Stork comes faster than a speeding ambulance along deserted Utah highway The emergency delivery of twin boys by a Utah mother along a remote stretch of I-80 received national media attention this past week as the infants recover in intensive care. Lynette Hales, 39, had to improvise along the highway during a 911 call when…
Living with Celiac disease can be demanding. Living with Celiac disease while living in a foreign country can seem, at first glance, almost impossibly daunting. But for Mackenzie Wallace, it became just one more indication that she was doing the right thing by studying abroad. Wallace returned home from India several weeks ago after a…
BYU graduate Deborah Kay Jones told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that as the newly appointed ambassador to Libya, security would be her first priority. “The ambassador is the principal security officer at a post, and it is the ambassador who has to decide whether to allow people to travel here…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top general said Monday that a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and other regional parties. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fang Fenghui said Beijing firmly opposes the North’s nuclear weapons program and wants to work with others…
Timmy might have gone to college, but his parents are poor and didn’t graduate from high school. His parents never talked to him about school, homework or college, and he fell far behind his classmates in school. Jane was born into a wealthy, well-educated family. Her parents believed the public school in the neighborhood provided…
EHRAN, Iran (AP) — A major earthquake flattened homes and offices on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, rattling buildings as far away as New Delhi and Dubai. Iranian state media said at least 46 people died, but later Iranian reports offered a far milder picture. The discrepancies and apparent backtracking in the Iranian…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ‚ Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, has officially won Venezuela’s presidential election by a stunningly narrow margin that highlights rising discontent over problems ranging from crime to power blackouts. His rival on Monday demanded a recount, portending more uncertainty for a country shaken by the death of its dominating leader. …
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an extension of the “I’m a Mormon” campaign in the United Kingdom. The launch of the New York City campaign coincided with the opening of “The Book of Mormon” musical on Broadway. Similarly, the launch of the “I’m a Mormon” campaign in the U.K. coincides…
Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Seoul, South Korea on Friday to warn North Korean leader Kim Jong-un against the test launching of the country’s Musudan missile, explaining the United States is willing to discuss negotiations granted that North Korea commits to denuclearization. The missile in question has a range of 2,500 miles, meaning…
Threats from North Korea of a nuclear strike may have weight behind them as a newly released report shows missiles may have the capacity to deliver nuclear warheads. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., said a new report, though not very reliable, shows North Korea has the capacity to deliver nuclear weapons via ballistic missiles. “Quoting from…