'Ransom: Position of Trust': The Scream

Episode eight of the true-crime podcast Ransom: Position of Trust, dives deep into Hilton Crawford’s past to try to

Utah flight instructor killed in plane crash remembered for service, life well-lived

A Utah-based flight instructor died while working in Alaska last week. Family members, friends and students are remembering him as a man who lived a life most could only dream of.

Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes are up for auction

London (cnn) — When Elvis Presley ’s debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was its opening

The most online-searched phobias in US may surprise you

We're all afraid of something. Utah is the state where people search online for phobias the most, according to data analyses.

He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175K

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

US Supreme Court poised to permit emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to allow — for now — abortions to be performed in Idaho in cases of medical emergencies for pregnant women, according to an apparent draft ruling in the case that a spokesperson said was inadvertently and briefly uploaded to the court's website.

Women have become less likely to get birth control in states restricting abortion, study finds

Women in states with the most restrictive abortion laws have also become less likely to access prescription birth control, a new study suggests.

Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at July 4 parade

The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven charges of murder in the attack.

Utah geothermal plant gets big boost from California utility

Southern California Edison will purchase the cleanly-produced electricity from Fervo Energy, a Houston-based geothermal company with 125 wells in southwest Utah.

Biden pardons thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex. The president says he is "righting an historic wrong."

Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in social media dispute with conservative states

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

Russia starts secret trial for US reporter on spy charges

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he faces charges of espionage and a likely sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York primary

George Latimer has defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party's deep divisions over the war in Gaza.

Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate; many see high stakes, poll finds

The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds the Democratic incumbent and the presumptive Republican nominee remain broadly unpopular as they prepare to spar for the first time since 2020.

Federal data privacy laws gain support in US Congress, but critics remain

A drive for the United States' first major data privacy legislation has bipartisan support in the divided Congress ahead of a House of Representatives committee hearing on Thursday, though it faces criticism from businesses and privacy advocates.

Is America becoming too expensive? A look at where Utah ranks on financial independence

As inflation pressures persist, studies show stark differences in financial stability across states.

At least 2 are dead from catastrophic Midwest flooding and a Minnesota dam is at risk of failing

(cnn) — At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials,

Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea for his freedom

(cnn) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in 12 years after a Us judge signed off on his