandson said Tuesday that the former president is "coming to the end" in a brief update about the 39th president's health.
Ship that struck Baltimore bridge lost power twice before crash, NTSB preliminary report finds
Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Eric Levenson, CNN | Posted May 15 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
The cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in March had a pair of catastrophic electrical failures minutes before the crash and had experienced two blackouts a day earlier, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday.
Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
Michael Casey and Steve Leblanc, Associated Press | Posted May 14 - 10:58 p.m. | Save Story
Anti-war protesters have taken down their tents in Harvard Yard after the university agreed to meet to discuss their demands.
'Inappropriate' behavior shuts down Dublin to New York City portal
Marnie Hunter, CNN | Posted May 14 - 10:16 p.m. | Save Story
Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, "inappropriate behavior" in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown.
Miss USA's and Miss Teen USA's mothers say they they were 'abused, bullied and cornered'
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN | Posted May 14 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Days after their daughters' decisions to relinquish their pageant titles, the mothers of former Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava are speaking out — in place of their daughters, who they say are still bound by nondisclosure agreements with the Miss USA organization.
