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Trump weighs order to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Updated Dec. 15 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug — a decision that could reshape the cannabis industry, ease criminal penalties and unlock billions in research funding.
Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after director and his wife found dead at their Los Angeles home
Christopher Weber and Mike Balsamo, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 5:11 p.m. | Save Story
Police say the younger son of Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner, was taken into custody Monday after the deaths of the director-actor and his wife Michele at their home in Los Angeles.
Trump mocks slain director Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation
Jeff Mason, Reuters | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump mocked Rob Reiner in a social media post on Monday, suggesting the slain actor and director died because of his anti-Trump views.
4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Julie Watson And Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:23 p.m. | Save Story
Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California.
Search for the Brown University shooter resumes as questions swirl about campus security
Kimberlee Kruesi And Leah Willingham, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 15 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities are again searching for the person seen on video walking away from the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine.
Hundreds gather for Utah Chanukah celebration following deadly attack
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Dec. 15 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds filled the Utah Capitol rotunda Sunday night to mark the first night of Chanukah, balancing grief over recent violence with the joy of the holiday.
Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain
Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
Officials have ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.
Rob Reiner's 5 best films (and why they still hit us right in the feels)
John Clyde for KSL | Posted Dec. 15 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
In the wake in the tragic passing of Rob Reiner, let's take a minute to appreciate the man behind the movies that helped raise us, whether we realized it or not.
Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife, who disappeared nearly 3 years ago
Michael Casey, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 12:46 p.m. | Save Story
A Massachusetts man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, who has never been found after she disappeared nearly three years ago.
US identifies 2 soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN | Posted Dec. 15 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
The two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Syria on Saturday were members of the Iowa National Guard.
Wisconsin judge faces trial for stopping courtroom arrest of migrant in Trump crackdown
Diana Novak Jones and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Dec. 15 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Wisconsin judge will go on trial on Monday on charges of helping a migrant appearing in her courtroom evade an immigration arrest, a case that will test President Donald Trump's efforts to punish alleged obstructions of his mass deportation efforts.
US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases
Mae Anderson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 9:15 a.m. | Save Story
Here's a look at what has happened with supplies and prices in popular gifting categories.
What we learned in the first 2 episodes of Taylor Swift's Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries
Maria Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 15 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
The first two episodes of Taylor Swift's six-episode docuseries premiered on Disney+ Friday (though Swift appeared at an exclusive screening in New York on Tuesday.) Here's what we learned.
Rob Reiner and his wife found dead with stab wounds in Los Angeles home, AP source says
Christopher Weber And Mike Balsamo, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
Authorities say they'll release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
Kimberlee Kruesi, Amanda Swinhart And Holly Ramer, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Officials in Providence say they will release a person of interest detained in a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine.
Trump honors 1980 'Miracle on Ice' hockey team
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 14 - 8:21 p.m. | Save Story
Members of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. hockey team are adding to their medal stash.
Here's what Team USA will be wearing at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 14 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
Designer Ralph Lauren is once again outfitting Team USA, this time for the 2026 Winter Games that will take place starting next February in one of the world's fashion capitals, Milan.
Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations
Susan Haigh, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 4:10 p.m. | Save Story
"Christmas at Pemberly Manor" and "Romance at Reindeer Lodge" may never make it to Oscar night, but legions of fans still love these sweet-yet-predictable holiday movies — and this season, many are making pilgrimages to where their favorite scenes were filmed.
