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Utah leaders blast moratorium on coal leases on federal land

January 21, 2016 12:00 AM
A house-sized dump truck hauls dirt and rock at the Black Thunder coal mine in northeast Wyoming's Powder River Basin near Wright, Wyo. The Obama administration is halting new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review of fees charged to mining companies and coal mining's impact on the environment. (Associated Press)
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President Obama gives his last State of the Union address

January 13, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Associated Press)
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Opinion Outpost Jan. 12

January 12, 2016 12:00 AM
Gun Control
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Proposed Pacific trade agreement could bolster Utah exports

January 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is skeptical of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement's provisions on pharmaceuticals. (Associated Press)
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Obama unveils presidential plan to cut gun violence

January 05, 2016 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama unveiled an array of measures on Tuesday tightening control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass.
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Resettled Syrian refugee families find safety, support and home in Utah

November 24, 2015 12:00 AM
Syrian refugee Nour Eddin Abdul Bari, who with his wife and five children, arrived in Utah on March 5, 2015, talks through an interpreter during interview at the International Rescue Center office in Salt Lake City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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World leaders vow to step up anti-terror efforts after Paris

November 16, 2015 12:00 AM
European Union leaders observe a minute of silence to honour the victims of the attacks in Paris, at the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. From left to right, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk, France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The leaders of the Group of 20 were wrapping up their two-day summit in Turkey Monday against the backdrop of heavy French bombardment of the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria. (Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool)
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Obama visits Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans

November 12, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama arrives to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, during Veterans Day ceremonies. (Associated Press)
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President Obama launches personal Facebook page

November 09, 2015 12:00 AM
The screen image from Facebook.com shows the Facebook page of President Barack Obama. The president now has his own personal Facebook page. 'President Obama, public figure' went live Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (Associated Press)
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Most states think teacher reviews affect student learning

November 04, 2015 12:00 AM
A recent analysis showed that there may correlation between teacher reviews and student learning. (Associated Press)
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News Briefs Nov. 3, 2015

November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
The Kansas City Royals win the World Series
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Obama welcomes U.S women's soccer team to the White House

October 27, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama holds a jersey and poses for photographs during a ceremony to honor the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champion U.S. National Soccer Team, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. (Associated Press)
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Obama administration pushes to reduce time spent on testing

October 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Students at a summer reading academy at Buchanan elementary school work in the computer lab at the school in Oklahoma City. (Associated Press)
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News Briefs Oct. 27

October 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Kansas City Royals to join the New York Mets at the World Series
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Parliament of the World's Religions: Heroism embodied in Mandela, King

October 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell recalled how her granddaughter was asking her family for help in learning about civil rights activist Martin Luther King, when her family told her that she should ask her grandmother instead, because she knew King.
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Senators introduce landmark bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015

October 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, gestures that it is time to leave a news conference with a bipartisan group of Senators who spoke about criminal justice reform, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Obama discusses Clinton's email server, 2016 elections, Syria

October 13, 2015 12:00 AM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a community forum in Iowa on Sept. 22. Obama said on Oct. 11 that although Clinton made a mistake in using her private email server to conduct government business, her actions did not compromise national security. (Associated Press)
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Obama heads to Oregon to meet shooting victims' families

October 09, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama boards Marine One for the short flight to Roseburg, Ore. on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Obama is traveling to Roseburg, Ore., to meet with families of the victims of the Oct. 1, shooting at Umpqua Community College, as part of a four-day West Coast tour. (Associated Press)
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