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Surveillance State: The growing use of artificial intelligence with camera networks

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted April 27 - 10:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police say that artificial intelligence can be a great thing when it comes to public safety, but our growing "surveillance state" is increasingly being weighed against the cost to our privacy.

Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and 'Toy Story' to light up the cinemas

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 9:42 a.m.  |  Save Story

The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.

Death toll from bus bombing in southwest Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence

Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 9:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

The number of people killed in a bombing in a volatile region in southwest Colombia rose to 20, officials said Sunday.

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Discovery of old dynamite prompts evacuation in West Bountiful

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated April 27 - 9:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Residents in a West Bountiful neighborhood are being told to evacuate immediately while public safety officials remove explosives.

Trump's upcoming public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack

Will Weissert, Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump is likely to face new security questions as he plans to attend a series of large, high-profile events in the coming months.

2 killed in Magna crash on I-80

Mary Culbertson and Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated April 27 - 8:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two people were killed in a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 80 in Magna late Sunday.

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5 reasons you should consider an independent, low-cost, same-day MRI

Taylormed Mri  |  Posted April 27 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

TaylorMed MRI makes getting an MRI simple, fast, and affordable, because no one should have to wait weeks — and jump through numerous insurance hoops — to get the imaging they require.

Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88

Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 7:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.

Trump says Iran can phone if it wants to talk; Iranian minister heads to Russia

Steve Holland, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad, Reuters  |  Posted April 27 - 7:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have a nuclear weapon.

Italy's Olympics are facing a huge deficit. Here's the plan to keep Utah's 2034 Winter Games out of the red

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Updated April 27 - 6:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The 2026 Winter Games lost money big time, according to a report in an Italian newspaper.

Family of Herriman woman killed in domestic violence incident speaks out, urges awareness

Garna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

One week after a domestic violence incident claimed the life of a 42-year-old Herriman woman, her family is sharing her story publicly for the first time — hoping to raise domestic violence awareness and prevent similar tragedies.

Utah Royals win 3rd straight with 3-0 shutout in Seattle

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Paige Cronin didn't need much time to show she was 100% Sunday night.

King Charles' visit to US to proceed after Washington shooting

Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti, Reuters  |  Updated April 26 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on ​Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump.

Real Salt Lake undone by late penalty in 2-1 road loss to LA Galaxy

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Real Salt Lake's decade-long futility streak continued Sunday night.

Former child bride of polygamous leader shares her story following Netflix documentary

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

When Ruth Johnson was 14, she became polygamous leader Sam Bateman's seventh wife. Bateman is in prison and is the subject of a new documentary.

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon as Israel warns residents to leave towns beyond 'buffer zone'

Reuters  |  Updated April 26 - 8:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said.

'State of the Air' reports half of U.S. kids inhaling dangerous pollution

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 7:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly half of America's children — 46%, which is 33.5 million — live in areas with air pollution levels that can pose a health risk, according to the latest American Lung Association "State of the Air" report released Wednesday.

Trump support drops in Utah, driven by religious voters

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

New polling shows President Donald Trump's approval ratings are sinking in the Beehive State, mostly thanks to flagging support among Republicans and religious voters.

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The sustainability secret: Cows keep waste out of landfills?

Dairy West  |  Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Across the country, dairy farmers are reducing waste in an fortuitous way: By feeding their cows byproducts — the leftovers from food and agriculture production that might otherwise go to waste.

Advocate stresses seeking help after 3 Latina deaths in Utah involve alleged domestic violence

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

In the wake of the deaths of three Latina immigrants allegedly at the hands of their partners in Utah, an advocate stresses seeking help among those experiencing domestic violence.

Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in case that forced crackdown

Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

Hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions

Eric S. Peterson for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project  |  Posted April 26 - 4:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

An often hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions. The debt of public infrastructure districts has exploded to three times that of the state government.

Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases

Wilson Mcmakin, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two other sources on Sunday.