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US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz
Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher, Reuters | Updated May 9 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest peace proposal.
New Utah law raises concerns for those who oppose Box Elder County data center plans
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted May 9 - 6:29 p.m. | Save Story
A new Utah law could add to the challenges faced by several thousand people who wish to oppose plans for a hyperscale data center in Box Elder County.
Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts say
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Posted May 9 - 4:12 p.m. | Save Story
A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein's first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a newly discovered note, handwriting experts say.
'Normies want normal politics': Cox reacts as 6 in 10 Utahns say parties don't represent them
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 9 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
A majority of Utah voters do not feel like the Republican and Democratic parties represent their views, according to a new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas
Todd Richmond, Associated Press | Updated May 9 - 12:55 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions.
Trump plans to fire FDA chief, sources say
Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted May 9 - 11:14 a.m. | Save Story
The White House signed off on a plan to fire U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary in what could be the next leadership change within the federal health department, sources say.
White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor posts Trump gravesite image
Lisa Richwine, Reuters | Updated May 9 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
The White House called "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill "one sick individual" on Thursday after posting an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump in a shallow grave on social media.
Judge rules humanities grant terminations by DOGE were unlawful, discriminatory
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Updated May 9 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Department of Government Efficiency were unconstitutional.
Former US envoy calls for overhaul of post-WWII trade system
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted May 8 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Former U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer spoke at the Crossroads of the World trade summit in Salt Lake City and called for an overhaul of the current trade system.
Cox stresses efforts to protect Great Salt Lake amid intense data center debate
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 8 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox reinserted himself into the intense debate over a Box Elder County data center project, stressing efforts meant to protect the Great Salt Lake.
Russia and Ukraine agree on 3-day US-mediated ceasefire
Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan and Steve Holland, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump that will run from May 9 to May 11.
Ogden Valley wrestling with funding shortfall, specter of 519% tax hike
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 8 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Officials in Ogden Valley, the new Weber County city, are wresting with a funding shortfall of $2.2 million more and the specter of a 519% property tax hike.
Virginia court tosses Democratic map, dealing blow to party's midterm hopes
Joseph Ax and Tim Reid, Reuters | Posted May 8 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held congressional seats to Democrats.
'Fear sells. Facts are boring:' Utah Lt. Gov. Henderson defends election security
Lori Prichard, KSL | Updated May 8 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's elections have long been held up as a model, with high turnout and secure systems. In recent years, a flurry of bills has changed how we vote and who gets access to that information.
Utah Supreme Court justice resigns ahead of investigation into alleged relationship
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated May 8 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen announced her resignation Friday, according to the governor's office.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a January town hall in which the lawmaker condemned President Donald Trumps immigration crackdown.
Renowned political scientist on the state of the world: 'Fraught, volatile, uncertain'
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Updated May 8 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Political scientist Ian Bremmer spoke on geopolitics at the Crossroads of the World summit in Utah on Wednesday, a world he characterized as "so fraught, so volatile and so uncertain."
US expects Iranian response to peace proposal on Friday, fighting flares in Gulf
Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. said it expects an Iranian response to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as forces renewed attacks on Friday.
