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Family of Provo man shot by FBI says they ‘mourn the loss of a good and decent man’

The family of a man shot and killed by the FBI Wednesday said they are shocked and devastated as they mourn the loss of "a good and decent man."
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Associated Press

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
9 months ago
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Associated Press

More Michigan Republicans accused of being fake electors for Trump plead not guilty

All 16 Michigan Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in power are challenging the charges, after the final nine either pleaded not guilty or had a judge enter the pleas on their behalf Thursday in state court.
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BY CLAYRE SCOTT, KSL NewsRadio

PACT Act application deadline extended through Aug. 14

The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended the deadline to file a PACT Act claim from its original deadline to the end of Aug. 14.
9 months ago
President Joe Biden waves toward the media as he arrives on Air Force One at Roland R. Wright Air N...
Associated Press

Biden will ask Congress for $13B to support Ukraine and $12B for disaster fund, an AP source says

White House will ask Congress for $13 billion more to fund Ukraine war and $12 billion for disaster fund, AP source says.
9 months ago
Smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tu...
Mark Thiessen and Audrey McAvoy

Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom

Smoke and ash lingered over Lahaina after a wildfire devastated Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime capital of the former kingdom.
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Samantha Murphy Kelly

iPhone users will soon have to adjust to this small but significant change

Apple is making a subtle change to the iPhone’s software that will likely mess with your muscle memory: The big red “end call” button is moving.
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The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in ...
Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Nick Perry

At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape

Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years.
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Andrew Adams and Cimaron Neugebauer

‘That’s not the man I knew’: Neighbors describe Provo suspect killed by FBI

Neighbors of a man who was shot and killed by FBI agents in Provo on Wednesday morning are providing fresh context about who he was and the deadly turn of events that occurred.
9 months ago
US President Joe Biden walks to sign a proclamation to designate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni  Ancest...
Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN

Biden administration announces new bans on investments in China for national security

 President Biden’s administration limited US investments in China in an effort to protect national security.
9 months ago
A cyclist rides under a blanket of haze partially obscuring the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Ju...
Jen Christensen, CNN

Deaths, disabilities from heart problems related to air pollution are on the rise, study finds

The number of people killed or disabled by certain heart problems caused by exposure to air pollution has risen significantly since 1990 a study says.
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company Robert Iger attends the Television ...
Samantha Delouya, CNN

Disney raises price for Disney+, as revenue shrinks nearly everywhere but parks

The Walt Disney Company is hiking prices for its Disney+ streaming service for the second time in less than a year.
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Associated Press

American nurse and her young daughter freed nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti

An aid organization in Haiti says that American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been freed nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in the capital Port-au-Prince.
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Associated Press

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80.
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Associated Press

Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump’s Twitter account

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account
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A red flag warning visitors swimming is prohibited is seen at the entrance to Rockaway beach, Tuesd...
Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews

Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC’s Rockaway Beach

Authorities say a woman was seriously injured when a shark bit her on the leg while she was swimming at a New York City beach.
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Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui's upcoun...
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

UPDATE: Maui mayor says 6 people have died in wildfire

Wind-whipped wildfires are racing through parts of Hawaii, burning structures in a historic town on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and leading some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean, where they were rescued by the Coast Guard.
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Lottery forms are shown, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana n...
Associated Press

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history

A single lottery ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
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People look at tributes left outside the former home of Sinead O'Connor ahead of the late singer's ...
Associated Press

Mourners in Ireland pay their respects to singer Sinéad O’Connor at funeral procession

Throngs of fans lined the streets of Sinéad O’Connor’s former hometown in Ireland to bid farewell to the gifted singer as her funeral procession passed by Tuesday following a private memorial service.
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Jeffrey Fredrickson (left) and Irina Miller (right) were arrested after a woman claimed they had ro...
Kaitlyn Hart

Two arrested after reportedly holding roommate at knife-point

Two Idaho Falls locals were arrested Sunday after a woman claimed they had robbed and held her at knife-point.
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Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco is pictured here. (Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Taco Bell’s free ‘Taco Tuesday’ is happening everywhere but New Jersey

Taco Bell is opening a $5 million taco tab and offering free Doritos Locos Tacos in honor of the “liberation” of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark to customers across the country
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Burger King's Whopper burger, fries, and a drink.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)...
CNN

Burger King hopes this change will reignite America’s love for the Whopper

Burger King sales have climbed up slightly, but CEO of parent company says the company is "still not in positive territory."
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The Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset on Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)...
Associated Press

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

After ghost guns were found to be present more often in crime scenes, a regulation was put in place for ghost guns by the Biden administration. A Texas judge ruled to invalidate it. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to put a hold on the invalidation.
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Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Ella Nilsen, CNN

Biden designates new national monument surrounding Grand Canyon a day before Utah visit

President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated the fifth national monument of his presidency and unveiled new climate resilience funding for national parks during a visit to lands surrounding one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon.
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