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Lehi community cites safety concerns, urges pedestrian bridge
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Oct. 14 - 8:23 p.m. | Save Story
Lehi community members and leaders are urging state leaders to help fund what they say is a desperately needed pedestrian bridge after a boy got hit while crossing Timpanogos Highway.

ICE rejects suggestion that its officers wear body cameras that automatically activate
Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 14 - 7:17 p.m. | Save Story
A report urges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure body-worn cameras are activated when needed, suggesting automatic activation in certain situations. ICE disagrees, citing privacy concerns.
Inside the booming market for US midterm election bets
Hannah Lang and Michelle Price, Reuters | Updated Oct. 14 - 6:22 p.m. | Save Story
Betting on U.S. midterm elections has surged this year on Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets that rose to prominence in 2024 when they bucked traditional opinion polls in signaling that President Trump would win the presidency.

New York City's iconic horse-drawn carriages expected to take their last trot
Mark Morales and Gloria Pazmino, CNN | Posted Oct. 14 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
New York City's iconic Central Park horse-drawn carriage industry is nearing its end after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal to abolish them.

Can a blue wave help a newcomer challenge Utah's top-ranking Republican in Congress?
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 14 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
The race for Utah's 2nd Congressional District this year pits an established congressman against a first-time candidate seeking to represent northern Utah in Washington, D.C.

Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
Jaimie Ding, Dylan Lovan and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 14 - 4:14 p.m. | Save Story
A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation.
Trump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in 'our Greenland'
Louise Rasmussen, Reuters | Updated Oct. 14 - 1:48 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive oil, gas and mineral exploration" was set to begin on Greenland.
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's top data center in attack on AI ambitions
Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski, Reuters | Updated Oct. 14 - 12:26 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data center on Wednesday, part of a series of attacks appearing to target Moscow's ambitions to develop Russian artificial intelligence capabilities.

Joni Mitchell is now an American citizen, 6 decades after moving to the US
Lianne Kolirin, CNN | Posted Oct. 14 - 11:07 a.m. | Save Story
Joni Mitchell has finally become an American citizen, more than 60 years after leaving her native Canada.

Iran-backed Houthis struck Saudi oil giant Aramco's executive offices, officials say
Samy Magdy and Cara Anna, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 14 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Houthi rebels have struck the headquarters of Saudi oil giant Aramco, damaging offices of senior executives, according to two regional officials. There were no casualties.

Candidates discuss economy, AI and privacy in debate for Utah's 2nd District
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Oct. 13 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, and Democrat Peter Crosby met in what was a fairly tame debate Tuesday evening in Logan as they campaign to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District.

Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue operations, Bulgaria says
Associated Press | Updated Oct. 13 - 8:16 p.m. | Save Story
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations.
Russia hits no energy targets in Ukraine for first time since Trump's 'truce'
Olena Harmash and Daniel Flynn, Reuters | Updated Oct. 13 - 7:13 p.m. | Save Story
Russia hit no Ukrainian energy targets on Tuesday for the first time since President Donald Trump's weekend announcement of an "energy ceasefire."

Saudis tell Sanaa residents around oil facility to evacuate, and other Middle East developments
Associated Press | Updated Oct. 13 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
The Saudi-led coalition is asking residents in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, to evacuate from around a Yemeni oil company facility ahead of "operations" at the site.
Trump fires Ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct
Jacob Bogage, Edward McAllister and Simon Lewis, Reuters | Updated Oct. 13 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
The White House said on Tuesday it had asked Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials.

Curtis calls on Trump to reverse Russian diesel; Lee accuses Zelenskyy of helping Dems
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 13 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
Sen. John Curtis is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse course on his deal to import Russian diesel — while fellow Sen. Mike Lee criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Supreme Court to hear Trump's fight with watchdog group over DOGE
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted Oct. 13 - 9:08 a.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its Department of Government Efficiency.

The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 13 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
A new rule applies to a swath of goods beyond drugs and is intended to collect tariffs and prevent illegal drugs from coming into the U.S.


