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Trump says 500,000 children receive first $1,000 Trump account deposits
Bo Erickson and Pritam Biswas, Reuters | Posted July 6 - 9:49 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had deposited the first $1,000 into more than 500,000 "Trump Accounts," a program designed to give newborn Americans a stake in the stock market.
Utah's specialty license plates receive a colorful new glow-up
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 6 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
Utah has ditched its standard white background specialty license plate design for more black plates, along with various other colors and even picturesque scenes.
More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey
Reuters | Posted July 5 - 6:57 p.m. | Save Story
Turkish authorities detained more than 100 people taking part in an anti-NATO protest march organized by the Communist Party of Turkey on Sunday, ahead of an alliance summit in Ankara.
Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Steve Peoples, Associated Press | Updated July 5 - 3:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved.
The IOC just made some big changes. What does that mean for Utah's next Olympics?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 5 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
Wide-ranging changes just approved by the International Olympic Committee come as Utah gets ready to host the 2034 Winter Games and will likely make a difference.
Much more than a piece of furniture, the president's Resolute Desk has echoed through history
Jack Auresto, Associated Press | Posted July 5 - 9:39 a.m. | Save Story
The Resolute Desk is one of the most recognizable pieces of furniture in the White House — and probably in the entire nation.
Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary
Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland, Reuters | Updated July 5 - 9:37 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that "communists" could gain ground in the country and cycled through what he touted as his achievements.
Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship
Danica Kirka, Associated Press | Updated July 4 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Researchers at the U.K. National Archives have identified a document as a rare early copy of America's founding document, printed just days after the original was signed on July 4, 1776.
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted July 4 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Iran has begun a dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Trump Accounts to debut as US kicks off 250th Independence Day celebrations
Manya Saini, Reuters | Posted July 4 - 12:28 p.m. | Save Story
After months of fanfare, President Donald Trump's administration will launch its flagship cradle-to-adulthood investment program, Trump Accounts, on Saturday, as the U.S. begins celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of its independence.
18-year-old BYU-I student walking 1,000 miles for Tibet
Cody Roberts, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted July 4 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
A college student from Idaho is walking 1,000 miles in about two months to raise awareness of China's control over Tibet.
The Declaration's forgotten (non)signer: John Dickinson's missing 1776 signature haunts his legacy
Hillel Italie, Associated Press | Posted July 4 - 8:18 a.m. | Save Story
Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era. She has championed the man who wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence — the lawyer and statesman John Dickinson.
Why are fireworks a key piece of Fourth of July celebrations?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 3 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
A debate over Fourth of July fireworks this year is just the latest chapter in a saga involving the holiday, a tradition and Utah.
Kennedy pushes wildfire bills, Forest Service HQ move as Utah battles major fires
Brenna Donnelly, KSL | Posted July 3 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Three bills in the Congress could protect Utah lands from future wildfires, Rep. Mike Kennedy said.
Utah-born 'America's Potluck' invites neighbors nationwide to celebrate together
Garna Mejia, KSL | Updated July 3 - 2:02 p.m. | Save Story
A nationwide initiative invites Americans to gather with their communities for a potluck as part of the America 250 celebrations.
Utah's Venezuelans to gather to mourn earthquake victims; funds sought to send aid
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 3 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Venezuelan community will gather to mourn the victims of the earthquakes that hit the country, and funds are being raised to aid the country.
Mike Lee floats constitutional amendment after SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 2 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mike Lee and other conservatives have floated potential changes to the Constitution to limit birthright citizenship after a Supreme Court ruling upheld it.
ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump's deportation push
Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | Updated July 2 - 6:40 p.m. | Save Story
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportations agenda.
