VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The threat to Social Security payments posed by a debt ceiling impasse keeps Linda Stanberry, 76, dwelling on her worst fear: the loss of the home she has lived in for 48 years. Stanberry, who depends entirely on about $1,800 she receives in federal benefits […]
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A South Korean man faces 10 years in prison after he allegedly opened an emergency exit door while the plane was still in the air preparing to land. The incident had flyers on Friday asking: How could that happen? The aircraft […]
(St. George, UT) — Gas prices are rising across Utah as the Memorial Day weekend is about to begin. Triple-A reported the statewide average for regular inched up to four-oh-eight a gallon on Thursday. That’s one cent higher than the day before and 32 cents higher than a month ago. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining nearly two-dozen states supporting a federal lawsuit aimed at overturing the Biden administration’s immigration policy. Attorney General Sean Reyes on Thursday joined a coalition of 23 states in filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit filed by Florida. The suit opposes a […]
(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is increasing access at Lake Powell for Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, the Wahweap Main Ramp will open to all motorized vessels and the Stateline Ramp will open to non-motorized vessels. Swimming areas that are open in south Lake Powell include the Lone […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is vowing to block any deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling unless it contains substantial cuts in U.S. spending. The Utah Republican tweeted yesterday that he will use “every procedural tool” he has available to impede any deal that doesn’t contain spending reforms. […]
OGDEN, Utah-Friday morning, Weber State football signed former BYU offensive lineman Vae Soifua. The 6’4″ 296-pound Soifua starred at Orem High School before coming to the Cougars. Soifua, who will be a sophomore for the Wildcats, is a 2022 selection to the Polynesian Bowl and helped lead Orem to successive […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A South Carolina judge has granted abortion providers’ request to block a newly enacted six-week abortion ban while a legal challenge proceeds, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic confirmed to ABC News. Planned Parenthood, one of the providers involved in the lawsuit, celebrated the decision on Twitter. […]
U.S. Navy (NEW YORK) — A Navy investigation found that the already tough selection course for Navy SEALs had become dangerous with lax oversight and medical care as course instructors pushed SEAL candidates to their physical limits, leaving some injured and hospitalized, and leading some to use performance enhancing drugs […]
UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE (HELENA, Mont.) — The federal government has made a push toward enacting policies addressing climate change in recent years, but state lawmakers in Montana are bucking the trend, recently passing a law curbing climate impact reviews in the state. State Rep. Josh Kassmier […]
