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Why are Americans giving the nation's K-12 schools a 'Needs Improvement' grade?

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 7:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Americans have grown dissatisfied over the past several years with the nation's colleges and universities. Now that same "meh" education feeling apparently extends to the nation's K-12 schools.

Patrick Kinahan: BYU overcomes Arizona quarterback's scorching start

Patrick Kinahan, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 7:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

No slight to the other 14 starting quarterbacks in the Big 12, but don't count on BYU facing another passer the quality of Noah Fifita.

After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years

Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 12 - 7:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born this week. Doing so meant using one of Cristina Rapti‑Tzelepi's decades-old embryos and racing to beat a government deadline.

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

VideoSean Walker, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 12 - 6:45 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.

Utah State's defense shines, offense fizzles in loss at Washington

Brian Preece, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 6:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State relied on its defense to keep things close, and almost found enough offense to upset heavily favored Washington.

2 students with special needs abandoned on Tooele school bus

VideoGarna Mejia, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 12 - 6:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two elementary school students with special needs were left alone on a school bus after a substitute driver failed to complete required procedures, according to the Tooele County School District.

'We woke up to total devastation': Utah family details Kauai hurricane experience

VideoShelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A St. George family expected a relaxing vacation on Kauai, but Hurricane Lowell brought power outages, blocked roads and travel chaos. After weathering the storm, they say the kindness and resilience of the island's residents are what they'll remember most.

Instant takeaways from No. 15 BYU's key Big 12 victory over Arizona

Mitch Harper, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 5:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

It was a tough, physical football game as expected, but BYU came out on top with a 28-17 victory, improving BYU to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play.

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.

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.

9-month-pregnant Utah mom aims to run mile in under 5 minutes

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah mom who has become known for running a "fast mile" at nine months pregnant is at it again.

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.