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Iran's president delivers wartime address at UN: We have been 'victims of terrorism'
VideoFarnoush Amiri, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 23 - 9:37 a.m. | Save Story
Iran's president said Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, in a rare wartime address at the United Nations General Assembly.
Trump's Board of Peace to unveil $2.45B Gaza recovery plan, Axios reports
Anusha Shah, Reuters | Posted Sept. 23 - 9:10 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's Board of Peace will unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza at a meeting of its members on Wednesday, Axios reported.
News outlets will ask judge to end Trump's White House ban at hearing
Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen, Reuters | Posted Sept. 23 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
News outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico will ask a federal judge on Wednesday to immediately restore their access to the White House after President Donald Trump banned them.

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy's UN address
Samya Kullab, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 23 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was to address the United Nations General Assembly.

China's Xi to begin state visit to Washington with rare planeside welcome from Trump
Michelle L. Price, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 23 - 6:55 a.m. | Save Story
When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, in Xi's first visit to Washington in over a decade.

What's the price tag — in dollars and missile interceptor stockpiles — of the Iran War?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 22 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military's ongoing conflict with Iran is exacting a heavy cost in both cash and weaponry, according to an analysis released this week by the Congressional Budget Office.
Banned White House outlets cover Trump at UN as court hearing looms
Helen Coster, Reuters | Updated Sept. 22 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters covered his visit to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday as they wait for a court hearing over their ban from the White House.

Major name in US politics coming to Utah
KSL | Posted Sept. 22 - 8:06 p.m. | Save Story
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was announced as the keynote speaker for the 2027 Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit
UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address
Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters | Updated Sept. 22 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday, calling on world leaders to unite as they struggle to confront mounting global challenges.

Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
Fatima Hussein & Michelle Price, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 22 - 4:25 p.m. | Save Story
Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges.

Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Sept. 22 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
A former postal worker allegedly threw away ballots meant to be delivered to registered voters during the June primary election, according to a federal grand jury indictment.

Utah Democratic candidate among dozens who failed to file financial reports on time
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Sept. 22 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah Democratic candidate for Congress was the subject of an ethics complaint earlier this month alleging he failed to meet the deadline for disclosing his personal financial information.

Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
Jack Brook and Dorany Pineda, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 22 - 3:57 p.m. | Save Story
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of missing insulin shots and meals to manage his diabetes is the third detainee to die in less than six months at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

2 Utah Republicans push back against Trump's media ban
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Sept. 22 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
Two members of Utah's all-Republican congressional delegation are pushing back against President Donald Trump's decision to ban three media outlets from the White House.

Moab-area ICE action prompts dust-up, mild rebuke from Grand County Sheriff's Office
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Sept. 22 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
An immigration enforcement action in the Moab area prompted a mild rebuke from the Grand County Sheriff's Office while ICE said it had advised local officials of the plans.
Trump says Iran deal nearing, Tehran offers Hormuz reopening
Gram Slattery, Parisa Hafezi and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters | Updated Sept. 22 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington and Tehran were moving toward a settlement, while a senior Iranian official said Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Zelenskyy to meet Trump at UN in push for energy truce with Russia
Tom Balmforth, Reuters | Updated Sept. 22 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet President Donald Trump at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, where he will push for an energy truce with Russia.
Trump, Greenland, Denmark sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff
Gram Slattery and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters | Updated Sept. 22 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that may resolve a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.


