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WHO advises against use of survivors’ plasma to treat COVID

Experts at the World Health Organization have recommended against using blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat patients with the illness.
4 years ago

‘The Voice’ two-part season finale

Don't miss the two-part LIVE season finale, featuring special performances by chart-topping artists and finalist/coach duets.
4 years ago

Honoring the USS Utah and fallen Utahns on Pearl Harbor Day

As a memorial that bears our state's name, the USS Utah holds a sacred space in the Pacific that’s also honored here in the Beehive State.
4 years ago

Bidens visit WWII memorial on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the World War II Memorial in Washington early Tuesday morning to pay their respects on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
4 years ago

Instagram launches tool urging teens to take a break

Instagram on Tuesday launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.
4 years ago

Hawaii faces life-threatening flooding after some areas of the state see more than a foot of rain in 48 hours

Relentless rain in Hawaii has left parts of the state under the threat of "significant and life-threatening flooding," the National Weather Service in Honolulu said Monday night, with some areas already tallying more than a foot of rain over a 48-hour span.
4 years ago

Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine

President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine.
4 years ago

Utah reports 3,457 cases, 32 more COVID deaths

The Utah Department of Health on Monday said 32 more Utahns have died due to COVID-19 and 3,457 residents have tested positive for the virus since Friday. Eleven of those reported deaths occurred prior to Nov. 1.
4 years ago

Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps

The Department of Justice has sued Texas over new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state's booming Latino and Black populations.
4 years ago

US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses.
4 years ago

Maxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trial

The family of the British woman charged with helping the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls has asked the U.S. attorney general to improve the treatment she is receiving during her trial “in the interest of justice and common humanity.”
4 years ago

Two in custody after alleged kidnapping, robbery in Iron County

Two people were taken into custody after they allegedly broke into a hotel room and took a man at gunpoint to withdraw money from ATMs at two Iron County gas stations.
4 years ago

Smollett trial to resume with defense possibly calling him

The big question when Jussie Smollett's trial resumes will be whether the actor will tell his side of the story.
4 years ago

NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers

Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27.
4 years ago

One injured after road-rage shooting on SR 201

State troopers are searching for a suspect who fired six shots at a car following a road rage incident on state Route 201, injuring one person.
4 years ago

Michigan school officials had legal grounds to search shooting suspect’s backpack and locker but did not, prosecutor says

Following Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, and subsequent manhunt and arrest of the suspected shooter's parents, authorities said the three were being housed at the same facility and monitored under suicide watch.
4 years ago

Volcano rescue workers dig through thick layers of hot ash in Indonesia after Mount Semeru erupts

Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris Monday to find survivors of a volcanic eruption that left more than a dozen people dead and thousands displaced in the country's East Java province.
4 years ago

Utah reports 1,873 COVID-19 cases, 19 additional deaths

The Utah Department of Health on Friday said 19 more Utahns have died due to COVID-19 and 1,873 residents have tested positive for the virus.
4 years ago

Police are searching for the parents of the Michigan high school shooting suspect after they are charged with involuntary manslaughter

The parents of the 15-year-old charged in this week's deadly shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School were each charged Friday with four counts of homicide involuntary manslaughter.
4 years ago

Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting

A prosecutor has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan high school.
4 years ago

Honda recalls SUVs and pickups because hoods can fly open

Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving.
4 years ago

US employers added a sluggish 210,000 jobs in November

America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding a still-solid 210,000 jobs, the fewest in nearly a year.
4 years ago

Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues.
4 years ago

School chief: Discipline not needed for boy before shooting

The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally shot.
4 years ago

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