Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide. Over 52.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory […]
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Hospitals around the country are running out of beds in their intensive care units due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases. The U.S. is averaging about 125,000 new cases of the virus a day, according to an ABC News […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesBy JAMES HILL and AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Alex Acosta, then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, exercised “poor judgment” when he resolved a federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein through a state-based plea agreement in 2008, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility has concluded […]
PROVO, Utah-In a statement released late Thursday, BYU’s home football game against North Alabama at LaVell Edwards Stadium November 21 will exclude general admission fans. Only players and coaches’ families will be permitted to attend. This will be a 1:00 pm kickoff and can be heard on KSVC-AM 980 and […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-In a statement released by the Southern Utah University athletic department Thursday, the Thunderbirds’ men’s and women’s basketball seasons will commence without spectators. Several factors went into this decision. Among them are rising covid-19 cases in Utah and the university’s commitment to health and well-being of student-athletes. A […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Thursday, University of Utah men’s basketball junior forward Timmy Allen was named to the Pac-12 men’s basketball preseason all-conference first team by conference media. This was confirmed during the conference’s virtual media day. The Utes were picked to finish eighth in the conference standings by the league’s media. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest hospital systems is adding nearly 200 traveling nurses to keep staffing levels up as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to shatter records. Hospital officials said Thursday that the state’s hospitals are well into their contingency care protocols, and some have effectively […]
DENVER (AP) — The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Utah’s Arches National Park. The claim says newlyweds Esther Nakajjigo and […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Thursday, Dixie State men’s basketball announced the signing of Lehi High School guard Noa Gonsalves. The 6-1 Gonsalves is currently a senior at Lehi High School. Last season, Gonsalves averaged 19.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.04 assists per game for the Pioneers. Gonsalves is the first signee in […]
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide. Over 52.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory […]
