ABC News (NEW YORK) — The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada are continuing to cause poor air quality conditions for millions of residents in the U.S. On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for at least 20 states from Minnesota and as far south as Georgia. The […]
Rep. Tory Marie Blew/Facebook (TOPEKA, Kan.) — While the mysterious white powder inside scores of envelopes sent to Republican lawmakers and officials in at least three states has been deemed harmless, investigators say the mailings could still get someone killed. “This isn’t just a statement that somebody is trying to make. […]
(Undated) — Utah gas prices are inching down. Triple-A reports the state average for regular was four dollars a gallon Tuesday, a penny lower than on Monday. Gas prices have been slowly deflating over the past month. The statewide average was four-oh-three a gallon last week and four-oh-seven a month […]
(Washington, DC) — Congressman Burgess Owens is hiring a member of Senator Mike Lee’s staff and giving him a promotion. The Utah Republican announced yesterday that Lee Lonsberry will be his new chief of staff. Lonsberry has served as Senator Lee’s director of communications since 2021. The Fourth District congressman […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Disability Law Center is calling on lawmakers to better regulate long-term care facilities in Utah. The nonprofit organization recently put out a new report that highlights a pattern of neglect and mistreatment at long-term care facilities across the state. It says urgent reform is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published the final volume of the Joseph Smith Papers on Tuesday, the 179th anniversary of the church founder’s death. The 27-volume collection has been called the “lunar mission” of historical church research, reflecting 22 years of documenting, […]
Marcus Ingram/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and 2016 Olympic individual all-around champion, was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according […]
Marcus Ingram/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according to USA Gymnastics. The 26-year-old, who dealt with mental […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is now suing the writer who sued him for defamation. Trump is accusing E. Jean Carroll of defaming him when, after a jury held him liable for sexually assaulting her but not raping her as she initially claimed, Carroll appeared […]
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. No injuries were reported among the two pilots, three flight attendants or 96 customers on board the Boeing 717, Delta said. The flight […]
