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Trump moves to block courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue in US accounts
Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in Treasury accounts, the White House said on Saturday.
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents, could harm kids
Laura Ungar, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
Doctors fear this week's unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
Vigil in Logan joins nationwide outcry after Minneapolis shooting
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 12:56 p.m. | Save Story
One small but determined group gathered Friday evening in Logan to honor the life of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed during an encounter with ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this week.
Housing-linked stocks rally on Trump's $200 billion mortgage bond-buy order
Manya Saini, Reuters | Updated Jan. 10 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. mortgage lenders and housing stocks rose on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump said he is ordering his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to bring down housing costs.
Washington National Opera latest to leave Kennedy Center after Trump takeover
Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 9:20 a.m. | Save Story
The Washington National Opera will leave the Kennedy Center, the two organizations said on Friday, marking the latest departure from the storied Washington arts institution since President Donald Trump and his allies took it over.
Vineyard implementing financial change while welcoming new City Council
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 7:07 a.m. | Save Story
Big change is on the horizon for Vineyard, with an almost entirely new council and a focus on financial transparency following last year's audit, which revealed inaccurate reporting of transactions.
DNC threatens legal action if Utah sends voter rolls to Justice Department
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Democratic National Committee told Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson in a letter on Friday that if she provides the Department of Justice the voter information of Utahns, legal action will follow.
Judge blocks Trump from freezing $10B in child, family aid to five states
Jack Queen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 9 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
A judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from freezing access by five Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds for child care and family assistance based on what it said were concerns about fraud.
Senate will hang plaque honoring Jan. 6 law enforcement — 4 years after it was approved
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 9 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate will hang a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, following through with a law initially passed in 2022 that has yet to take effect.
Washington pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 5:53 p.m. | Save Story
The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack pleaded not guilty on Friday to two explosives-related charges.
New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions
Renee Hickman, Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The White House on Friday reposted on social media a new video taken from the cellphone of the immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week.
Here's who's running for the Utah Legislature in 2026
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Jan. 9 - 3:50 p.m. | Save Story
One of Utah's most prominent politicians is facing multiple challengers within his own party.
Utah's 2 senators vote against resolution limiting Trump's actions in Venezuela
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's two U.S. senators voted against a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump from conducting further military action in Venezuela without the approval of Congress.
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
Konstantin Toropin and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
Officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting had previously been dragged by car, Vance says
Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
The federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis had previously been dragged by a vehicle and injured, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
Hundreds attend anti-ICE protest in Salt Lake City following death of Minneapolis woman
Curtis Booker and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds gathered at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday to protest the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
Why Republicans say the future of Utah could hinge on 1 court decision
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 8 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
State Republican lawmakers say they believe the Utah Supreme Court ruling on amending ballot initiatives affecting government structure threatens to sabotage its system of governance.
Federal workforce drops to lowest level in at least a decade
Courtney Rozen, Reuters | Posted Jan. 8 - 7:22 p.m. | Save Story
The federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to government data published on Thursday, a result of President Donald Trump's campaign to shrink the government.
