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Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck at Utah Valley University during a campus event. Witnesses described chaos, fear, and lack of security. President Trump condemned the assassination, calling Kirk a man of faith and patriotism.

Asteroid Bennu sample analysis at Johnson Space Center: Key insights from mission scientists

A team of small particle experts will diligently study the samples to gain insights into how our planet and the solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivers asteroid Bennu samples to Earth

The sample material from Bennu presents an opportunity for scientists to gain insights into the formation of our planet and the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

Woman who allegedly killed her husband threw a party after his death

As per an affidavit obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, the woman, who was identified as Kouri Darden Richins "invited her friends over for a large party" at her residence in Utah.

Woman who wrote book on grief after husband’s death has been charged with his murder

A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death has now been accused of murdering him.

What Gwyneth Paltrow whispered into accuser's ear after winning ski crash trial

A jury in Utah on Thursday found Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow was not responsible for injuries sustained by a man during a ski slope collision at an upscale Park City resort in 2016.

Gwyneth Paltrow skiing accident trial explained in 10 points

Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow has been sued by a retired optometrist for over $3 million in damages for a skiing accident that took place several years ago.

Gwyneth Paltrow, accused of crashing into retired doctor while skiing, appears in court

Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer said the retired doctor is 'blind in one eye' and suffers from 'decreasing vision' in the other -- suggesting poor eyesight was a reason for the crash.

These pictures of Utah salt flats will leave you in awe

In the American West — a region with no shortage of other-worldly landscapes — this crystalline expanse near the Utah-Nevada line is an awe-striking natural wonder. The area is what's leftover from Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric body of water that filled after the Ice Age, thousands of years ago.

Ghost tracks and Ice Age human footprints: Astounding discoveries in US desert

An archaeological survey of the US Air Force's Utah Testing and Training Range led to the intriguing findings.

This US college offers a pornography class where students ‘will watch pornographic films together’

The course, titled Film 300O: Porn, will require students to watch pornographic films together and discuss the “sexualization of race, class and gender."

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

The receding water is already affecting the nesting spot of pelicans that are among the millions of birds dependent on the lake. Sailboats have been hoisted out of the water to keep them from getting stuck in the mud. More dry lakebed getting exposed could send arsenic-laced dust into the air that millions breathe.

Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs

The bills sponsor has presented the measure as an effort to decrease the burden of pregnancy on women and increase responsibility for men who have children. But some critics argue the new legislation wont help women who are most vulnerable and could make abusive situations even more dangerous for pregnant women.

Republican lawmakers propose bill to ban pornography on phones in Utah

The bill would require the signature of the state's Republican Governor Spencer Cox to pass, but won't be implemented unless passed in five other states.

Federal shutdown threatens hikers, pandas and Lady Liberty

The shutdown will have serious consequences for the economy, including the more than 800,000 federal employees who will be sent home, and will jolt some of the more unusual bits of life in the United States.

Kutcher's Steve Jobs, Gordon-Levitt top Sundance premieres

Ashton Kutcher's turn as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut about a modern day Don Juan are leading a slew of star-studded premieres unveiled on Monday for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Mormon, Bible-Belt states are top US givers to charities

Americans in Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Idaho gave the highest percentage of their income to charities in 2008, according to a report released on Monday analyzing the most recent comprehensive data from the Internal Revenue Service.

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Park City, Utah

Park City ski resort in Utah is the access spot for some of America's best skiing with three major ski resorts all alongside each other -- Deer Valley, Park City and The Canyons.