Zverev upsets Federer for Rogers title
Montreal • Alexander Zverev’s hot streak is still alive. Roger Federer’s win streak is over.The German beat Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the Rogers Cup final on Sunday for his 10th consecutive victory.The...
View ArticleFinau and Summerhays struggle at the PGA Championship
Charlotte, N.C. • Tony Finau and Daniel Summerhays finished the PGA Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club with their final rounds of 3-over 74 and 6-over 77, respectively.Finau finished with a...
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Seahawks win 48-17 in Chargers' debut game at StubHub Center
Carson, Calif. • Philip Rivers’ sharp throw found Antonio Gates in the middle of the end zone, and StubHub Center shook with cheers from fans who were thrilled to see this familiar teamwork in a...
View ArticleSalt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen makes this promise: No long lines for...
Remember the painfully long lines to vote last November?Well, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen does, too. So while it’s no presidential election, but a primary for city races and the 3rd...
View ArticleGomberg: Here are the secrets nobody actually tells you about becoming a parent
I was holding Harvey while Elenor filled our coffee tumblers when Harvey in half flirtation and half utilitarian face wiping buried his snotty nose into the sleeve of my blouse.I’d been snotted.That...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Trump to address race-fueled clash
Bedminster, N.J. • As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in...
View ArticlePolice: 17 immigrants locked inside rig at Texas truck stop
Edinburg, Texas • Police in Texas acting on a tip found 17 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the border with Mexico.Edinburg...
View ArticleChinese dissident stands trial after 2 years in detention
Beijing • A prominent activist who called himself the Ultra Vulgar Butcher as he put pressure on local Chinese officials he said had done wrong stood trial Monday accused of subverting state power, a...
View ArticleNews roundup: Trump faces backlash after not directly condemning white...
Trump faces backlash after not directly condemning white supremacists in statement on Charlottesville. Utah leaders react to the deadly melee in Virginia. Meet the Republican candidates facing off in...
View ArticleOne-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening
Washington • The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile.So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of...
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Women now hold the majority on the Utah Court of Appeals for the first time
In 1936, Reva Beck Bosone became the first woman elected to a judgeship in Utah. Christine Durham became the state’s first female trial court judge in 1978 and the first woman to serve on the Utah...
View ArticleIdentity of Mill Creek body awaits autopsy
Identification of a badly decomposed male body found floating in Mill Creek this weekend will await results of an autopsy, South Salt Lake police say.SSLPD spokesman Gary Keller said the condition of...
View ArticleRonaldo banned for 5 games after pushing referee
Barcelona, Spain • Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for five games on Monday after shoving a referee following his red card for diving in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona in the season-opening Spanish...
View ArticleHoneyville Fire tops 800 acres; 'keep your drones at home,' authorities warn
As northern Utah’s 800-acre Honeyville Fire remained untamed Monday, authorities urged the public to exercise some common sense and self-control.The blaze erupted Sunday afternoon along State Route 38,...
View ArticleElijah Wood, 'Lord of the Rings' star, to appear at Salt Lake Comic Con
One does not simply walk into Mordor. Walking into Salt Lake Comic Con, though, is a lot easier.Elijah Wood, the actor who portrayed the brave Hobbit Frodo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, is...
View ArticleMormon church dedicates Tucson temple
Mormons on Sunday dedicated the Tucson Temple, making it the sixth in Arizona and 157th worldwide.Weekend events included a cultural celebration, a dedicatory prayer and the traditional cornerstone...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Sizzling Wasatch to cool early this week
After weeks of temperatures flirting with triple-digits, northern Utah is getting a brief break as a late summer cold front moves over the Wasatch Front.On Tuesday, the region looks for highs...
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Ella Joy Olsen returns to Salt Lake City setting for new novel exploring...
After Ella Joy Olsen decided to set her second novel in Salt Lake City, the writer set about doing research in her hometown.In “Where the Sweet Bird Sings,” Emma Hazelton is dealing with her grief over...
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Kragthorpe: Zac Blair and Daniel Summerhays playing for PGA Tour jobs this...
The annual reminder that golf is the purest professional sport hits home this week. Fremont High School graduate Zac Blair and Davis’ Daniel Summerhays, two of the three Utahns among the PGA Tour’s...
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Tour’s goal: Show how everyone can make their homes ‘green’
Developer Matthew Spence’s dedication to building energy-efficient homes will be recognized Saturday, when a tour of “green” homes organized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Utah chapter highlights...
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