Eugene Robinson: Trump's cabinet loves living large
Washington • So are there members of President Trump’s Cabinet who don’t travel by private jet? Put another way, do any of our top officials understand the difference between public service and...
View ArticleTV review: BYUtv’s sci-fi series ‘Extinct’ falls flat
I was hoping I’d be able to tell you that BYUtv’s “Extinct” is a show worth watching,but I can’t. After making my feelings about the show’s co-creator (with Aaron Johnston) and executive producer,...
View ArticleEating out in Park City is affordable during the 15-day Dine About
Park City restaurants are offering 15 days of dining deals during the fifth annual Dine About.During the promotion, which begins Sunday, Oct. 1, guests can enjoy two-course lunches for $10 or $15 per...
View ArticleWest Jordan ends dispute over electronic meeting participation with unanimous...
West Jordan’s City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to change a 14-year-old rule governing council members’ electronic participation in its meetings.The new rule will allow council members to...
View ArticleYosemite's El Capitan scarred after 2 days of rock falls
Yosemite National Park, Calif. • Two thundering rock falls in as many days at Yosemite National Park’s landmark El Capitan left experienced climbers stunned as huge plumes of dust enveloped the valley...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Between BYU and USU, who needs a win more?
The last time BYU’s offense looked this bad, Bronco Mendenhall fired his defensive coordinator.BYU’s 2010 offensive struggles, with four straight games of fewer than 20 points, included a 31-16 loss at...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Time to end the happy talk and grill the tax-plan salesmen
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., and other Republican proponents of the tax “plan” released on Wednesday will fan out on the Sunday talk shows. Rather than allow them to spout talking points,...
View ArticlePope Francis’ deputy urges dialogue after Francis accused of heresy
Vatican City • The Vatican secretary of state called Thursday for greater dialogue within the Catholic Church after a small group of traditionalists formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy...
View ArticleMattel gadget listens to babies, setting off privacy alarms
Toymaker Mattel has announced plans to sell a nursery gadget that will listen to infants and watch over them, record their sleep patterns, and even play a lullaby should they awaken.Put another way: It...
View ArticleThe Spiral Jetty, and more: Utah’s most famous artwork — from A to Z
When Hikmet Sidney Loe told her adviser that she wanted to write her master’s thesis in art history on Spiral Jetty, the adviser was dubious.“He said, ‘You’re not going to write a dead work of art....
View ArticleUtahns who know something about autism aren’t too sure about ABC’s ‘The Good...
The new ABC series “The Good Doctor” centers on a young surgeon with autism — and the character is already controversial.“It’s like ‘Green Mile.’ He’s a magical creature that comes into everyone’s...
View ArticleImmigrants line up to renew work permits as program ends
Los Angeles • The line stretches down the block before the sun rises in Los Angeles for immigrants seeking help to renew their work permits under a 5-year-old program that has shielded them from...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: What we can learn from Hefner’s hedonistic fantasy world
Sept. 10, 1974.I’m sure of the date because it was my 18th birthday. Old enough to finally buy a copy of Playboy magazine at the Campus Activities Center bookstore without fear of being challenged or...
View ArticleRich Lowry: The GOP identity crisis
The Republican Party can’t pass Obamacare repeal, but it can nominate Roy Moore.This is the state of the GOP in a nutshell. It is a party locked in mortal combat between an establishment that is...
View ArticleTransgender teacher removed from classroom after some parents object to...
A Florida school district this week transferred a fifth-grade teacher from working with children into a classroom with adults afterthe educator requested to be addressed with gender-neutral...
View ArticleTrump promotes 'giant, beautiful, massive' tax plan
Washington • President Donald Trump said Friday that the centerpiece of his plan to help American businesses and workers “thrive, compete and grow” is a “giant, beautiful, massive, the biggest ever in...
View ArticleD.A. warns failure to hire additional prosecutors could hamper Operation Rio...
The flood of arrests since the August launch of Operation Rio Grande — the massive crackdown on crime followed by attempts to connect addicts and homeless people with treatment and services — has left...
View ArticleYellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma
St. Augustine, Fla. • Shelby Hoogendyk says that when she, her husband and her 17-month-old son arrived at an emergency shelter as Hurricane Irma closed in, they were separated from others by yellow...
View ArticleSalt Lake City police chief says officers shot man during ‘violent, intense’...
A man who was fatally shot during a “very violent, intense” confrontation with Salt Lake City police officers on Thursday afternoon had reportedly been acting erratically at a massage school just...
View ArticleRussia's next election attack hard to predict, spy-catcher says
National security agencies are certain Russia will try to influence future elections, but they don’t know how to stop it, according to the head of U.S. counterintelligence.While Russia exploited...
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