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Trump, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro spoke last week, New York Times reports
Reuters | Updated Nov. 28 - 7:58 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them in the U.S., the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple people with knowledge of the matter.
Accused National Guard attacker faces potential murder charge
Jasper Ward, Bhargav Acharya and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Updated Nov. 28 - 5:42 p.m. | Save Story
The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members, killing one, will face first-degree murder charges for an attack that prompted President Donald Trump to declare he would stop migrants from "third world countries."
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home
Illia Novikov And Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 28 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak's residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
Amid visa worries and other disruptions, international students are flocking to Utah universities
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 28 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
It's been a year marked by well-publicized uncertainty, visa hold-ups and deportation fears — but international students remain keen on enrolling in Utah universities.
Salt Lake County Council to 'pause' on final vote to close Salt Lake senior center
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 8:57 p.m. | Save Story
The future of Salt Lake City's Tenth East Senior Center remains uncertain, for now, as the Salt Lake County Council will hold off on voting to close it.
As many push for new housing, Ogden mayor seeks site of former school to keep the land open
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
Though clamoring for new housing is loud, the Ogden mayor is pursuing purchase of the site of a former school so it can be maintained as public open space.
Sen. John Curtis on why he likes the Senate better and his strategy to get things done
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 27 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. John Curtis is happy he made the decision to leave his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to run for the U.S. Senate.
Thanksgiving taboo: Epstein files, fat jokes and the Sydney Sweeney debate
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 27 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
As families across the country come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, there's one piece of advice that perhaps everyone could keep in mind before they open their mouths — read the room.
'From moderate to Mamdani-land': Gov. Cox says Utah redistricting ruling created 'extreme' congressional districts
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 26 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Tuesday that Democratic candidates, including former Congressman Ben McAdams, are running to the left in a new, deep blue congressional district established by court order.
FCC says hackers hijack radio gear to send fake alerts, obscenities
Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens, Reuters | Updated Nov. 26 - 9:48 p.m. | Save Story
Hackers are hijacking radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.
National Guard soldiers shot in 'targeted' attack near White House
Leah Douglas, Phil Stewart and Jana Winter, Reuters | Updated Nov. 26 - 9:18 p.m. | Save Story
Two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday in downtown Washington near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush.
Trump's Ukraine plan triggers outrage from Republican lawmakers
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted Nov. 26 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia.
Is the military seeking to break long-established ties with Scouting?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 26 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
Scouting and the U.S. Armed Forces have a long-established connection, but NPR reported on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the military to cut ties with Scouting America.
New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 26 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
The prosecutor handling the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has decided not to pursue it further.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not seek reelection
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted Nov. 26 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, setting the stage for the city's first mayoral race in two decades without an incumbent.
Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list
Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Updated Nov. 25 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump pardoned two giant white-plumed turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump
Idrees Ali and Tom Balmforth, Reuters | Posted Nov. 25 - 8:29 p.m. | Save Story
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with President Donald Trump.
Cox defends Utah's 'bold' new Olympic logo, but he sees why it has people talking
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 25 - 6:20 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's new 2034 Olympic transition logo appears to have united the state the way organizers wanted — just not in the way they thought it would.
