Source: OLIVIER TOURON / Getty On September 10, 2025, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot dead on a Utah college campus. Kirk, a 31-year-old force in the conservative movement, was a rising star in the Republican Party, largely because he mobilized young conservatives across the country through Turning Point’s high school and college […]
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Late-round picks like Dailyn Swain and Ebuka Okorie could become steals for their new teams. Source: Anadolu / Getty The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft went down Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and for all the smoke, rumors and “what ifs” that usually come with draft night, the top of the […]
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Prosecutors want to disqualify the judge in the Parker Kingston case because they believe the alleged rape victim can’t get a fair trial because the former BYU football star is receiving preferential treatment. Washington County Attorney Jerry Jaeger filed a motion Monday to disqualify 5th District Judge Jay Winward after he declined an earlier request […]
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A controversy over free speech was not how Utah Valley University had hoped to end an academic year that traumatized the campus, and shocked the nation, when the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated there in September. But that is exactly what happened when it invited Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author of inspirational nonfiction, to […]
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Trump: I won’t use the word war because they say if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do. They don’t like the word war because you are supposed to get approval. So I will use the word military operation. pic.twitter.com/VYIagbhWPg — Acyn (@Acyn) March 26, 2026 Article 1 of […]
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Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 11, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 11, 1999, the NCAA Tournament tipped off, and by the end of the day the Weber State Wildcats were the darlings of the “Big Dance.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement That […]
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“I apologize and regret putting myself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is on me,” Attia said, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news. “I accept that reality and the humiliation that comes with it.” Attia shared hundreds of messages with […]
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