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These rural towns are banking on outdoor recreation to boost their economies
Kevin Lind, Deseret News | Updated May 11 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
As of the last data dump, the recreation economy is massive and growing. As a whole, the industry added $1.3 trillion to the 2024 gross domestic product and employed 5.2 million people.
Suspect in Trump attempted assassination pleads not guilty
Reuters | Updated May 11 - 11:14 a.m. | Save Story
The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House reporters' gala last month pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday.
2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus
Mike Corder, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.
Trump and China's Xi set for talks spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI
Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose, Reuters | Updated May 11 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to U.S. officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.
Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts say
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 7:48 a.m. | Save Story
A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein's first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a newly discovered note, handwriting experts say.
Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'
Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali, Reuters | Updated May 11 - 6:46 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran's response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks to end the war, as two ships were allowed to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home
Iain Sullivan and Suman Naishadham, Associated Press | Updated May 10 - 7:45 p.m. | Save Story
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
Political campaigns are using AI to talk you into voting for candidates
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 10 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Voters in one of the highest stakes U.S. Senate races this year started seeing official campaign advertisements that were fully or mostly generated by artificial intelligence in January.
Remains of US soldier who went missing in Morocco have been recovered
Akram Oubachir, Associated Press | Updated May 10 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military says the remains of a U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago have been recovered.
Restaurant offers free meals to people grieving their moms this Mother's Day
Tori Mason, KCNC | Posted May 10 - 3:34 p.m. | Save Story
A Denver restaurant is doing something special for those grieving their moms this Mother's Day. For those grieving their mothers, the holiday can feel especially lonely.
A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue
R.J. Rico, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
Storm chaser Ashton Lemley heard the meow of a kitten pierce the darkness — and ended up making an unexpected rescue in the aftermath of a Mississippi tornado.
8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral
John Raby, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana.
WHO reports 6 confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise
Padmanabhan Ananthan, Reuters | Posted May 10 - 7:56 a.m. | Save Story
The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with six more confirmed cases.
Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane taking off at Denver airport
Michael Casey, Associated Press | Updated May 9 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
A person has been killed after being struck by a plane on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz
Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher, Reuters | Updated May 9 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest peace proposal.
Trump hopes for extension to agreed 3-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan and Steve Holland, Reuters | Updated May 9 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
Russia and Ukraine confirmed Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and President Donald Trump said he hoped it would be extended.
'Normies want normal politics': Cox reacts as 6 in 10 Utahns say parties don't represent them
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 9 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
A majority of Utah voters do not feel like the Republican and Democratic parties represent their views, according to a new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas
Todd Richmond, Associated Press | Updated May 9 - 12:55 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions.
