Ramesh Ponnuru: Trump’s Obamacare cure is worse than the disease
On Twitter, President Donald Trump said he would be "using the power of the pen to give great HealthCare to many people - FAST." He isn't bluffing. His White House has been working on a series of...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake weighs in on USMNT failure to qualify for 2018 World Cup
The Real Salt Lake locker room buzzed with talk of the United States men’s national team ahead of training Wednesday.The American soccer community watched in shock and horror as the USMNT lost to...
View ArticleFormer Ute Kyle Kuzma's NBA story keeps getting better and better
Los Angeles • It was an innocent question from a reporter: Kyle Kuzma, how is L.A. treating you?From his corner of the locker room, Lakers teammate Josh Hart started laughing.“You can’t tell?” he said,...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Taking a Knee in SLC
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleRodents believed cause of fatal house fire in Green River
Investigators believe rodents chewing through electrical wiring insulation started a fatal house fire in Emery County, officials said Wednesday. Green River fire crews responded to a house fire across...
View ArticleAfter decades in an unmarked grave, Utah Corrections officer stabbed to death...
For decades, the Kentucky grave of a Utah corrections officer stabbed to death at the prison by an inmate remained unmarked. But not anymore.Members of the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial tracked down...
View ArticleUtah State roster features heavy dose of former Cache Valley prep standouts
Logan • The beginning of the football season may have been a bit of a blow for Logan-area fans wanting to see the local boys on Utah State.A couple of returning starters for the Aggies, linebackers...
View ArticleSundance Institute denounces movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual...
The Sundance Institute has joined the chorus of movie-industry groups speaking out against the alleged sexual misconduct of mogul Harvey Weinstein.In a statement issued Wednesday, a Sundance Institute...
View ArticleMichelle Quist Mumford: Having women in leadership roles matters
Provo has never had a female mayor. Ever. It’s not the only city in Utah that hasn’t had a female mayor, but it is the largest. Women account for 50 percent of Utah’s population. Women do not account...
View ArticleHouse committee OKs bill to curb president’s monument-creation power under...
Washington • The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation to severely limit a president’s authority to name new national monuments while essentially killing Democrats’...
View ArticleSeventh-ranked BYU women's volleyball putting together another outstanding...
Provo • As everyone around town and campus knows, BYU’s football team is suffering through its worst season in decades. The women’s soccer team also is experiencing a rare down year by its...
View ArticleFormer NSA director Michael Hayden: U.S. must define its role in new world order
Orem • “Buckle up, it’s going to be a tough century.”That’s what Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA), told a capacity crowd at...
View ArticleDemocrat stops just short of forcing House vote on Trump’s impeachment
Washington • A Democratic congressman stopped just short of forcing a House vote on President Trump's impeachment Wednesday, pulling back under apparent pressure from his own party.Rep. Al Green,...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: An increase in sexual assault reporting is a good thing
Reports indicate that campus sexual assaults are increasing at an alarmingly rapid rate.Good.We want the reports to show an increasing number of assaults, because it likely means that assaults aren’t...
View ArticleHouse Republicans shy away from action on ‘bump stocks,’ hoping the ATF deals...
Washington • House Speaker Paul Ryan backed away Wednesday from legislative action to ban "bump stocks," the device a mass shooter used in Las Vegas earlier this month to create machine-gunlike rapid...
View ArticleLynne Roberts says Utah women's hoop foundation has been laid, but in loaded...
San Francisco • The foundation has been laid, Lynne Roberts said, but at times, it still feels like she’s working in wet cement. That’s the dichotomy of focusing on the now, pressing tirelessly for...
View ArticleLGBTQ activists honored with ‘Key to the City’ award
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has awarded two LGBTQ activists with keys to the city, in recognition of their longtime efforts to advance gay rights.Bruce Bastian and Kate Kendell were given the...
View ArticleRed Mass invokes prayers for Utah’s justice system
Members of Utah's legal and criminal justice communities participated Wednesday in a noon "Red Mass" at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.The Mass, named for the red vestments worn by...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: The auto industry has a glamorous past but an opaque future
Detroit - Bending metal, slapping on chrome and marketing an empowering product and status marker that mesmerized 20th-century America, the automobile industry typified the Old Economy, of which...
View ArticleLeading homelessness expert calls Operation Rio Grande a ‘disaster’
As Utah leaders explained their motivations for Operation Rio Grande to a ballroom full of service providers, one man sat at the front of the audience and tweeted.“Panel of privileged white people...
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