Petula Dvorak : Dotard? How about crapulous, gormless or snoutband? Our guide...
Yes, dotard is a real word.Thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who used the word to describe President Donald Trump as “a mentally deranged U.S. dotard” this week, Americans rediscovered an...
View Article‘It looked like it was a war zone’: Damage from rare tornado lingers for...
Riverdale • Damage from a rare tornado that ripped through a Utah county a year ago still lingers in the homes and minds of people who live in its path.The twister gutted 12 homes and damaged dozens...
View ArticleMia Love: A rigorous but fair process for some undocumented immigrants
For years, our nation’s families and businesses have suffered at the hands of broken federal immigration policies. Political gridlock, congressional inaction and executive overreach have combined to...
View ArticleBloomberg View: Price's ethical problems reflect Trump's indifference
Under the lax ethical standards President Donald Trump brought to the White House, rampant conflicts of interest are treated with casual indifference. This disregard has sent a message to his entire...
View ArticleDancing cosplayers and other highlights from Day 2 of Salt Lake Comic Con
The energy at the 2017 Salt Lake Comic Con swelled Friday as thousands of people poured into the Salt Palace Convention Center to meet celebrities, attend panels, buy from vendors and see their...
View Article$30 million Rocky Mountain Power, Chevron lawsuit over Red Butte Creek oil...
Rocky Mountain Power announced Friday that it had settled a lawsuit with oil giant Chevron related to two spills that poured tens of thousands of gallons of crude into Red Butte Creek.Chevron Pipe Line...
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Author and sex therapist Marty Klein talks porn — and some Utahns’ fear of it...
Can pornography be an addiction?Marty Klein says no. Take away an addict’s drugs, and witness their withdrawals — physical illness. Take away a frequent porn watcher’s porn, says Klein, and the person...
View ArticleTroy Williams replaces injured Huntley, leads Utes to 30-24 win over Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. • None of it came easy or pretty and it certainly came at a cost, but Utah showed it could trade punches with a Pac-12 opponent on the way to its fourth win of the season.The Utes came...
View ArticleCommission nominates 7 people for Utah Supreme Court vacancy — and like the...
Seven people — four of whom are women — have been nominated to replace retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham, the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice announced Friday.Durham, who...
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Paul Waldman: Does Trump even know what he hates about the Iran nuclear deal?
President Donald Trump knows that the deal negotiated between the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and Iran to restrain Iran’s nuclear program is just terrible. As he said at the...
View ArticleNew Department of Education rules could shift standard of proof for campus...
Utah college and university students who experience rape and sexual assault may have a harder time proving their case, under new instructions issued by the U.S. Department of Education. Education...
View ArticleUtah chiropractor convicted of sexually assaulting 3 patients
A jury found an Orem chiropractor guilty Friday of object rape and other sexual offenses against three patients who said he touched their genitals during treatment.The crimes for which Dale Harland...
View ArticleUtah Symphony starts its Saint-Saëns symphonic cycle
The Utah Symphony and music director Thierry Fischer are launching a new recording project this weekend: the complete symphonies of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, plus a handful of his other hits...
View ArticlePrep football: Crew Wakley, Jordan work over Brighton in 49-21 win
Cottonwood Heights • Jordan quarterback Crew Wakley was a human highlight reel, picking apart Brighton’s defense with both arm and leg in the Beetdiggers’ 49-21 victory Friday.“Our coaches came up with...
View ArticleKirby: Attack of the killer weeds — and my monstrous transformation into the...
I woke in the middle of the night with a pillow jammed over my face and someone leaning on it. I could barely breathe.Thinking it was a professional hit arranged by my wife or editor, I stopped...
View ArticlePrep football: East needs two fourth-down TD runs to subdue Herriman
East brought a national reputation and a high Class 6A ranking into Friday’s homecoming game against Herriman.The Mustangs, on the other hand, came to Salt Lake City with a 1-4 record. Few gave the...
View ArticleLarry Scott address pace of play in Pac-12 games
Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott addressed reporters in the press box at Arizona Stadium during halftime of Friday’s game.Scott said the conference has been happy so far with its efforts to...
View ArticlePrep football: Lone Peak outlasts American Fork in offensive shootout
Highland • A high-powered American Fork offense certainly posed a challenge for the Lone Peak defense when the Cavemen arrived for Friday’s game.But the host Knights’ offense knew it could score a ton...
View ArticlePrep football: Lehi’s Cooper, Moody team up to overwhelm Olympus
Lehi • Quarterback Cammon Cooper saw Jaxon Moody in the end zone and let it fly. Moody stretched and tipped the ball to himself, hauling it in just before falling out of the back of the end zone.That...
View ArticlePrep football: Dixie gets revenge with victory over Pine View
St. George • Dixie players and coaches had Friday night’s game circled on the calendar after falling to Pine View in the Class 3AA state semifinals last year.Dixie’s sidelines were full of smiles and...
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