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Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters

Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 6:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's Homeless Services Board voted Tuesday to approve more than $1.8 million to three cities that host temporary winter shelter space.
Utah clerks launch initiative to boost election trust

Utah clerks launch initiative to boost election trust

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 5:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new initiative from the majority of Utah's county clerks aims to promote trust in elections by prioritizing the simplicity, accuracy and security of the state's elections.
Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates

Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates

Gisela Salomon, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 1:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation.
Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project

Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project

Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 12:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two ​government watchdogs investigate the botched renovation of the Washington landmark by President Donald Trump's administration and the now-dismissed criminal case.
Utah governor signs order for 'pro-human' AI integration into state government

Utah governor signs order for 'pro-human' AI integration into state government

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 10:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday signed an executive order establishing a pro-human approach to adopting artificial intelligence across state agencies
Israeli documentary 'NAZA' opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza

Israeli documentary 'NAZA' opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 9:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

The opening in U.S. theaters of the "NAZA" documentary, in which Israeli military insiders describe what they say was the reckless killing of civilians in Gaza, is likely to rekindle the searing debate over America's military support for Israel ahead of congressional elections.
Poll shows top issues for voters heading into midterms

Poll shows top issues for voters heading into midterms

Lauren Irwin, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 6 - 8:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

With about five weeks until the 2026 midterm elections, voters overwhelmingly say inflation and the U.S. economy will drive their decisions at the polls.
Trump urges supporters to vote by mail despite fraud claims

Trump urges supporters to vote by mail despite fraud claims

Gram Slattery, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 5 - 10:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Trump encouraged supporters ​to vote by mail if they wanted, a change of tone for the U.S. president, who has for years described mail-in voting as a ‌practice rife with fraud.
Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 5 - 7:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian drones attacked two facilities at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ​in southeastern Ukraine overnight, but there is no threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said.
Utah Supreme Court weighs 'constitutional panel' lawmakers created to hear some cases

Utah Supreme Court weighs 'constitutional panel' lawmakers created to hear some cases

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Supreme Court is considering several challenges to a new state law allowing some cases to be moved to a special three-judge panel after hearing lengthy arguments from three sets of plaintiffs Monday.
Here's when former Rep. Trevor Lee will appear in court on fraud allegations

Here's when former Rep. Trevor Lee will appear in court on fraud allegations

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former Utah Rep. Trevor Lee was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 28 after being charged with four felonies, including communications fraud and mortgage fraud.
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 12:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has found her next chapter: She is heading to Fox News.
Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 5 - 7:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican U.S. House of Representatives speaker who later admitted to sexually abusing boys as a high school wrestling coach and pleaded guilty to charges arising from the scandal, has died, CBS News reported on Monday, ​citing a coroner in Illinois. He was 84.
Trump tries to fire up Ohio voters as Republicans defend Senate seat in close race

Trump tries to fire up Ohio voters as Republicans defend Senate seat in close race

Bo Erickson, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 3 - 8:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump struck a combative tone at a Saturday rally in Ohio, where Republicans are locked in a competitive Senate race as they seek to protect their narrow ​congressional majority.
Trump shares Republican senator's phone number in feud over time switch

Trump shares Republican senator's phone number in feud over time switch

Bo Erickson, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 3 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump shared online the supposed phone number of Sen. Tom Cotton in the first of multiple posts on Saturday in a ​row over making daylight saving time permanent.
Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Ed White, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 3 - 3:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, announced on Saturday by Gov. Bill Lee, who calls the circumstances a "difficult moment."
 Federal funding cuts lead to childcare subsidy reductions for thousands of Utah families

Federal funding cuts lead to childcare subsidy reductions for thousands of Utah families

VideoDebbie Worthen, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 3 - 2:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Thousands of Utah families will see a reduction or elimination of childcare subsidies with new income requirements.
Plínio Trump, Mick Jagger and Samurai Taxi Driver keep Brazil's tradition of joke candidates alive

Plínio Trump, Mick Jagger and Samurai Taxi Driver keep Brazil's tradition of joke candidates alive

Mauricio Savarese And Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 3 - 1:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Whether called protest candidates or joke candidates, they are part of a Brazilian tradition that spans nearly eight decades and brings a surreal element to congressional elections.
Christa Pike was on ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

Christa Pike was on ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

Kim Chandler and Jamie Stengle, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 2 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Christa Pike's attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.