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Alexandra Petri: President Trump's America is a nightmare. There can be no...
President Donald Trump has run to the door of Congress with yet another Obama-era policy that he has stabbed half to death, shouted “CONGRESS WILL BE TO BLAME IF THIS DIES,” and then run off.This time...
View ArticleMonson: There’s no avoiding it — the Evil Empire will win another Super Bowl
Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it.Gotta do it.The New England Patriots will win another Super Bowl at the tail end of the 2017 season.I get it. Ho-hum. It’s neither a risky, nor an original...
View ArticleEx-Jazz player Derek Fisher and BYU grad Lindsey Stirling will be ‘Dancing...
ABC has announced the cast for the upcoming 25th season of “Dancing With the Stars,” and there is, once again, a bit of a Utah flavor.The collection of B-list celebrities includes a former member of...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Kicking out DREAMers hurts us all
In the world of public relations, it’s common knowledge that if you want a story to get overlooked or buried, either release it on a Friday evening or when another news story is really heating up....
View ArticleDavis County No. 2 in nation for employment growth
Among the nation’s 347 largest counties, Davis County had the second largest jump in employment between the first quarter of last year and this year.And Utah County was tied for No. 4, according to...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Falcons will return to the Super Bowl, as losers never do lately
This may look like the easy choice, picking the team that lost the previous Super Bowl to win a conference championship and get back to that stage, being more motivated by the defeat.Makes sense,...
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Leonard Pitts: America, a land of liberty and justice for some
Steve Loomis is angry.Loomis, the head of Cleveland’s police union, is using words like “hypocritical,” “ignorant,” and “offensive,” and you might, for a wishful second, convince yourself he’s talking...
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Salvador Dali's exhumed DNA disproves paternity claim
Madrid • A paternity test has disproved a Spanish woman’s claim that she is the daughter of surrealist artist Salvador Dali, the deceased painter’s foundation announced Wednesday.The Gala-Salvador Dali...
View ArticleUtah-BYU fans take their rivalry to social media
The game, of course, will be played on the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium Saturday night. But the pregame festivities are well underway for Utah and BYU fans dissing, teasing and bragging all over...
View ArticleReport: Red Sox used Apple Watch to steal Yankees' signs
Boston • Looking for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a high-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees.The first-place Red Sox admitted to Major...
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BYU football notes: Chaz Ah You’s father once coached Utes
Provo • From making a splash to playing flash.That’s a good way to describe highly recruited Timpview High athlete Chaz Ah You’s first year at BYU.The four-star recruit made a splash on Signing Day...
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Mayor Biskupski: Police officer who arrested nurse should immediately have...
The police officer who arrested a University Hospital nurse during a July 26 dispute over getting a blood draw from a patient, should immediately have been placed on administrative leave, according to...
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NFL: Seahawks' Michael Bennett said he feared for his life after encounter...
Las Vegas • Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett accused Las Vegas police on Wednesday of racially motivated excessive force, saying he was threatened at gunpoint and handcuffed following a report...
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Spanish league head chides PSG and Neymar with crude analogy
Manchester, England • The head of the Spanish soccer league used a crude analogy Wednesday to intensify his criticism of spending by Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain.The French club broke soccer’s...
View ArticleCoCo Vandeweghe 3rd American woman into US Open semifinals
New York • CoCo Vandeweghe made it three Americans into the U.S. Open women’s semifinals, beating top-seeded Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Wednesday.The 20th-seeded Vandeweghe matched her best...
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George Clooney on ‘Suburbicon,’ fatherhood and Trump
Most things have changed in George Clooney’s life since he and wife Amal welcomed twins in July. But as he prepares to unveil his latest directorial effort, “Suburbicon,” some rituals remain eerily...
View ArticleHouse overwhelmingly passes $7.9 billion Harvey aid bill
Washington • The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm as an ever...
View ArticleRains from monster Hurricane Irma begin hitting Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Heavy rain and historic, 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico’s northeast coast Wednesday as Hurricane Irma roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a...
View ArticleMajority favor Rio Grande Street closure, but some question the state’s...
Before ceding a portion of Rio Grande Street to state control for up to two years, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski said the public should get to weigh in.Those who took a Salt Lake City online...
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Victim of South Salt Lake motorcycle hit-and-run dies; suspect arrested
A pedestrian who was critically injured last week by the hit-and-run driver of a stolen motorcycle has died, South Salt Lake police reported Wednesday.Mark E. Swindle, 49, died at a hospital on Tuesday...
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