MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission selected a basic design concept Friday for a new state flag for Minnesota to replace a current banner that is considered offensive to Native Americans, but will need more time to add the finishing touches. The final choice came down to two templates. The panel went with one […]
DENVER (AP) — Former Denver Post crime reporter Kirk Mitchell — who contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news coverage of two mass shootings in Colorado — has died of prostate cancer at 64, his family said. Mitchell died Monday at his home in Lititz, Pennsylvania, his son, Vance Mitchell, said. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed it will open a missionary training center at Bangkok, Thailand, effective January 2024. This MTC will be in the annex of the new complex surrounding the Salt Lake City-based faith’s temple at Bangkok, which was dedicated this past […]
Sunday, a pair of significant events occurred in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following 34 years as an announcer and writer for Music & The Spoken Word, Bro. Lloyd D. Newell announced he and his wife, Karmel, have received a call to lead a mission for the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who is facing scrutiny for his decadelong friendship with the embattled founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2024. The Republican had announced in September that he would seek a fourth term. Reyes […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War. Originally, the bill expanded eligibility for compensation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that a man raised in England who converted to the faith as an adult will be the newest member of its top governing body, filling a vacancy created when a member died last month. Patrick Kearon, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender teenagers who are challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on girls’ sports teams can keep portions of their mental health records confidential after a state judge ruled Thursday that some details are irrelevant to the case. Two student-athletes whose families sued over […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is entering a new era of collaboration with Native American and Alaska Native leaders in managing public lands and other resources, with top federal officials saying that incorporating more Indigenous knowledge into decision-making can help spur conservation and combat climate change. Federal emergency […]
