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2nd day of Gaza protest on U. campus moves to Salt Lake County Jail after organizer's arrest
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Updated April 30 - 11:02 p.m. | Save Story
About 200 people who started protesting for a second day at Presidents Circle on the University of Utah campus moved their demonstration to the Salt Lake County Jail Tuesday night.
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid
Jonathan Allen and Caitlin Ochs, Reuters | Updated April 30 - 10:45 p.m. | Save Story
New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks.
Rep. Blake Moore, Treasury Secretary Yellen argue over Trump-era tax cuts
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted April 30 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Tax policy has an impact on the economy. Utah Rep. Blake Moore, the vice chairman of the Republican Conference, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen could at least agree on that much.
Survey: Utah voters say state is on the wrong track heading into elections
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
More than 60% of Utahns believe the state is on the wrong track and their quality of life is worse now than it was five years ago, according to a new survey from the Utah Foundation.
Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him
Kevin Freking, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
House Democrats say they will vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson's job should some Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
Phil Lyman sues after independent adviser declares running mate ineligible
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 1:26 p.m. | Save Story
Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman on Monday sued the state's top election officials after his running mate was declared ineligible to run for lieutenant governor.
Supreme Court won't halt Texas age verification for online porn
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Updated April 30 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a Texas law requiring online age verification in order to access pornographic websites.
US drug control agency to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, sources say
Zeke Miller, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian and Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press | Updated April 30 - 11:56 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. It would recognize the medical uses of cannabis. However, it would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.
Judge fines Trump $9K, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial
Jack Queen and Jody Godoy, Reuters | Updated April 30 - 10:14 a.m. | Save Story
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order.
Weber County inland port project foes press for more study as decision date nears
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Foes worried about the environmental impact of the proposed Weber County inland port project are pushing for more study into the plans as the date nears to formally consider the project.
Brian King announces Rebekah Cummings as running mate for Utah governor's race
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 3:25 p.m. | Save Story
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Brian King on Monday announced Rebekah Cummings as his running mate and lieutenant governor candidate.
New US law that could lead to a TikTok ban likely to be challenged in court
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted April 29 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Unless TikTok is sold within 270 days, the app could face a ban in the U.S. app stores and hosting services.
Lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not hike pilot retirement age
Reuters | Posted April 29 - 7:02 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. House and Senate negotiators said early Monday they have reached a deal to boost air traffic controller staffing and boost funding to avert runway close call incidents, but will not hike the airline pilot retirement age to 67 from 65.
Ute Mountain Utes call for new look at 1923 violence in Bears Ears area, seek healing
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
For six weeks in 1923, numerous Utes were held in a stockade in Blanding as part of the so-called Last Indian War. Now, Ute leaders are calling for a new look at what happened.
Brian King, Democrat running for governor, says faith drives his politics
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 10:24 p.m. | Save Story
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian King said his faith informs his political worldview in a new ad.
Utahn taps Q'eqchi' skills to help feds handle influx of Indigenous minors from Guatemala
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
Jace Norton learned Q'eqchi' while serving a mission to Guatemala and parlayed his skills into a company that helps federal officials contend with unaccompanied minors from the nation.
Biden jabs Trump in election-year roast at correspondents' dinner
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated April 28 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel's war against Hamas.
'There's just nothing like it': The 1896 letter declaring Utah a state has come to the Beehive State
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
It's unclear how an 1896 document signed by President Grover Cleveland approving Utah as a state ended up at a Boston-based document auction this spring, but it's now finding its home in the Beehive State.
