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No verdict on first day of jury deliberations at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial
Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted June 30 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started.

Rejected by his mother, a rare wild Asian horse foal finds a new mom in a grieving domestic mare
Mark Vancleave and Steve Karnowski, Associated Press | Posted June 30 - 9:54 p.m. | Save Story
An endangered wild Asian horse foal is thriving thanks to an unlikely hero.

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students, multiple media report
Reuters | Updated June 30 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

A man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2, officials say
Manuel Valdes, Associated Press | Updated June 30 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities say firefighters who rushed to put out a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community found themselves instead in an unexpected shootout.
Meta, TikTok can be sued by mother of NYC teen killed while 'subway surfing'
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Posted June 30 - 11:11 a.m. | Save Story
Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy who died while "subway surfing" on a moving train, a New York state judge ruled.

Disney cruise returns to port after child falls overboard at sea; father jumps in to rescue
Alex Browning and Aaron Page, CNN | Posted June 30 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
A luxurious vacation at sea turned harrowing after a little girl fell overboard a Disney cruise ship. Her father made the remarkable save, jumping into danger to rescue her.
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to campaign spending curbs in JD Vance case
John Kruzel, Reuters | Posted June 30 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Republican-led challenge on free speech grounds to a provision of federal campaign finance law that limits spending by political parties in coordination with candidates running for office in a case involving Vice President JD Vance.

Secretary Burgum: The future of American energy and mining dominance lies out West
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 30 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the West must spearhead solutions to the "existential threat" facing the nation.
Senate Republicans try to get Trump's tax cuts over the line, setting aside cost concerns
Bo Erickson and Phil Stewart, Reuters | Updated June 30 - 7:11 a.m. | Save Story
Senate Republicans on Monday will try to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, despite divisions within the party about its expected $3.3 trillion hit to the nation's debt pile.

'Multiple full-time jobs': Inside the life of young parents in Congress
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted June 30 - 6:24 a.m. | Save Story
Back-and-forth travel underscores the difficulty for parents in Congress who must balance the demands of raising a family with the chaotic nature of being a lawmaker in Washington.

Will the IOC's policy on transgender athlete participation change?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 29 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
What's being called an effort to come up with ways to protect the female category in sports competitions could change the International Olympic Committee's policy on transgender athletes.
Trump tells Fox News he has group of wealthy people to buy TikTok
Reuters | Posted June 29 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said Sunday he found a buyer for the TikTok short-video app, which he described as a group of "very wealthy people" whose identities he will reveal in about two weeks.
Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump calls for war to end
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as President Trump called for an end to the war.

BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here's a better way to measure weight
Sandee LaMotte, CNN | Posted June 29 - 11:21 a.m. | Save Story
When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different approach to weight measurement may be more accurate.

Against the odds, Gen Z is breaking into the housing market
Samantha Delouya, CNN | Posted June 29 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
Despite daunting market conditions, America's youngest generation of adults is managing to break into the housing market in growing numbers.

Should public school teachers be allowed to lead students in prayer? Here's what Americans think
Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News | Posted June 29 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments.
Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack; Zelenskiy calls for US help
Pavel Polityuk, Reuters | Posted June 29 - 9:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages.

Sen. Mike Lee pulls public lands sale from Trump tax bill
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted June 28 - 8:51 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mike Lee said late Saturday he was pulling a provision to sell public lands from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" because of changes required by the Senate parliamentarian.
