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Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions
Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated Oct. 18 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, President Trump said he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter.

Alberta premier says 39 people hospitalized, at least 19 critical after fire at Canada military base
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 18 - 4:06 p.m. | Save Story
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that 39 people were hospitalized, including at least 19 in critical condition, after a deadly fire at a Canadian military base.

Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations
Michelle L. Price, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 18 - 10:09 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to close a historic golf course in the nation's capital for 15 months and redevelop it despite an ongoing court challenge to his long-sought renovation.
Trump endorses Netanyahu in Israeli election
Doina Chiacu, Reuters | Posted Oct. 18 - 9:52 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday for the upcoming Israeli parliamentary election.

Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections
Michelle Price and Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 17 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump emphasized his influence during his second term at a rally in Kentucky, claiming on Saturday that he could achieve "unbelievable" things.

Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia put on hold by Trump
Susie Blann and Katie Marie Davies, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 17 - 12:16 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged support for U.S. sanctions against Russia after President Donald Trump paused them.

Low T? High T? What a new medical study reveals about US soldiers' testosterone levels
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 17 - 10:06 a.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a few months ago that male U.S. military service personnel who have hit their 30s will now be tested annually for testosterone deficiency.

A $2 trillion deficit looms over the midterms
Tami Luhby, CNN | Updated Oct. 16 - 9:27 p.m. | Save Story
The federal budget deficit rose to nearly $2 trillion for the past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, the Treasury Department reported Friday.

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand, power data centers
Jennifer Mcdermott, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 16 - 7:23 p.m. | Save Story
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers.

Drone strikes in the Black Sea raise fears of Russian escalation to test NATO's response
Stephen Mcgrath and Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 16 - 4:39 p.m. | Save Story
Drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised concerns among NATO members.

What to know about the race for Utah's 1st Congressional District
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 16 - 3:06 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's new 1st Congressional District has Democrats in the state hopeful about sending one of their own to Congress for the first time this decade.
Zelenskyy blasts Trump's diesel deal, calls Russian peace moves a 'parody'
Lili Bayer, Andrew Gray and Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Posted Oct. 16 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took aim on Friday at President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their roles.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky start
Will Weissert and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 16 - 2:37 p.m. | Save Story
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as President Donald Trump's chief spokeswoman.

Man who stopped Oregon elementary school shooter has daughters at the school, his mom says
Haven Daley, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 16 - 2:29 p.m. | Save Story
A woman says her son was the man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter and that his two daughters go to the school.

China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
Chan Ho-him, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 16 - 8:50 a.m. | Save Story
China on Friday said it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies that span artificial intelligence, chips and solar power as its technology race with countries intensifies.
Israeli settlers burn olive trees, injure journalist in West Bank attack
Pesha Magid and Ali Sawafta, Reuters | Updated Oct. 16 - 7:46 a.m. | Save Story
Dozens of militant Israeli settlers burned olive trees and threw rocks at Palestinians in an attack on Friday on a West Bank village's annual harvest that injured at least two people.


