Labeled by the Republican chairman of the Education Committee as the starting point in negotiations with President Obama and the Senate, the House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that links the federal student loan rate to variable financial markets. Asserting that the bill was proposed in response to a mandate from constituents to “do…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When the Boy Scouts of America began a discussion earlier this year about lifting its ban on gays, some speculated it could lead to the severing of ties with the Mormon church that goes back 100 years. Those predictions ended up being off the mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints put its…
SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands gathered to the Salt Lake Tabernacle Thursday to pay their respects to Frances J. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Monson passed away May 17 due to “causes incident to age,” according to the online Mormon Newsroom. She and…
People dressed in old robes and sandals walk the dusty streets. Three crosses stand ominously on the edge of a hill. Mary and Joseph walk through his carpenter shop as she tells him the news of her pregnancy. This is Jerusalem, but it isn’t the original Jerusalem. This is a movie set on the outskirts of…
PROVO — Protesters took to the street outside the IRS building in downtown Provo on Tuesday. Many came to protest actions taken by the federal government in general. Some more specifically were responding to the recent IRS admission it harassed Tea Party groups and other conservatives while processing tax exemptions for certain non-profit organizations. Linda,…
Robbery suspect sought in Provo A Friday afternoon gun-point robbery in Provo left an employee stunned and knocked to the ground while the perpetrator got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Information obtained from the Provo Police Department’s website states that officers responded to the robbery about 5 p.m. May 17 at the Advanced…
Frances J. Monson passed away Friday due to “causes incident to old age,” according to a release on LDS Newsroom. She was the wife of Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was 85. Sister Monson was born on Oct. 27, 1927, and grew up in Salt Lake…
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community. For many families, the ordeal ended in bear hugs and…
BYU students will be able to participate in a question and answer session and free screening of the new film “Ephraim’s Rescue” before it opens in theaters. “Ephraim’s Rescue” tells the story of Ephraim Hanks, one of the men who participated in the rescue of the Martin Handcart Company. The film follows Hanks as he…
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states change the legal blood-alcohol content level for drivers from .08 percent to .05 percent. The request is part of the agency’s effort to lower the number of drunk driving-related fatalities in the United States. There were 9,878 drunk driving fatalities in the U.S. in 2011, an improvement from…