Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — COVID-19 vaccinations rose 14% over the past week, White House officials said Friday, as the more contagious delta variant is quickly spreading in under-vaccinated areas. “In the past 7 days 2.15M reported newly vaccinated, vs. 1.88M the 7 days prior (+14%),” Cyrus Shahpar, the White […]
Jason Miller/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — Following decades of backlash from the Native American community, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced that the franchise will change its name from the Indians to the Guardians. The team initially announced its intention to change its name in December 2020, but the new name […]
NEW YORK-Friday, BYU junior center James Empey was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List. Empey is the only Utah-based college football student-athlete to be named to this list. A three-time Rimington Trophy list honoree, the durable Empey has started all 34 games he has played in as a collegian […]
Robert A. Reeder/The The Washington Post via Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Md.) — While extreme heat waves, wildfires and devastating flooding bring attention to the impacts of climate change, some parts of the country are fighting more pernicious effects that threaten both protected ecosystems and important landmarks of American history. Blackwater […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, University of Utah football confirmed fall camp starts August 4. This will be preceded by Pac-12 media day Tuesday July 27. The Utes will be represented at media day by head coach Kyle Whittingham, junior receiver Britain Covey and junior linebacker Devin Lloyd. All of the Utes’ […]
Courtesy of Chris Velazquez (NEW YORK) — Josh Smith, a quadriplegic, has been unable to walk or perform most activities after an accident seven years ago. So when Smith proposed to his girlfriend, Grace on bended knee, it was a big surprise for his friends and family. Smith was able […]
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (NEW YORK) — A former sales representative for a Kentucky company that marketed a performance-enhancing drug used with racehorses pleaded guilty Friday to a criminal charge stemming from what federal prosecutors in New York called a “widespread, corrupt” doping scheme. Michael Kegley conspired with trainers, veterinarians and others […]
narvikk/iStock (COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y.) — Dozens of children tested positive for COVID-19 at an upstate New York summer camp, health officials confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. The site of the outbreak was Camp Pontiac, a 550-person sleep-away camp located in Columbia County, about 2 1/2 hours north of New […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People in Utah are gathering to celebrate the state’s history and recognize early Mormon pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom. Pioneer Day is a beloved only-in-Utah holiday every July 24 that features parades, rodeos, fireworks and more. The festivities were canceled last […]
NEW YORK-Friday, BYU freshman tight end Isaac Rex and Utah junior tight end Cole Fotheringham were named to the Mackey Award Watch List. This award is annually given to the most outstanding tight end in the country. Last season, the 6-6 247-pound Rex tied Florida junior Kyle Pitts for the […]
