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Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into well-marbled steaks

Sandee LaMotte, CNN  |  Updated April 14 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

More than 50% of the calories consumed by adults in the U.S. come from ultraprocessed foods, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In children, that number rises to 62%.

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Father shot 11-year-old son, then himself in Elko airport, police say

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated April 14 - 2:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

Investigators believe a man shot his son before shooting himself in a deadly incident at the Elko Regional Airport Monday.

Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo, explains his reason for posting criticized meme

Will Weissert, Josh Boak and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press  |  Updated April 14 - 1:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize to Pope Leo XIV after criticizing the pontiff's opposition to the war in Iran. Trump told reporters Monday that he wasn't sorry for responding to Leo's public comments.

'Designated driver' arrested for investigation of DUI, going 126 mph

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 1:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who claimed he was the designated driver for the evening was arrested after police say he failed his DUI tests and was caught driving 126 mph.

'It was like a war zone': Kansas couple recalls sheltering from Monday night tornado

Ryan Gamboa, CNN  |  Updated April 14 - 12:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Monday night's storms brought tornadoes that damaged numerous rural communities in outer-lying Kansas City metropolitan area communities.

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Speeding to success: How Utah Online School supports Sophia Sorensen's luge career

Utah Online School  |  Posted April 14 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

This South Jordan luge athlete and teen still has to keep up on her schoolwork, no matter how many medals she wins. Luckily for her, Utah Online School has helped her to stay on track — in every sense.

Pleasant Grove care facility manager arrested, accused of assaulting resident

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

An assistant manager at a care facility in Pleasant Grove for disabled adults was arrested Monday and accused of assaulting one of the residents following an argument.

Patrick Kinahan: Final Jazz home game reflects NBA issues

Patrick Kinahan, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Imagine during the final home game of the season in the Jazz glory years if fans began egging on Jerry Sloan to insert a perpetual bench player into waning minutes of another blowout win.

Wholesale inflation rose in March to three year-high

Alicia Wallace, CNN  |  Updated April 14 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fast-rising oil prices sent U.S. businesses' costs higher in March, lifting wholesale inflation to 4%, the highest annual rate in three years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday.

As Ogden's WonderBlock project takes shape, officials discuss paid parking downtown

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

As Ogden's ambitious WonderBlock development project takes shape, city leaders are renewing debate about implementing paid downtown parking.

Lehi's new civic center celebrates community and growth

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

New Lehi Civic Center signals an ode to the city's past, while honoring its future.

Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

Josh Funk, Associated Press  |  Updated April 14 - 9:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year's midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., is up for a vote Tuesday.

A 5.7 earthquake jolts rural Nevada near Carson City, causing some damage

Audrey Mcavoy, Associated Press  |  Updated April 14 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck a rural part of Nevada east of the state's capital of Carson City on Monday.

Intoxicated man asked to leave family dinner fires multiple rounds, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 8:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

An intoxicated man asked to leave a family dinner in Lehi on Sunday was arrested for allegedly firing off multiple rounds inside the home, according to police.

BYU cracks another top-25 poll — and this one's far from the Cougar gridiron or hardwood

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted April 14 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School is ranked No. 24 in the U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Law Schools survey.

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Strokes increasing among young people: Here is what you should know

CommonSpirit Health  |  Posted April 14 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Increasingly people 20-40 and even children and teenagers are having strokes. Parents should pay attention because these numbers indicate a troubling trend.

Salt Lake police sit down with unsheltered Utahns to seek resource solutions

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

A first-of-its-kind roundtable discussion between unsheltered residents and Salt Lake City police aims to find solutions to barriers in resources to help people experiencing homelessness.

State Sen. Kathleen Riebe will advise McAdams campaign after dropping bid

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted April 14 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

State Sen. Kathleen Riebe will join forces with former Rep. Ben McAdams in his bid to win the Democratic primary for Utah's new 1st Congressional District.

Why some workers are embracing AI while others won't use it, according to a new Gallup poll

Matt O'brien and Linley Sanders, Associated Press  |  Updated April 14 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

More American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but skepticism is still widespread.

Utah's snowpack situation is a piece of a larger Western problem

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 14 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

States across the West dealt with below-average snowpack this season, which is leading to similar challenges facing Utah.

Motorcyclist dies in US 191 crash near Moab

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 13 - 10:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

A crash on U.S. 191 has claimed a motorcyclist's life near Moab, police said.

Will there be a new global Olympic sponsor at Utah's 2034 Winter Games?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted April 13 - 10:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A U.S. bank could become a new worldwide Olympic sponsor.

Utah's massive voter data shift

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted April 13 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Thousands of Utah voters received a letter in the mail last week explaining that their voter registration data will soon be publicly available unless they qualify as an "at-risk" voter.