Author: Lindsay Whitehurst
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
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Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
A special counsel report has found evidence that President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and shared highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan
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Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
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WASHINGTON • The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide. The proposal comes after a mandate from President Joe Biden to find ways to strengthen background checks following the passage of bipartisan legislation on guns last…
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Trump’s fate in hands of Justice Dept. after Jan. 6 report
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WASHINGTON • The House Jan. 6 committee might have outlined a potential criminal case against Donald Trump, but it doesn’t actually bring the former president closer to prosecution. The Justice Department already has been conducting its own wide-ranging investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol and the efforts by Trump and…
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Sen. Mike Lee fends off 2 opponents to win Utah GOP primary
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SALT LAKE CITY • Sen. Mike Lee won Utah’s Republican primary Tuesday, fending off attacks from two challengers who criticized him for his unwavering loyalty to former President Donald Trump and uncompromising lawmaking style. The second-term Republican and Trump loyalist now advances to the November election, where he’ll face off against independent candidate Evan McMullin…
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After Yellowstone, floodwaters near Montana’s largest city
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RED LODGE, Mont. • Floodwaters that rushed through Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities earlier this week moved through Montana’s largest city on Wednesday, flooding farms and ranches and forcing the shutdown of its water treatment plant. The water in the Yellowstone River hit its highest level in nearly a century as it traveled east…
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Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban
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SALT LAKE CITY • Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor this week to overrule state lawmakers taking on youth sports amid broader culture wars as LGBTQ visibility grows. Cox joins Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who vetoed a statewide ban on Monday.…
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Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed virus nerves
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SALT LAKE CITY • A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries. The 5.7-magnitude quake just after 7 a.m. damaged the spire and…
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Search for missing student turns up ‘person of interest’
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SALT LAKE CITY • A man whose home was searched as police investigate the disappearance of a Utah college student was named a “person of interest” in the case Thursday, and police were trying to find a mattress that had been inside his home. The announcement came shortly after authorities spent about 19 hours searching…
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‘Gosh!’ Cult comedy ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ turns 15
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The cult comedy Napoleon Dynamite turns 15 years old this month, a milestone for a movie that became an early breakaway hit in today’s era of pop-culture geek celebration. The movie created the “Vote for Pedro” T-shirt and made Napoleon’s disgusted version of “gosh!” into a 2004 catchphrase. Made for…