Hostage situation ends in Charleston after gunman shot
Charleston, S.C. — A fired dishwasher shot and killed a chef and held a “small number” of people hostage for about three hours before he was shot by police at a crowded restaurant in a tourist-heavy...
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Noah Feldman: Arpaio pardon would show contempt for Constitution
If President Donald Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, as he broadly hinted at during a rally Tuesday in Arizona, it would not be an ordinary exercise of the power -- it would be an impeachable offense. Arpaio,...
View ArticleBYU football: Adam Pulsipher plans to be at heart of Cougars’ defense
Provo • A mildly disappointing setback when the depth chart comes out isn’t going to derail your lifelong dream of being a full-time defensive starter for the BYU football team when you’ve battled back...
View ArticleLaughs take a disturbing turn in comedy 'Ingrid Goes West'
An unstable woman seeks out the perfect life in “Ingrid Goes West,” a dark satire of social-media culture that’s not as incisive as it wants to be.Aubrey Plaza stars as Ingrid, who obsesses over the...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson is scary good in thriller ‘Good Time’
You have to go back into the vaults — maybe as far back as “Dog Day Afternoon” — to find a movie about a New York bank robber more intense than Benny and Josh Safdie’s ironically titled drama “Good...
View ArticleDocumentary 'Whose Streets?' takes a ground-level view of Ferguson
The searing documentary “Whose Streets?” — which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but seems more timely now — captures both a moment and a movement, and why one of those escaped the...
View ArticlePlane crash causes power outages in West Jordan, injuries unknown
A plane in West Jordan that crashed Thursday afternoon left hundreds of people without power.The single-engine plane had taken off from South Valley Regional Airport and crashed just south of the...
View ArticleAnimated 'LEAP!' sets a low barre
An animated “Flashdance” meets “Cinderella,” “LEAP !” isn’t so much bad as it is bewildering. The feature about an orphan girl who dreams of dancing professionally is set very vaguely in the 1880s, in...
View Article‘Only Living Boy in New York’ is a hot mess of indie cliches
Is there an indie cliché more grating than the callow young Manhattan know-it-all?The sensitive writer who sports glasses that are supposed to make him look smarter than the himbo cast to play him? The...
View ArticleDemocrat Kathie Allen pledges to reject donations from corporate PACs
Provo • Democrat Kathie Allen vowed Thursday to hand back any donations from “deep-pocketed special interests” or corporate PACs during her bid to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Since Allen...
View ArticleSlimmed-down Jordan Agasiva a welcomed addition for Utes offensive line
For the most part the University of Utah football team knew what junior transfer Jordan Agasiva would bring to the table. Power 5 conference schools such as Auburn, Alabama and Oregon State came...
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Douglas Brinkley: What it takes to stand up to bigotry
Of all the many slimy things Donald Trump has done, his coddling of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke ranks among the most vile and degenerate.Desperate to win the 2016 Republican primary in South...
View ArticleHomeland Security reviewing status of Obama’s deferred action program for...
Washington • Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security met this week to review the status of a deferred-action program for illegal immigrants that could face a legal challenge from Texas...
View ArticleArizona Sen. Jeff Flake wants details of Trump’s call for border wall
Phoenix • Sen. Jeff Flake threw criticism back at President Donald Trump over his threats to shut down the government over border wall funding, questioning what happened to his frequent campaign pledge...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees roll past Albuquerque
The Bees blitzed Albuquerque with six runs in the first and never looked back, as Salt Lake rolled to a 12-0 win over the Isotopes on Thursday night.With two outs and no one on base, Shane Robinson...
View ArticleAP predictions: Miami back, Darnold strikes pose, Tide _ yep _ rolls
There are a couple of ways to approach making predictions for a college football season.If being correct in the end is the most important thing, stick with the chalk picks and come away with a solid...
View ArticlePrep football: Sophomore proves hero in Syracuse’s improbable rally past Jordan
Syracuse • It was only the first game of Week 2 of the prep football season, but you might end up going the rest of the year without having a comeback more improbable than the one Syracuse pulled...
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For 'Patti Cake$,' a rap star is born in Jersey (by way of Sundance)
It’s a long way from Australia to Hollywood, but Danielle Macdonald had to go a bit farther — to Robert Redford’s Sundance resort in Utah County — to land the role that could very well make her a...
View ArticleSo, poof, you’re president. What would you do first? I’d aim hair-clipper...
Ever thought about what you’d do if the office of the president of the United States were dumped in your lap? You have no say about it. Just — bam — you’re suddenly POTUS.And, no, I don’t mean “Piece...
View ArticleSalt Award win gives new food truck and brewery affirmation, motivation
Anne Mouritsen discovered her love of cooking while watching her father experiment in the kitchen during her childhood in Brazil.She’d watch him play with unique flavor combinations in traditional...
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