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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.

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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.

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.

Here's why some sellers are pulling their homes off the market

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

The spring homebuying season is well underway, but the housing market is challenging. Some sellers are pulling their homes off the market, and Utah is not immune from this.

Vance demands DOJ probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses 'war on fraud'

Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press  |  Posted June 9 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, alleging they failed to stop widespread social services fraud.

Provo teen runs 4:38 mile to break middle school world record

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Thirteen-year-old Angelina Alder, center, broke the middle school mile record with a time of 4:38.25 at the Brooks PR Invitational in Renton, Washington, over the weekend.

Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92 after being hit by a car

Hillel Italie, Associated Press  |  Posted June 9 - 6:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood has died. He was 92. Police say Wood died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island.

Crews control brush fire near American Fork FrontRunner station

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated June 9 - 6:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new brush fire has sparked in American Fork near Pioneer Crossing.

Presiding judge rejects claim to disqualify judge in rape case against former BYU football player

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated June 9 - 6:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Washington County attorney asked for the judge overseeing the case against the former BYU football player to be removed, but the presiding judge denied his request.

Why qualifying for NCAA Championships from Fayetteville was extra special for Utah steeplechaser

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 6:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rogers was one of two Utes to qualify for Eugene, along with teammate Chelsea Amoah, a sophomore from West Jordan, in the 200-meter dash.

Utah mother suffering 'mental illness' killed adult daughter then self, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cottonwood Heights police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide on May 30, involving a mother and her adult daughter.

FDA expands sunscreen options with first new ingredient since 1990s

Reuters  |  Updated June 9 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ​said it added bemotrizinol to its list of permitted active ingredients, marking the ‌first new UV filter to be cleared for over-the-counter sunscreens ⁠since the late 1990s.

As he runs in new district, McAdams says Democrats need to 'solve hard problems'

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted June 9 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams said Democrats need to focus on delivering solutions for Americans if they hope to retake the White House in 2028.

House passes $70B bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol

Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters  |  Updated June 9 - 4:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration ‌and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for three years through 2027.