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NFL draft 2025: Utah State's Jalen Royals lands in Kansas City in 4th round
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 11:45 a.m. | Save Story
After a 24-hour delay following the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, Jalen Royals didn't have to wait long to come off the board.
Global coral bleaching crisis spreads after hottest year, scientists say
Gloria Dickie and Alison Withers, Reuters | Posted April 26 - 11:20 a.m. | Save Story
More than four-fifths of the world's coral reef areas have been affected by devastating mass bleaching spurred by record-high ocean temperatures, turning many once-colourful reefs a ghostly pale hue, scientific authorities said on Wednesday.
Lori Vallow Daybell's trial in Arizona is over. What comes next for her?
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted April 26 - 10:39 a.m. | Save Story
Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty on Tuesday of conspiring to murder her estranged husband. What comes next?
Pickup-truck driver in South Jordan collision dies from injuries
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 9:21 a.m. | Save Story
A driver involved in a South Jordan collision last week has died, police say.
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis with massive funeral, humble burial
Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 8:52 a.m. | Save Story
Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring to be kept alive.
Maine's hidden 'Sistine Chapel' inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 8:25 a.m. | Save Story
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house, described as the state's Sistine Chapel, has created a new surge of interest in the paintings.
NASA rover finds fresh evidence of the warm and wet Mars past
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted April 26 - 7:57 a.m. | Save Story
A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it boasted substantial bodies of water and potentially harbored life.
International college students in Utah celebrate after Trump reverses course
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 26 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
International students studying at Utah colleges are counted among the hundreds of students whose recently revoked visas are reportedly being restored following an abrupt announcement by the Trump administration.
Pope Francis laid to rest in Vatican City
Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella, Reuters | Updated April 26 - 5:13 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday after a requiem Mass for the beloved pontiff who died on Monday.
Over 3,600 students graduate from Weber State University
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 11:00 p.m. | Save Story
Over 3,600 students became Weber State University alumni Friday when the school held its commencement ceremony inside Stewart Stadium on a pleasant spring evening.
Utah's Japanese community, Japantown redevelopment plans focus at festival Saturday
Tim Vandenack and Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 10:27 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Japanese community as well as Japantown redevelopment plans will be the focuses of Nihon Matsuri, the annual Japan Festival, on Saturday.
Conflicting US-China talks statements add to global trade confusion
Andrew Silver, Trixie Yap and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated April 25 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. President Donald Trump asserted in an interview published Friday that tariff negotiations were underway with China, but Beijing denied any talks were taking place, the latest in a series of conflicting signals over what progress was being made to de-escalate a trade war threatening to sap global growth.
Utah's new holiday to help folks combat loneliness is on Saturday
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Legislature created Utah Social and Community Health Day, the last Saturday in April, to nudge people to mind their relationships and to counter the growing problem of loneliness, a challenge that has seeped through communities across the country.
Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
The culture of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are focus of separate events over the weekend.
Jury finds man who killed Eagle Mountain boys guilty of murder
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated April 25 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Jurors found Kent Cody Barlow guilty of murder after about nine hours of deliberation on Friday. He caused a crash almost three years ago that killed two 3-year-old boys at Cedar Valley Stables in Eagle Mountain.
'Putin is not our friend': Sen. John Curtis on why he thinks the US should back Ukraine
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 9:24 p.m. | Save Story
American support for Ukraine is not only the right thing to do, but it could help deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan, according to Sen. John Curtis.
Utah Royals show fight, fall short in 1-0 road loss to Houston Dash
Caleb Turner, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 9:15 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Royals lost 1-0 to the Houston Dash after Delanie Sheehan's late goal, despite leading in possession and shots.
2nd gunman sent to prison in killing of 16-year-old boy on Christmas Eve 2021
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
Coda Verucchi was sentenced to prison Thursday for his role in killing 16-year-old Kenneth Gant in 2021 and stealing a car at gunpoint. Gant's family spoke about his loss at the sentencing.
Utah judge dismisses defamation case against Equality Utah and its director
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
A judge dismissed a defamation complaint against the leader of Equality Utah, citing a law designed to protect Utahns from being sued for exercising their rights to free speech.
Bear attack survivor laughs, speaks out after completing jaw reconstruction treatment
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 7:12 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly two years after his groundbreaking "jaw in a day" surgery, bear attack survivor Rudy Noorland is celebrating his recovery and thanking his Utah hospital care team.
Utah couple arrested, accused of smuggling $300M in oil into US from Mexico
Brian Carlson and Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV | Posted April 25 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah couple was arrested after their company in Texas was raided by the FBI. They are now accused of money laundering and smuggling oil from Mexican cartels.
Trump administration to restore foreign students' legal status, for now
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted April 25 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration said on Friday that it is restoring the previously terminated legal statuses of hundreds of foreign students in the United States while it develops a new policy that will provide a framework for potentially ending them in the future.
1 dead, 1 missing after report of boat sinking at Grantsville Reservoir
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated April 25 - 5:52 p.m. | Save Story
One person is dead and another is missing after reports that a boat sunk in Grantsville Reservoir on Friday afternoon.
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