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Ex-FBI chief Comey released after court appearance on alleged Trump threat
Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated April 29 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in federal court in Virginia on Wednesday, a day after being indicted over a social media post that prosecutors allege threatened President Donald Trump.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla kick off their New York City visit at the 9/11 Memorial
Philip Marcelo, Associated Press | Posted April 29 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have kicked off their trip to New York City with a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial, where they plan to honor victims of the 2001 attacks during a wreath-laying ceremony.
Skeptical Democrats confront Hegseth for the first time since start of Iran war
Ben Finley, Stephen Groves, David Klepper and Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press | Updated April 29 - 10:56 a.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers as he goes before Congress for the first time since the Iran war began.
Why America's biggest companies gave up the fight against Utah's app store law protecting kids
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted April 29 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
One of the largest technology groups in the country backed off from challenging Utah's age verification requirement for app stores last week.
US Supreme Court blocks Louisiana voting map with second Black-majority district
John Kruzel, Reuters | Updated April 29 - 9:10 a.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a group of Black Louisiana voters in their defense of a voting map that added a second Black-majority congressional district in the state.
King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress
Steven Sloan, Josh Boak, Mary Clare Jalonick and Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build "one of the most consequential alliances in human history."
White House withdraws nomination of National Parks director
Kevin Lind, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Three months after nominating Scott Socha to be the next National Park Service director, the White House pulled him from consideration on Monday.
Sen. Mike Lee introduces bill targeting federal affirmative-action policies
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 28 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has introduced a measure to end federal affirmative-action policies in granting of federal contracts, saying they "defy our founding values."
Judge rules against legislative candidate who failed to qualify for primary by 3 signatures
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 28 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah judge ruled against a legislative candidate who sued her county clerk after falling just three signatures short of the threshold to qualify for the primary election ballot.
Trump, unhappy with latest peace proposal, says Iran 'figuring out its leadership'
Nandita Bose, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with President Donald Trump, unhappy with the latest proposal from Tehran, saying Iran was in a "state of collapse."
DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey over '86 47' post
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The Justice Department brought criminal charges against James Comey on Tuesday for a second time, accusing the former FBI director of threatening President Donald Trump.
North Carolina man charged with forging signatures in Prop 4 repeal effort
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 28 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
A North Carolina man is facing 22 criminal charges accusing him of forging signatures while working on the recent effort to repeal Proposition 4 in Utah.
FCC to order early license reviews of Disney-owned ABC stations, source says
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
The FCC is set to order early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations as soon as Tuesday in a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration's fight with major media outlets.
Inside a renewed Utah copper mine, built for the AI age
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
On a windy afternoon, a copper mine in southeastern Utah resumed production after resting dormant since 2024. Its reboot marks a significant step toward using AI in physically demanding work.
Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss response to Iranian strikes
Reuters | Posted April 28 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired a consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, state media said.
UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and women's employment are not lifted.
Critics say Utah law gives unelected developers too much taxing power
Eric S. Peterson for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Posted April 28 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah law gives unelected developers the power to issue bonds and pass those costs on to homebuyers. Such taxes can amount to second mortgages paid off for decades.
Trump says ABC should fire late-night host Kimmel
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated April 27 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel should immediately be fired by ABC and parent company Walt Disney.
