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Utah Headlines Political news Utahâs top political leaders take strong stand on Mountain Westâs transgender competition policy (Deseret News) Winning Utah candidate suddenly disqualified nine days after election (KUTV) Democrat Natalie Pinkney declares victory in Salt Lake County Council at-large race (KUER) Transforming fear and conflict at home, work, and beyond on Access Utah (UPR) What Trump 2.0 means in Utah (CityCast Salt Lake) Utah legislature Bill would require DCFS to notify police of knowingly false child abuse reports (KSL) As AI in mental health evolves, Utah wants to regulate it while encouraging innovation (Standard-Examiner) Municipal news SWAT responds after man refuses to leave Provo motel room (Daily Herald) Utah Cedar Hills teen wows judges, wins on Food Networkâs âChristmas Cookie Challengeâ (Daily Herald) âGood moment for our identity to showâ: Can BYU bounce back against fired-up Arizona State (Deseret News) Utah Hockey Club, Ski Utah team up to promote winter sports (Deseret News) Utah Symphony passes the baton to a new music director with a rich international resume (Salt Lake Tribune) Many Utah law enforcement agencies are choosing to encrypt their radio channels (KSL TV) Biz/Tech IRS holding hiring event to fill 100 positions at Ogden processing center (Standard-Examiner) Crime/Courts Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads no contest to prescription fraud, pays $25K fine (KSL) Parents of teen who died at Utah residential treatment program announce intent to file lawsuit (KSL) Attempted eviction notice results in barricade, SWAT situation in Provo (KUTV) Culture Country legend Alan Jackson said farewell to Salt Lake City â and the fans showed up (Deseret News) Ken Burnsâ latest documentary about Leonardo da Vinci explores the life of the artist and inventor (Deseret News) Navajo woman makes children's books to preserve her people's language (Fox13) Health First U.S. case of more aggressive mpox detected (Deseret News) Financial stress linked to mental health issues for many Americans (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95 (AP) Political news Threats of 'mass deportation' have advocacy groups worried. They're taking action (UPR) Trump signals use of military for deportations (The Hill) Trump or Harris: Hereâs who won the Latter-day Saint vote (Deseret News) Trump picks former lawmaker Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary (Reuters) Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says (Washington Post) Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation (Washington Post) Trump nominees Gaetz, Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run (Reuters) Ukraine ðºð¦ Geo-political tensions rise as Russia and Ukraine hit 1,000 days of war (Deseret News) 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience (AP) Ukraine uses U.S.-made ATACMS missiles inside Russia for the first time (Washington Post) Israel and Gaza US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government (AP) Out of Gaza (New York Times) World news Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial (Reuters) Bill to rewrite Indigenous rights brings tens of thousands of protesters to New Zealand's parliament (Reuters) Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed (Washington Post) | | |
| | News Releases Utah sees improving graduation rate for fourth consecutive year The Utah State Board of Education is proud to announce that the newly-released 2024 Cohort Graduation Report shows that Utahâs overall graduation rate reached 88.8 percent in 2024, marking a 0.52% increase from 2023. This marks four years of stable gains in Utahâs graduation rates. The latest data reveal significant milestones in student achievement across the state, demonstrating continued progress in education and student success. (Read More) Utah and Austria sign MOU to advance educational opportunities Monday morning, the Governorâs Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) and the Utah System of Higher Educationâs Talent Ready Utah signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Austria. Signed at the Utah State Capitol, this MOU formalizes collaboration between Utah and Austria to strengthen the stateâs youth apprenticeship model, Talent Ready Apprenticeship Connection (TRAC), career and technical education (CTE), and technical college apprenticeship programs (TCAP). (Read More) Owens, Risch stand up for womenâs sports Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter today urging the Mountain West Conference to ban biological males from competing in womenâs sports and to protect biological female student-athletes. Several womenâs athletics programs at Mountain West member institutions, including Utah Stateâs womenâs volleyball team, recently forfeited games, risking their competitive standing to ensure the safety of their female athletes due to the presence of a biological male on the opposing teamâs roster. (Read More) State leaders ask Utah State University to intervene in case protecting womenâs sports Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Senate President J. Stuart Adams and House Speaker Mike Schultz have asked Utah State University to move to intervene in the case against the Mountain West Conference, filed last week in a U.S. District Court. If granted, Utah State University would join 11 women volleyball players from five universities and a coach in requesting the court to enjoin the Mountain West Conference from enforcing its transgender participation policy. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1703 - Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies 1805 - Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean 1831 - Earle Haas files for the first patent on a tampon. In 1936, Denver businesswoman Gertrude Tendrich bought the patent and founded the Tampax Corporation. 1863 - President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address 1875 - Hiram Bingham is born. He is the American archaeologist who re-discovered Machu Picchu. 1887 - Emma Lazarus, American poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in New York at 38. 1910 - Gladys Hobby is born. A microbiologist, her research played a key role in the development and understanding of antibiotics. 1919 - Zion National Park established 1923 - The Oklahoma State Senate ousts Governor Walton for anti-Ku Klux Klan measures 1956 - Eileen Collins is born. She was the Air Forceâs first female flight instructor, the first woman to pilot a U.S. space shuttle, and in 1999, she became the first woman to command a shuttle mission. 1976 - Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, is born. 1985 - Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting 1998 - US House of Representatives begins impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton 2023 - Rosalynn Carter, humanitarian and former first lady, dies at age 96 Quote of the Day "I want to do everything humanly possible to help create a more caring society so that we can begin to counter the painful loneliness and sense of helplessness which has engulfed too many of our people." âRosalynn Carter On the Punny Side What's the ratio of a pumpkin's circumference to its diameter? Pumpkin pi. | | |
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