Politics/Govt

Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

Charlie Kirk assassinated at college event in Utah 

Compiled from news service reports  Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at a college event in Utah on Wednesday.  President Donald Trump announced that Kirk had died after

World News

Israel strikes senior Hamas leaders in Qatar 

By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer  Israel has conducted a strike against senior Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, according to posts by the Israel Defense Forces and the Qatari Foreign Ministry.  “The

Politics and government

Whitesides introduces bipartisan wildfire bill 

News release  Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the FireGuard program, which utilizes Department of Defense satellites to detect wildfires and distribute information to

Courts filler

Appeals court upholds $83M ruling against Trump 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages

Politics and government

Schiavo bills advance through committee, Senate 

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that several of her bills have moved forward in the Legislature, with eight measures passing out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and two