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900+ Tooele residents sign letter to not approve data center ordinance draft
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Oct. 7 - 1:21 p.m. | Save Story
More than 900 people have signed a letter requesting that the Tooele County Planning Commission refuse to approve a draft of Tooele County Land Use Ordinance Chapter 34, the county's data center ordinance.
Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization
Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted Oct. 7 - 12:47 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign visa holders.
Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts
Michael Erman, Reuters | Posted Oct. 7 - 11:18 a.m. | Save Story
The pharmaceutical industry's top lobby group on Wednesday sued to invalidate the Trump administration's efforts to benchmark U.S. drug prices to lower costs overseas in the Medicare health insurance program, arguing that it is an illegal government overreach.
Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say
Jonathan Saul, Reuters | Updated Oct. 7 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
Trump says he is thinking about suspending federal gas tax
Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Updated Oct. 6 - 8:16 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said he was thinking about suspending the federal gas tax as high gas and diesel prices pose a risk to his Republican Party heading into the November midterm U.S. elections.
Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 6:42 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Homeless Services Board voted Tuesday to approve more than $1.8 million to three cities that host temporary winter shelter space.
Utah clerks launch initiative to boost election trust
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 5:38 p.m. | Save Story
A new initiative from the majority of Utah's county clerks aims to promote trust in elections by prioritizing the simplicity, accuracy and security of the state's elections.
Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates
Gisela Salomon, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 6 - 1:10 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation.
Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Oct. 6 - 12:29 p.m. | Save Story
Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two government watchdogs investigate the botched renovation of the Washington landmark by President Donald Trump's administration and the now-dismissed criminal case.
Utah governor signs order for 'pro-human' AI integration into state government
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 10:52 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday signed an executive order establishing a pro-human approach to adopting artificial intelligence across state agencies
Israeli documentary 'NAZA' opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza
Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 6 - 9:50 a.m. | Save Story
The opening in U.S. theaters of the "NAZA" documentary, in which Israeli military insiders describe what they say was the reckless killing of civilians in Gaza, is likely to rekindle the searing debate over America's military support for Israel ahead of congressional elections.
Poll shows top issues for voters heading into midterms
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 6 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
With about five weeks until the 2026 midterm elections, voters overwhelmingly say inflation and the U.S. economy will drive their decisions at the polls.
Trump urges supporters to vote by mail despite fraud claims
Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated Oct. 5 - 10:23 p.m. | Save Story
President Trump encouraged supporters to vote by mail if they wanted, a change of tone for the U.S. president, who has for years described mail-in voting as a practice rife with fraud.
Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Reuters | Updated Oct. 5 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian drones attacked two facilities at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine overnight, but there is no threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said.
Utah Supreme Court weighs 'constitutional panel' lawmakers created to hear some cases
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Supreme Court is considering several challenges to a new state law allowing some cases to be moved to a special three-judge panel after hearing lengthy arguments from three sets of plaintiffs Monday.
Here's when former Rep. Trevor Lee will appear in court on fraud allegations
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 5:01 p.m. | Save Story
Former Utah Rep. Trevor Lee was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 28 after being charged with four felonies, including communications fraud and mortgage fraud.
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor
Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 5 - 12:36 p.m. | Save Story
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has found her next chapter: She is heading to Fox News.
Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted Oct. 5 - 7:55 a.m. | Save Story
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican U.S. House of Representatives speaker who later admitted to sexually abusing boys as a high school wrestling coach and pleaded guilty to charges arising from the scandal, has died, CBS News reported on Monday, citing a coroner in Illinois. He was 84.
