Politics Jun 17 Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training. It's the latest and largest on a growing list of states to roll back permitting requirements for carrying guns in public.
Education May 12 Schools ditch student mask requirements in growing numbers Where many see a continued need to protect children and teachers who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19, opponents argue that masks make students uncomfortable and mandates impinge on freedom.
Politics Apr 22 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on behavioral health and policing The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Thursday on behavioral health and policing as the number of Americans killed at the hands of police grows.
Nation Mar 18 Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings The killings in Atlanta follow a wave of recent attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus first entered the United States, with the majority of reports coming from women.
Arts Nov 24 Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah's red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.
Nation Sep 13 Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state.
Nation Sep 09 Advocacy group says police shooting of autistic teen reveals shortfalls in mental health crisis response An advocacy group says a police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City reveals shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health crisis.
Nation Sep 08 Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count Millions of federal dollars for impoverished Native American communities are on the line in the U.S. census, and tribes are racing to avoid being undercounted again.
Nation Aug 06 Utah protesters face charges with potential life sentence The charges are more serious because they carry a gang enhancement. Prosecutors said that’s justified because the protesters worked together, but watchdogs called the use of the 1990s-era law troubling.
Nation Jul 10 Utah district attorney says police justified in killing armed, fleeing man A district attorney says Utah police officers were legally justified in firing more than 30 times and killing an armed man as he ran away. The case has become a rallying point for protesters in the state amid a national…