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Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia after Trump ceasefire claim
Panu Wongcha-um, Chantha Lach and Thomas Suen, Reuters | Updated Dec. 13 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand's leader vowed on Saturday to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets hours after President Donald Trump said he had brokered a new ceasefire.
Chileans in Utah will be among the voters casting ballots in Chile's presidential election
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 1:32 p.m. | Save Story
Chileans living in Utah will be among the voters heading to the polls Sunday to cast ballots in the South American nation's presidential election.
House Republican health care plan does not extend Obamacare subsidies
Ahmed Aboulenein and Richard Cowan, Reuters | Updated Dec. 13 - 10:42 a.m. | Save Story
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Friday presented a health care proposal that leaves unresolved steep health insurance premium increases set to impact millions of Americans as early as January.
US lifts sanctions on Brazil judge targeted by Trump
Fernando Cardoso, Lisandra Paraguassu and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters | Posted Dec. 13 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
The United States has removed sanctions against the Brazilian Supreme Court judge targeted for overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Trump sued by preservation group to halt White House ballroom
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted Dec. 13 - 9:21 a.m. | Save Story
A preservation group on Friday sued President Donald Trump and several federal agencies to block construction of a $300 million ballroom at the site of the White House's demolished East Wing.
Some Utah Republicans push back on Trump's order on AI regulation
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Several Utah Republicans have spoken out against an executive order from President Trump that aims to restrict state's abilities to regulate AI.
'Devoted public servant:' Former Utah County Commissioner Tom Sakievich dies at 72
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
Former Utah County Commissioner Tom Sakievich died Thursday night, according to the social media posts of several Utah politicians.
Emily Buss wins preference poll to replace state Sen. Daniel Thatcher of the Forward Party
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Emily Buss won a preference poll on Thursday to replace state Sen. Daniel Thatcher, of the Utah Forward Party, in Senate District 11.
Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'cease all shooting'
Trevor Hunnicutt and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, President Donald Trump said after calls with the countries' leaders to try to salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year after a fifth day of fighting.
Trump appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate
Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 1:52 p.m. | Save Story
Democrats on a congressional oversight panel released more than a dozen new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump.
Transgender inmates sue Utah, claim lack of care for gender dysphoria
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
Five transgender inmates are suing the state corrections and health departments, claiming their hormone treatment has been cut off because of a new law passed earlier this year.
Judge blocks new effort to detain Kilmar Abrego
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:12 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day after his release from detention.
IOC decision on transgender athlete participation now expected early next year
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
An International Olympic Committee decision on how to "protect the female category" in sports competition is coming soon.
US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say
Jonathan Saul, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
FBI official calls antifa biggest US threat but provides few details
Jana Winter and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:31 a.m. | Save Story
A top FBI official called the anti-fascist movement antifa the biggest domestic terrorism threat to the U.S. during a congressional hearing on Thursday but struggled to answer detailed questions about the unstructured campaign.
Erika Kirk calls conspiracy theories about her husband's death 'a mind virus'
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 12 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
In her first public pushback against conspiracy theories on her husband's death, Erika Kirk acknowledged that her husband was a well-known public figure but asked for grace to be extended to her and her family,
Indiana Senate rejects Trump-backed congressional redistricting
Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 10:18 p.m. | Save Story
The Indiana Senate on Thursday rejected a new congressional map that would have boosted Republican chances of keeping control of the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections.
US official defends critical characterization of immigrant; juvenile court papers shed light on case
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. official is defending her critical characterization of a man seeking U.S. residency while juvenile court papers offer more insight into the matter.
