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The only thing worse than eggnog is your hot take
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
As families gather around holiday feasts to celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next, let us not forget: 'Tis the season to be jolly, not pessimistic.
Powerful holiday storm lashes Southern California and brings flash floods, mudslides
Jaimie Ding, Dorany Pineda and Tran Nguyen, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 3:19 p.m. | Save Story
A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that has led to some water rescues and evacuation orders.
2 dead, 20 injured after fire and explosion at Pennsylvania nursing home
Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine and Hanna Park, CNN | Posted Dec. 24 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
Two people are dead after a fire and explosion tore through a nursing home on the outskirts of Philadelphia, prompting local responders, bystanders and staff to rush the elderly residents to safety, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
Laura Ungar, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Doctors say just one in 30,000 pregnancies occurs in the abdomen instead of the uterus. And Ryu Lopez is among the rare cases. He developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst.
Oklahoma university graduate student barred from teaching over gender essay grading dispute
Andrew Hay, Reuters | Updated Dec. 23 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Oklahoma has stripped a graduate student of teaching duties after the teaching assistant gave a zero grade to a student who cited the Bible and her personal religious beliefs in an essay on gender.
9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah
Josh Campbell, Holly Yan, CNN | Updated Dec. 23 - 9:15 p.m. | Save Story
The remains of missing 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard have been found in Utah's Wayne County. Her mother has been arrested.
US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season
Wyatte Grantham-philips, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 8:21 p.m. | Save Story
This holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices. According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for prices at the pump this year.
Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas have drawn outrage, but some families want to return
Sean Murphy, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly six months after a roaring flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic in central Texas, the 100-year-old camp will begin enrolling new campers in January. The decision is dividing families who've sent their children there.
US economic growth accelerates in third quarter
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | Updated Dec. 23 - 6:17 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, driven by robust consumer spending, but momentum appears to have faded amid the rising cost of living and recent government shutdown.
Justice Department says card purportedly sent from Epstein to Nassar is 'fake'
Brad Heath, Reuters | Posted Dec. 23 - 5:22 p.m. | Save Story
A document making a crude reference to Donald Trump — purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar, who is serving a life sentence for abusing hundreds of girls — is fake, the Department of Justice said.
Idaho legislator says Gem State's water supply is priority for Congress
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 23 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
Idaho State Sen. Kevin Cook recently led a trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with Idaho's congressional delegates about water storage projects.
Navajo police arrest suspected drunken driver after deadly crash ahead of Christmas parade
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 12:51 p.m. | Save Story
Navajo Nation police said a suspected drunken driver struck bystanders who were waiting for a Christmas parade to start, killing one and injuring three others.
US Justice Department releases additional Epstein files
Richard Cowan, Brad Heath and Bhargav Acharya, Reuters | Updated Dec. 23 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents on Tuesday from its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Posted Dec. 23 - 11:07 a.m. | Save Story
Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act dipped to 15.6 million for 2026, Mehmet Oz, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, said, from roughly 16 million last year.
US regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 23 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
Court blocks Trump homelessness plan, creates uncertainty for Utah 'central campus' funding
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 23 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's overhaul of federal homeless services faced a setback on Friday that could jeopardize Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's top priority for 2026: funding Utah's massive central homelessness campus.
At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
Hallie Golden And Megan Janetsky, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 22 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in the waters off the Texas coast, officials said.
US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 22 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.
