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JD McPherson’s new music shakes off the shackles, gets irreverent and fuzzy
JD McPherson is in a car, headed away from a music festival in Tahlequah, Okla., in search of something edible.“All they had to eat there were make-your-own chicken salad sandwiches that had been...
View ArticleFast-food restaurant in Taylorsville closed for having pests and a dirty kitchen
A KFC fast-food restaurant in Taylorsville was shut down on Thursday after inspectors from the Salt Lake County Health Department found a kitchen that was unclean, in disrepair and harboring pests.The...
View ArticleGrant Palmer, who wrote a landmark insider’s critique of Mormonism’s...
Grant Hart Palmer, whose seminal “insider’s” critique of the Book of Mormon’s origins and other writings challenging official LDS Church history led to his disfellowshipment and later exit from...
View Article‘Battle of the Sexes’ triumphs, as it shows the sweat behind tennis’ most...
Like Billie Jean King’s tennis game, the joyous movie “Battle of the Sexes” covers every inch of the court — as an inspirational sports drama, as a riotous comedy, as a tender romance and as an...
View Article‘Year by the Sea’ is a soggy tale of self-discovery
The characters in the self-discovery melodrama “Year by the Sea” are in danger of drowning — not in the cold North Atlantic waters, but in the tidal wave of maritime metaphors unleashed by the...
View ArticleFull Senate approves Huntsman as U.S. ambassador to Russia
Washington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is headed to Moscow.The Senate on Thursday confirmed Huntsman as the U.S. ambassador to Russia without objection in a voice vote. The confirmation was...
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UTA cuts executive benefits to now match $7 for every $3 contributed — triple...
The Utah Transit Authority says compensation for its top executives — long criticized as exorbitant — is now in line with industry standards, after a final cut approved this week in their benefits.But...
View ArticleA doctor’s guilt spurs her to action in moving thriller ‘The Unknown Girl’
In the Belgian drama “The Unknown Girl,” the latest slice of realistic drama from Belgium’s Dardenne brothers, a young doctor’s guilt, ambition and stubbornness are put in play in a search for justice...
View ArticleUtah State basketball: Aggies hope benefits of Italy trip pay off when...
Utah State starts its first day of men’s basketball practice the same time as everybody else.But when the Aggies hit the court Friday, senior guard Julion Pearre feels the team already will be a major...
View ArticleTom Cruise’s charm in the wrong place in drug thriller ‘American Made’
It is not looking like a good year for Tom Cruise.The superstar has put his name and smile behind “American Made,” a rough-and-tumble action thriller that fails for the same reasons his summer...
View ArticleUtah wildlife officials say they won’t renew controversial ban on antler...
In a change of course, Utah wildlife officials said Thursday they do not expect to impose further blanket bans on winter-time antler gathering, an outdoor activity that is soaring in popularity.The...
View ArticleTrump nominates attorney for federal judgeship in Utah
Howard C. Nielson Jr., a Washington, D.C., lawyer who earned an undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University, has been selected to fill a spot on the federal court bench in Utah.President Donald...
View ArticleInsurance rates on Obamacare health exchange to spike by 39 percent in Utah...
Utahns getting health insurance coverage through the federal exchange healthcare.gov could see a substantial spike in their rates next year — and uncertainty on federal funding is mostly to blame,...
View ArticleIntroducing ‘Mormon Land’ — a new podcast about life in and around the LDS...
We’re excited to announce a new podcast produced by The Salt Lake Tribune — “Mormon Land.”On “Mormon Land,” award-winning religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack, Managing Editor David Noyce and Editor...
View ArticleSalt Lake City police kill man after he grabs officer’s baton and beats him...
One person was dead from gunshots fired by police and two Salt Lake City police officers were injured — not by gunshots — near 300 South and 500 East on Thursday afternoon, police said.The man was shot...
View Article‘Behind the Headlines’: Conservative commentator blasts ‘ideological fascism’...
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the University of Utah draws protests. Provo Mayor John Curtis, the Republican candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, receives criticism...
View ArticleUtah parents allegedly forced 7-year-old to sleep naked on a floor without...
Two Hyde Park parents locked their 7-year-old son in a bedroom with no carpet, padding, pillows or bedding, and forced him to sleep naked with only a blanket, the child told police earlier this...
View ArticleProtesters criticize DeVos, change on campus sexual assault probes
A small group of protesters gathered Thursday on the campus of George Washington University, voicing their support for transgender students and victims of sexual assault before an appearance by...
View ArticlePrep football: Garrett Rusick spearheads Skyridge's ball-hawking defense
Lehi • Undefeated Skyridge has put plenty of points on the board this year, but even more notable is the fact that it has given up so few — only one for every five that they score.That’s a ratio any...
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Real Salt Lake has salvaged its season — here’s how it happened
Fireworks were the perfect way to celebrate the beginning of Real Salt Lake’s rapid climb up the Western Conference Standings.They lit up the sky over StubHub Center on July 4, following RSL’s 6-2 rout...
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