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Pentagon makes flu shot optional for troops, rescinding requirement
Kaanita Iyer, CNN | Posted April 21 - 1:53 p.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the military will no longer require the annual flu vaccine for troops.
US imposes new sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran
Reuters | Posted April 21 - 1:08 p.m. | Save Story
The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories,
Sens. Mike Lee, Elizabeth Warren team up to rip potential American-United merger
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 21 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
A potential merger between two of the world's largest airlines has unified an unlikely pair in Washington.
Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome
Mike Stone, Reuters | Updated April 21 - 11:36 a.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027.
What the Trump administration plans for colleges earning F's in returns on investment?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Department of Education launched an "earnings indicator" in December, designed to provide college-bound students and their families with information about a school's post-graduation earnings status.
Bob Stevenson edges past Trevor Lee at convention, but both on GOP primary ballot
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 21 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Commissioner Bob Stevenson got the edge over Rep. Trevor Lee at the Davis County Republican Party convention, but both have a spot on the GOP primary ballot in June.
Britain's royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday
Issy Ronald and Max Foster, CNN | Updated April 21 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's royal family will mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday by unveiling comprehensive plans for a new charity and memorial in central London.
Celeste Maloy seeks to fend off GOP challenge from Phil Lyman
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 20 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Celeste Maloy is seeking reelection to her second full term in Congress, but a newly drawn congressional district with a more conservative lean could give an opening to one of her challengers.
Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
Seung Min Kim, Associated Press | Updated April 20 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position of power.
'Big Tech or families?' Parents heading to Washington to reignite fight for online safety laws
Clare Duffy, CNN | Updated April 20 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
A group of parents and advocates are heading to Capitol Hill this week in a renewed push for online safety legislation, hoping to build on the momentum of court wins against social media companies last month.
Peru reviews disputed election ballots with final result likely stalled until May
Marco Aquino and Lucinda Elliott, Reuters | Posted April 20 - 3:44 p.m. | Save Story
Peru's electoral authorities began reviewing thousands of contested ballots on Monday, stalling the count in the April 12 general election and delaying final results.
Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die assisting operation in Chihuahua
Megan Janetsky and MarÍa Verza, Associated Press | Posted April 20 - 3:40 p.m. | Save Story
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations after four U.S. and Mexican officials died in an accident over the weekend.
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking
David Bauder, Associated Press | Updated April 20 - 2:36 p.m. | Save Story
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic Monday over an article he says was a "malicious hit piece" that alleged excessive drinking.
Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US, sources say
Jonathan Saul, Reuters | Updated April 20 - 12:58 p.m. | Save Story
The Iranian-flagged container ship that was boarded and seized by U.S. forces Sunday likely has dual-use items that could be used by the military onboard,
Hormuz shipping again near standstill after shots and seizure
Jonathan Saul and Nerijus Adomaitis, Reuters | Updated April 20 - 9:46 a.m. | Save Story
Ships were largely avoiding the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after an escalation at the weekend in which Iran fired what appeared to be warning shots at vessels, and the U.S. military seized an Iranian cargo ship.
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea
Associated Press | Updated April 20 - 7:59 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday.
Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules
Ayurella Horn-muller, of Grist, and Melina Walling, Joshua A. Bickel and M.k. Wildeman, of The Associated Press | Updated April 20 - 7:04 a.m. | Save Story
Farmers in the U.S. operate on the thinnest of margins, and some have looked to renewable energy as a way to cut costs on electricity. But that has gotten a lot harder since Donald Trump's return to the White House.
US seizes Iranian cargo ship as Tehran rejects a second round of peace talks
Daphne Psaledakis, Trevor Hunnicutt and Saad Sayeed, Reuters | Updated April 19 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. military had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade.
