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Data center protests go national as backlash grows
Valerie Volcovici and Lisa Baertlein, Reuters | Updated July 18 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Data center opponents planned to hold protests on Saturday in at least 125 locations nationwide in the first effort to channel anger at AI infrastructure expansion.
Utah joins 48 other states calling for increased federal enforcement against robotic scam calls
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted July 18 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
Attorney General Derek Brown on Wednesday joined 48 other attorneys general to urge the FCC to strengthen rules that would cut scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers.
Trump's trade rep touts Provo company's big discovery
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted July 18 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah company is getting attention from the Trump administration thanks to a major discovery in the mountains of Utah County.
Candidates seeking Box Elder Senate seat weigh in on controversial Stratos project
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted July 18 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
As controversy surrounding the proposed Stratos data center project continues to ripple, two candidates challenging the area's incumbent state senator say voters deserve more answers.
Utah donors double down on Ken Paxton as Texas Senate race fundraising soars
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted July 18 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
Donors are dismissing Ken Paxton's checkered past to get the conservative "warrior" across finish line in what's become a wild Texas Senate race.
Zelenskyy shakes up national security post as protesters rally for second day
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Updated July 17 - 9:20 p.m. | Save Story
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tapped Ihor Klymenko to lead the National Security and Defense Council on Friday, as his dismissal of his defense minister sparked protests for a second day.
Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham
Meg Kinnard and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press | Updated July 17 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump says Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.
Utah last went on year-round daylight saving time in 1974. Here's how it went
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 17 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
As the U.S. inches closer to potentially making daylight saving time permanent, some have pointed to the chaos that unfolded the last time it happened in Utah as a concern.
Ogden Valley officials mull seeking help from Lt. Gov. Henderson with budget issues
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated July 17 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Ogden Valley may seek help from Lt. Gov. Henderson in dealing with a budget shortfall, pointing to a flawed study her office commissioned that let the city incorporate.
Mike Lee runs bill allowing American hackers to target foreign cyberthreats
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 17 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
American hackers would be allowed to target foreign online threats and to recover money taken from Americans through online scams under a new bill proposed by Sen. Mike Lee.
Trump threatens to revoke licenses of US networks for not carrying primetime speech
Helen Coster, Reuters | Posted July 17 - 1:48 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Friday called for NBC, ABC and CNN to lose their licenses for not airing his primetime speech on election security on Thursday.
What's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doing to deep-6 low testosterone levels in the ranks?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted July 17 - 12:33 p.m. | Save Story
Pushups, pullups and timed "over hill, over dale" runs are time-honored cornerstones of military training, fitness and health measurements.
China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'
Associated Press | Updated July 17 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as "groundless accusations."
Andy Burnham becomes UK Labour leader; next stop, prime minister
Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill, Reuters | Posted July 17 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
Andy Burnham was elected leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade.
US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated July 16 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets farther north and firing into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
Simon Lewis, Reuters | Updated July 16 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told officials from more than 60 countries on Thursday that the United States would seek to refocus international counterterrorism efforts.
Interior redefines 'harm' under Endangered Species Act
Kevin Lind, Deseret News | Posted July 16 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
A recent change in the definition of the word "harm" on July 10 removes protections for endangered species habitats, which has sparked lawsuits from advocates.
Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings
Nandita Bose and Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated July 16 - 7:53 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security.
