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US companies challenging federal health law contraception mandate
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law.
I-5 bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Read more »
Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Read more »
Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to... Read more »
Utah ranks No. 1 for economic outlook for sixth year in a row
For the sixth year in a row, Utah's economic outlook ranks No. 1 in the nation. Read more »
Questions swirl around spending cuts to national parks, lax controls in travel spending
On the same day Democrats in the House Natural Resources Committee lamented spending cuts to national parks, an audit criticized the Interior Department for lax oversight and controls of travel expenses that amount to $250 million a... Read more »
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer... Read more »
Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli... Read more »
President Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the... Read more »
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. Read more »
Family health care coverage continues to get more expensive
Health care costs in general may be slowing, but family coverage continues to get more expensive. Read more »
Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. Read more »
The Mortgage Professor: Escrow can raise costs, but add simplicity
Jones pay more for his mortgage than Smith? One possible reason is that they borrowed at different times, when market conditions were different. Right now, the market is very favorable, but... Read more »
US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.
Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help... Read more »
President Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines... Read more »
Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts
Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. Read more »
US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. Read more »
5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers
Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as... Read more »
Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Read more »
Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed
Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried... Read more »
US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart
The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old... Read more »
Latinos in Utah call on Hatch to support immigration reform
Members of the Salt Lake Dream Team and others in Salt Lake City's Latino community met Wednesday asking Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to support immigration reform. Read more »
Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B
The tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital,... Read more »
$2.6B needed for Utah to reach per-pupil national education spending average
Lawmakers met Wednesday for the first meeting of the Education Task Force. The task force was created during the most recent legislative session to advance long-term planning and goals for public... Read more »
West Valley Mayor Mike Winder will not seek second term
Mayor Mike Winder says the need to find a full-time job to support his family — not recent scandals in the city — drove his decision to not seek re-election this fall. Read more »
Education coalition attacks Utah's efforts to get federal lands
A new network that includes representation by school board members, teachers, college and high school students says Utah's efforts to get control of federal lands is the wrong move. They say it... Read more »
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Chaffetz not willing to take impeachment off the table
Impeachment is "not something I'm willing to take off the table," Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Wednesday after grilling a former Internal Revenue Service boss about what the White House knew about the... Read more »
Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Read more »
Utah ranks No. 1 for economic outlook for sixth year in a row
For the sixth year in a row, Utah's economic outlook ranks No. 1 in the nation. Read more »
Report: Medicaid expansion will cost taxpayers
A long-awaited report highlighting the costs and benefits of Medicaid expansion in Utah was released by the state's health department Thursday. Read more »
US companies challenging contraception mandate
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find... Read more »
$2.6B needed for Utah to reach per-pupil national education spending average
Lawmakers met Wednesday for the first meeting of the Education Task Force. The task force was created during the most recent legislative session to advance long-term planning and goals for public... Read more »
Mia Love announces she's officially running against Matheson — again
Mia Love made it official Saturday at the GOP state convention — she’s once again challenging Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Jim Matheson, for his 4th District seat. Read more »
Latinos in Utah call on Hatch to support immigration reform
Members of the Salt Lake Dream Team and others in Salt Lake City's Latino community met Wednesday asking Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to support immigration reform. Read more »
Education coalition attacks Utah's efforts to get federal lands
A new network that includes representation by school board members, teachers, college and high school students says Utah's efforts to get control of federal lands is the wrong move. They say it... Read more »
Mitt Romney talks IRS, AP records, Benghazi during interview with Jay Leno
Although the interview was prefaced with a light-hearted tweet from former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, there was nothing light-hearted about the topics Romney tackled during an... Read more »
Authorities: Man questioned in Boston bombing probe lunged with knife, fatally shot
A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Read more »
The Mortgage Professor: Escrow can raise costs, but add simplicity
Jones pay more for his mortgage than Smith? One possible reason is that they borrowed at different times, when market conditions were different. Right now, the market is very favorable, but... Read more »
West Valley Mayor Mike Winder will not seek second term
Mayor Mike Winder says the need to find a full-time job to support his family — not recent scandals in the city — drove his decision to not seek re-election this fall. Read more »
Secretary of State John Kerry says religious freedom 'is a birthright of every human being'
Secretary of State John Kerry said religious freedom "is a birthright of every human being" in unveiling the State Department's annual International Religious Freedom Report. Read more »
US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.
Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help... Read more »
IRS role in Obamacare adds deeper layer to controversy over targeting conservatives
With the IRS under fire for targeting conservative nonprofits, scrutiny of the agency's role in implementing Obamacare has ratcheted up, especially given that the administrator who was in charge of... Read more »
IRS official Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment right, says 'I did nothing wrong'
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right... Read more »
US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. Read more »
Questions swirl around spending cuts to national parks, lax controls in travel spending
On the same day Democrats in the House Natural Resources Committee lamented spending cuts to national parks, an audit criticized the Interior Department for lax oversight and controls of travel expenses that amount to $250 million a... Read more »
President Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines... Read more »
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer... Read more »
Supreme Court to weigh in on legislative prayers
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. Read more »
Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. Read more »
Gov. Gary Herbert tells Washington committee: Let us manage our land
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert testified at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing Tuesday and said state solutions work best when it comes to managing public lands, threatened species and failing... Read more »
Charity care offered as alternative to Medicaid expansion
Providing charity health care for Utahns was offered Tuesday as an alternative to the state accepting an expansion of Medicaid during a panel discussion sponsored by the Sutherland Institute. Read more »
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