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UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted April 27 - 7:35 p.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.
Congressional Republicans push legislation to build, fund Trump's $400 million ballroom
Richard Cowan, Reuters | Posted April 27 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
Two days after a shooting at a dinner that President Donald Trump was attending, Republicans in Congress pushed for legislation to fund and speed construction of a White House ballroom.
King Charles arrives in US for state visit amid differences over Iran war
Suzanne Plunkett and Jacob Bogage, Reuters | Updated April 27 - 5:14 p.m. | Save Story
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan Donald Trump.
US Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-Republican Texas voting map
John Kruzel, Reuters | Posted April 27 - 3:09 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the House of Representatives.
Virginia Supreme Court considers blocking voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
Gary D. Robertson and David A. Lieb, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 2:35 p.m. | Save Story
Attorneys defending Virginia's new Democratic-drawn congressional map are facing questions from the state's Supreme Court, considering overturning the plan approved by voters.
Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated April 27 - 1:47 p.m. | Save Story
The man accused of shooting a Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate him.
This Utah congressman wants to get AI out of children's toys
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated April 27 - 1:10 p.m. | Save Story
As artificial intelligence tools become more common in daily life, one Utah congressman wants to draw a line about their use by banning chatbots from children's toys.
Trump's upcoming public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 8:50 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump is likely to face new security questions as he plans to attend a series of large, high-profile events in the coming months.
Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88
Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 7:31 a.m. | Save Story
Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
Trump says Iran can phone if it wants to talk; Iranian minister heads to Russia
Steve Holland, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad, Reuters | Posted April 27 - 7:05 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have a nuclear weapon.
King Charles' visit to US to proceed after Washington shooting
Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump.
Trump support drops in Utah, driven by religious voters
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
New polling shows President Donald Trump's approval ratings are sinking in the Beehive State, mostly thanks to flagging support among Republicans and religious voters.
Hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions
Eric S. Peterson for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Posted April 26 - 4:55 p.m. | Save Story
An often hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions. The debt of public infrastructure districts has exploded to three times that of the state government.
Suspect in White House press dinner shooting wrote anti-Christian manifesto, Trump says
Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted April 26 - 2:34 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner had an anti-Christian manifesto.
Netanyahu's biggest rivals join forces for Israel's next election
Maayan Lubell, Reuters | Posted April 26 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year.
Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair
Nichola Groom and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted April 26 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on dropped an investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Trump was likely target of shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, says official
Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 9:34 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding at dinner in Washington, official said.
Liban Mohamed wins District 1 convention vote, as Utah Democrats seek to ride 'blue tsunami'
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 25 - 9:21 p.m. | Save Story
Liban Mohamed upset former Congressman Ben McAdams in a ranked-choice vote election Saturday to secure the Democratic convention vote in Utah's 1st Congressional District.
