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Hunter Biden opts not to testify at his gun trial as defense rests

Jack Queen and Tom Hals, Reuters  |  Updated June 10 - 9:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden opted not to testify on Monday at his criminal trial on charges of hiding his alleged drug use from the government in 2018 to illegally buy a gun, and his legal team rested its case.

Apple expected to enter AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders

Michael Liedtke, Associated Press  |  Posted June 10 - 9:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the company's move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier that's expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the iPhone.

Poll shows Cox far ahead of Lyman in Utah Republican primary

Suzanne Bates, Deseret News  |  Posted June 10 - 8:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has a commanding lead over his primary challenger, state Rep. Phil Lyman, ahead of the June 25 primary election.

Trump to undergo probation interview Monday, a required step before his New York sentencing

Michael R. Sisack, Associated Press  |  Posted June 10 - 8:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case, according to three people familiar with the plan.

On the Utah-Nevada border, a 'swing city' gears up for 2024

Samuel Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted June 10 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Straddling the border of Nevada and Utah, the community of Wendover is split in two. On the Nevada side, voters could help decide the next U.S. president. Across the street, in Utah, voters almost certainly won't.

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When is the best age to file for Social Security?

B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions and Advisors  |  Posted June 10 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Social Security Administration confirmed its reserves will be depleted in 10 years and will only have enough tax revenue to pay 79% of benefits at that point. How could this impact when you file for Social Security?

Suspect in custody after Ogden stabbing, police say

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted June 10 - 7:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

A suspect is in custody after a stabbing in Ogden left one person with injuries that were not life-threatening Sunday night.

'We risked a lot': Rescuer details hourlong search for 12-year-old in Provo River

Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV  |  Posted June 10 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

A first responder involved in the search and rescue operation for a 12-year-old boy who fell into the Provo Saturday recounted some struggles rescuers encountered. 

Lack of data, know-how leads to some recycling blindness throughout Utah

Mike Godfrey for KSL.com  |  Posted June 10 - 6:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

When you place recyclables into you blue bin, what happens to them? Turns out, little is known about what and how much is getting recycled in Utah.

2 men building cabin seriously injured when roof collapses in remote Weber County

Ashley Imlay, KSL.com  |  Posted June 9 - 10:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two men were seriously hurt Sunday evening when the roof of a cabin they were building in remote Weber County collapsed, firefighters said.

Utah mail carrier considered a hero after helping a woman who fell

Jessica Lowell, KSL NewsRadio  |  Posted June 9 - 10:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A mail carrier in Roy is being considered for a Postmasters General Heroes' Award after he helped a woman who had fallen and couldn't get up.

The color of your child's swimsuit can play a role in their safety at the pool, experts say

Jacqueline Howard, CNN  |  Posted June 9 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

The color of your child's swimsuit could impact their safety at a swimming pool or the beach.

More Utah women in government leadership positions now than 4 years ago, study says

Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com  |  Posted June 9 - 9:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study from the Utah Women and Leadership Project finds 41.4% of leadership positions in the state government are held by women, up from 39.3% in 2020.

Why this popular card game is still relevant 52 years after its debut

Saira Mueller, CNN  |  Posted June 9 - 8:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Almost one set of Uno was sold in the U.S. every second last year, according to Mattel, its publisher. That's almost 60 Uno decks each minute — up from 17 sets each minute in 2021.

Utah's $300M higher education endowment can help students experiencing FAFSA rollout delays

Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News  |  Posted June 9 - 7:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Board of Higher Education has approved a policy intended to provide funding to certain state student aid initiatives.

When it comes to climate change, the world may be identifying the wrong enemy

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted June 9 - 7:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Conservative climate advocates like Rep. John Curtis don't support an alarmist approach to climate change.

Tension mounts in Utah Republican Party over county GOP's pre-primary mailer

Hanna Seariac, Deseret News  |  Posted June 9 - 6:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tension over a mailer sent out by the Salt Lake County Republican Party is roiling the party and may be indicative of a broader split in the GOP.

Great Salt Lake's drying lakebed isn't 'toxic' or the biggest source of dust, experts say

Megan Banta, Salt Lake Tribune  |  Posted June 9 - 5:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Experts say the Great Salt Lake isn't the leading cause of dust in Utah. Desert playas where other lakes have already dried up — including the Great Salt Lake Desert to the west of the lake itself — along with gravel operations, construction and drought also cause dust storms.

3 boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it

Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press  |  Posted June 9 - 4:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they made a discovery that left them "completely speechless": a T. rex bone poking out of the ground.