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In loss for Trump, Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted Sept. 14 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to let the Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail ahead of November's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Utah governor calls on Congress to create 'framework' for AI safety
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 14 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox called on Congress to establish guardrails for developing advanced artificial intelligence models Monday
Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants
Laura Paddison, CNN | Posted Sept. 14 - 4:40 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration has finalized repealing regulations that limit the amount of planet-heating pollution coal- and gas-fired power plants are allowed to produce.
Sweden's center-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government
Johan Ahlander and Greta Rosen Fondahn, Reuters | Updated Sept. 14 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
Sweden's national election results showed a narrow lead early on Monday for the center-left opposition over the right-wing government, which could halt the Nordic nation's drift away from its liberal heritage.
Is the Utah Supreme Court a check on the Legislature? Nominees share their views
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Sept. 14 - 3:45 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah Senate panel has voted to recommend two state Supreme Court nominees, sending the governor's picks to the full Senate for a final vote later this week.
States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards
Gloria Pazmino, Tami Luhby, Maria Santana, CNN | Posted Sept. 14 - 2:41 p.m. | Save Story
New York and 21 other states are suing the Trump administration to block a new Department of Homeland Security rule they said would give immigration officials wider discretion to deny green cards.
Trump says US has tools to keep AI safe, concerns are part of 'sick conspiracy'
Bhargav Acharya and Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 14 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. already has guardrails in place to regulate and prosecute AI companies, appearing to play down concerns expressed by industry leaders over the weekend about misuse of artificial intelligence.
Pentagon: Male, female troops must pass identical fitness tests to serve in 'combat arms' jobs
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 14 - 6:33 a.m. | Save Story
Combat's physical demands are no respecter of gender — so the fitness standards for troops in front-line positions must be the same for males and females.
New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption
Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah, Reuters | Updated Sept. 13 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen's Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies.
The size of 20 Costcos: Can Utah residents drive a data center out of their backyard?
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 13 - 8:28 p.m. | Save Story
The small, quiet town of Mona, in Juab County, is known for being antidevelopment — or at least it was, until a massive data center was approved for the county.
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
The Associated Press | Updated Sept. 13 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
President Trump called on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage.
As midterms approach, new poll finds that few Americans trust campaigns or Trump
Amelia Thomson-deveaux and Linley Sanders, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 13 - 11:19 a.m. | Save Story
A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections, foreign affairs or the environment.
Trump reduced Bears Ears by 91%. What does the law really say?
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 12 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
Conservation, archaeology and outdoor recreation groups — including Patagonia — are attempting to stop the shrinking of one of Utah's largest national monuments.
Vance pushes restoration of nuclear family, traditional marriage in convention speech
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 12 - 9:39 a.m. | Save Story
Vice President JD Vance highlighted the importance of restoring the nuclear family and traditional marriage in his keynote address on Thursday, the second night of the GOP midterm convention.
United or divided? Speakers urge unity at Utah 9/11 memorial ceremony
VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Sept. 11 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
A memorial ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks was held at the Utah Capitol.
Contractor said Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from repairs, NYT reports
Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters | Updated Sept. 11 - 8:19 p.m. | Save Story
The contractor responsible for renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington told U.S. President Donald Trump's administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the pool's liner to peel and break loose, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing documents it reviewed.
Poland warns Russia likely to intensify provocations on Ukraine's borders with European countries
Claudia Ciobanu and Stephen Mcgrath, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 11 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Feds sue Utah, seek end to law that lets immigrant university students tap lower in-state tuition
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 11 - 3:12 p.m. | Save Story
Federal officials are suing Utah, pressing for an end to the law that lets immigrants in the country illegally tap lower in-state tuition at Utah's public universities.
