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Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies at 90
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Updated Oct 21st - 11:54pm
Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. He was 90.
A new state park at Grand Staircase?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, KSL | Posted Oct 21st - 9:23pm
A group of lawmakers have discussed pursuing the creation of a state park within the boundaries of the former Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
Sam McNeil and Olivia Zhang, Associated Press | Updated Oct 21st - 7:24pm
The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened down the ice, flying past Chen Yanjun as he operated a GPS device.
Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Updated Oct 21st - 3:15pm
An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group targeted a mosque in Syria last week because it was determined to be an insurgent command-and-control center, the U.S. said Sunday.
Climate fund approves $1B for projects in poor countries
Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Updated Oct 21st - 2:15pm
A U.N.-backed fund has approved more than $1 billion for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change, officials said Sunday.
Team Rubicon volunteers return to Utah after hurricane cleanup work
Sean Moody, KSL TV | Posted Oct 21st - 12:12pm
Team Rubicon volunteers from Utah are returning from a weeklong assignment to the Carolinas to help with cleanup efforts from Hurricane Florence.
Budget-friendly ways to keep the heat in your home this winter
Sloan Schrage, KSL TV | Posted Oct 21st - 10:05am
This week’s weather may have been nicer than last week when snow hit the mountains, but winter will be here for good, soon. How ready is your home?
Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence
Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press | Updated Oct 21st - 5:19am
The rough-looking young men brought clubs and brass knuckles to the Pechersk Monastery in Kiev , one of Orthodox Christianity's most important pilgrimage sites, apparently seeking to disrupt worship. Police spread-eagled them against a wall decorated in faded centuries-old frescos of solemn saints, then hauled them away.
Ogden elementary schools teach coding, plan to expand program
Mike Anderson, KSL TV | Posted Oct 20th - 5:01pm
Several site techs now teach computer code to Ogden elementary school kids, from kindergarten to sixth grade.
Snake names honor Darwin, fire god, Louisiana professor
Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press | Updated Oct 20th - 3:39pm
A Louisiana professor is in heady company, honored by having one of three newly identified species of snakes from the Galapagos Islands named after him.
The Jamal Khashoggi I knew: mentor, bridge between cultures
Katherine Roth, Associated Press | Posted Oct 20th - 7:07am
Sitting in my suburban American kitchen, it is easy to feel that Saudi Arabia is a world away, that events at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — as gruesome as they now seem to have been — have little to do with me.
A look at Afghanistan's parliamentary elections
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press | Updated Oct 20th - 1:15am
Afghanistan is holding parliamentary elections on Saturday despite deep security concerns and ongoing fighting in as many as 20 out of the country's 34 provinces.
Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
Mari Yamguchi and Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Updated Oct 19th - 11:59pm
European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.
Visiting Lima, Peru? Here's 5 things to check out
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct 19th - 8:37pm
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints landed in Lima, Peru Friday to start his South American ministry tour. There’s plenty of fun things President Nelson or others could do while in Lima.
Silenced forever: Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi is dead
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press | Posted Oct 19th - 7:59pm
Two days after Jamal Khashoggi vanished into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, The Washington Post published a column featuring his byline and the headline "A missing voice." The space below it was blank.
The Jamal Khashoggi I knew: mentor, bridge between cultures
Katherine Roth, Associated Press | Updated Oct 19th - 6:39pm
Sitting in my suburban American kitchen, it is easy to feel that Saudi Arabia is a world away, that events at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — as gruesome as they now seem to have been — have little to do with me.
US temporarily stops youth climate lawsuit days before trial
Phuong Le, Associated Press | Updated Oct 19th - 6:23pm
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by young activists who accuse the federal government of violating their constitutional rights with policies that have caused a dangerous climate.
The Latest: Supreme Court stalls youth climate change case
The Associated Press | Updated Oct 19th - 5:45pm
The Latest on a youth climate change lawsuit against U.S. government (all times local):
