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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert used jet skis to help rescue the occupants of a hel...
Issy Ronald, CNN

Buccaneers QB Blaine Gabbert helped rescue family from helicopter crash

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert used Jet Skis to help rescue the occupants of a helicopter after it crash landed in the water on Thursday.
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Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on January 22, 2021 in Chica...
Associated Press

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $785M after no big winner

The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot.
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player and coach at practice...
Associated Press

BYU offensive lineman Veikoso dies in construction accident

Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso has been killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii. His family confirmed that the 22-year-old died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair during holiday break from school collapsed.
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The Confederate Memorial stands outside the Governor's office at the Alabama State Capitol on May 1...
KIM CHANDLER Associated Press

Alabama to allow concealed guns without permit in 2023

Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without getting a state permit that requires a background check.
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President Joe Biden at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on September 20, 2022 in Washington, D...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Biden pardons 6 convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes

President Joe Biden has pardoned six people who've served out sentences after convictions on a murder charge and drug- and alcohol-related crimes.
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Flowers and stuffed animals are lined up outside the University of Idaho to pay tribute to four stu...
Elizabeth Wolfe and John Miller, CNN

Idaho student killings suspect ‘eager to be exonerated of these charge,’ police say

Authorities carefully tracked the man charged in the killings of four Idaho college students as he drove across the country around Christmas and continued surveilling him for several days before finally arresting him Friday, sources tell CNN.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN

New Year’s pay boost: These states are raising their minimum wage

(CNN) — The current period of high inflation that has significantly impacted the US economy will also influence a New Year’s tradition: The annual state minimum wage increases. By January 1, hourly minimum wages in 23 states will rise as part of previously scheduled efforts to reach $15 an hour or to account for cost-of-living […]
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Barbara Walters attends The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Symposium & Awards Luncheon at The ...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer

Barbara Walters, news pioneer and ‘The View’ creator, dies

Barbara Walters, a pioneer as TV news’ first woman superstar, has died. She was 93.
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Abdul Sharifu, 26, is one of more than three dozen victims of the Buffalo blizzard. (The Sharifu Fa...
Sharif Paget, Caroll Alvarado and Jeanne Bonner, CNN

‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard

At least 39 people died in Erie County, New York, from the winter storm that buried the city of Buffalo in nearly 52 inches of snow. Here are some of their stories.
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The Sturgeon Moon rises beyond the city on August 11, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sturgeon...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Keep an eye on the sky for 2023’s celestial events

Stunning meteor showers, full moons and eclipses will light up the sky in 2023.
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Jay Withey was stranded in Cheektowaga, a town in Erie County, New York, in the middle of a histori...
Sharif Paget and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN

Man breaks into school and shelters more than 20 people from blizzard

As a deadly and historic blizzard barreled through Erie County, New York, last weekend, some residents found themselves in a dire scenario — stranded in howling snow with nowhere to go, their cars dwindling in gas supply with police unable to come to the rescue.
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A cold and flu medicine shelf is empty in a CVS pharmacy on Dec. 6, 2022 in Burbank, California. So...
Jacqueline Howard, CNN

Flu activity still high but continued to decline before Christmas, CDC data shows

Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States but continued to decline in most areas last week, leading up to Christmas, according to data published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Associated Press

13 bison die, struck by vehicles north of West Yellowstone

Just over a dozen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after they were struck by vehicles on U.S. Highway 191 just north of the town of West Yellowstone, the western entrance to Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: A view of the logo on the field prior to the game between the Oh...
Larry D. Curtis

Rose Bowl Parade continues its ‘never on Sunday’ tradition established in 1893

Traditions, that are such an essential part of the Rose Bowl Parade, extend way back to the 19th Century and include a "never on Sunday" policy.
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Flyer for killings of University of Idaho students...
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Break in case of killings of 4 Idaho students

An arrest has been made in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, a case that shocked the small college town and seemed to perplex investigators for weeks.
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This photo provided by Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility shows Bryan Kohberger. Arrest pape...
Marc Levy, Rebecca Boone and Mike Balsamo, Associated Press

Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania

A suspect in the killings of four slain Idaho students has been arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said Friday.
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Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20, will be awarded p...
Veronica Miracle, Josh Campbell and Mark Morales, CNN

Suspect in custody in connection to killings of 4 Univ. of Idaho students, sources say

The Moscow Police Department will hold a news conference Friday to announce developments in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students.
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Travelers walk past the Southwest Airlines check-in counter at Denver International Airport on Dece...
Associated Press

Southwest Airlines schedule returns to relative normalcy

Southwest Airlines is returning to a relatively normal flight schedule as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition durin...
Michael R. Sisak and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress

Democrats in Congress have released six years' worth of former President Donald Trump's tax returns.
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Couple Gabbie and Chandler Jensen on their flight to Dallas, before their DC flight was cancelled. ...
Ashley Moser

Utah couple gets stuck in Texas, roadtrips to DC for their wedding reception after flight cancellations

A Utah couple decides to road trip to their wedding reception near Washington D.C. after being stranded in Dallas, Texas, due to flight cancellations.
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 16: U.S. President Joe Biden (C) signs The Inflation Reduction Act with (L-...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year.
1 year ago
Hundreds of Southwest Airlines passengers bags, waiting to return to their owners at the Salt Lake ...
Alex Cabrero

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines customer’s luggage stranded at Salt Lake International Airport

As hundreds of Southwest Airlines customers wait for their luggage to return, KSL-TV contacted one of the owners to update him on his bag's status.
1 year ago
Salt Lake City with the Olympic rings on the mountain...
Hugo Rikard-Bell, KSLNewsRadio

Japan’s paused Olympic bid will not affect Salt Lake’s

Salt Lake City’s chief Olympic rival, Sapporo, Japan is taking a break in its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.
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A Tesla vehicle is plugged into a Tesla charging station in a parking lot on September 22, 2022 in ...
Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business

Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023

As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren't eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months.
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