Mountain lion shot, killed after it charges police in downtown Salt Lake City A police officer shot and killed a mountain lion in downtown Salt Lake City early Tuesday morning when the animal charged him, despite having been shot with a tranquilizer dart by a state wildlife officer.
Salt Lake City police Sgt. Brandon Shearer said the predator, believed a male 1-2 years old, was first spotted by a Gold Cross ambulance driver about 3 a.m. More
Newspaper carrier alerts West Valley City homeowner to fire, then continues route A newspaper carrier saw a West Valley City home on fire and pounded on the door to alert its homeowner, allowing her to escape unharmed early Tuesday morning.
The unknown man then left to finish his deliveries before firefighters could talk with him, shortly after crews arrived to douse the 5:14 a.m. More
Poll: 78% of Utahns want Sen. Orrin Hatch to retire after this term Washington ⢠Utahns are split over whether they approve of Sen. Orrin Hatchâs performance in office, but a large majority are sure they donât want him to run for office again, according to a new poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utahâs Hinckley Institute of Politics.
Nearly 8-in-10 registered voters polled said Hatch shouldnât seek re-election, with 57 percent saying he should âdefinitely notâ run. More
A spectacularly trashy art show celebrates San Francisco’s garbage piles Some people, notably tech CEOs and out-of-state politicians, like to complain about how dirty San Francisco is. Others embrace the trashiness – literally, in the case of a gritty new exhibit at the ... 01/3/2025 - 11:26 am | View Link
5 key storylines to watch in San Francisco this year Daniel Lurie speaks in St. Mary's Square a day after winning the San Francisco mayoral race on Nov. 8. Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via ... 01/3/2025 - 1:20 am | View Link
New San Francisco mayor Lurie creates public safety czar San Francisco’s incoming mayor, Daniel Lurie, announced he created a new public safety czar position, dubbed “Chief of Public Safety,” on Thursday. 01/2/2025 - 4:33 am | View Link
San Francisco polar plunge: Hundreds partake in New Year's Pacific Ocean tradition Hundreds of swimsuit-clad revelers kicked off the first day of the new year on Wednesday by running into the 54-degree water of Ocean Beach in San Francisco. 01/1/2025 - 3:19 pm | View Link
SFPD arrests man in San Francisco’s first homicide of 2025 SFPD arrested a 29-year-old man, Jose Rivera Flores, for an early-morning homicide on Jan. 1 — San Francisco's first of the year. 01/1/2025 - 11:10 am | View Link
By CALVIN WOODWARD
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter and the man he beat for president, Gerald Ford, got so tight after office that their friendship became a kind of buddy movie, complete with road trips that were never long enough because they had so much to gab about.
Carter did not get along nearly so well with the other living presidents.
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer
As U. S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims.
Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers are low, reflecting more clearly on medical practices now being weighed by the U.
GAINESVILLE — At least 15 civilian review boards across Florida, which review investigations of potential law enforcement misconduct after they’re completed, have dissolved or temporarily ceased operations after a new law targeting the panels took effect.
The law assures that only law enforcement agencies will investigate reports of misconduct by law enforcement officers.
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to impose trade tariffs ranging from 25% to 100% unless Mexico “secures” its border with the United States. The concept of using Mexico as an arm of U. S. immigration enforcement is not new.
During his first administration, Trump pressured Mexico to increase the number of detentions and deportations of migrants from Mexico, accelerating a trend that had already begun under the Obama administration.
When Dolphins owner Steve Ross hired coach Joe Philbin in 2012, he announced it was because of Philbin’s, “attention to detail.” He especially talked about Philbin’s PowerPoint presentation in the job interview.
Philbin, to be sure, paid attention to detail in keeping the locker room clean in his three-plus disappointing seasons as Dolphins coach.
When Ross promoted Mike Tannenbaum to football czar in 2015, he pointed to his overseeing the “progress in our sports science work.” Analytics.
By KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot.
Trump said he would issue pardons to rioters on “Day 1” of his presidency, which begins Jan.