Utah Headlines

Political news

• Rep. Maloy tackles what she says is the ‘most important’ issue in Congress (Deseret News)
• Salt Lake rally joins national movement opposing alleged threats to voting rights (KUTV)
• Utah legislators to revisit law following backlash over Senate President Adams family connection (Deseret News)
• A predominantly conservative crowd calls on Stuart Adams to resign over claims he influenced law to help relative (KSL)
• Utah legislators exploring tweaks to adoption laws criticized as exploitative (Fox13)

Municipal

• Cache County Republicans schedule special election Sept. 11 to replace county executive (Cache Valley Daily)

Utah

• Have You Seen This? Duck Duck Jeep has gone too far (KSL)
• The state of Scouting in Utah (Deseret News)
• More teen drivers on the roads (KSL TV)

Crime/Courts

• It’s time to stop relying on FBI data alone to compare sexual violence rates between U.S. states (Deseret News)
• Seeking a more comprehensive understanding of sexual violence in Utah (Deseret News)
• National sexual violence data suggests Utah is one of the safest states for girls, women (Deseret News) 
• ‘This man deserves no mercy’: Victim’s family asks for closure, execution of Ralph Menzies (KSL)
• 'It's not right to kill him': Maurine Hunsaker's oldest daughter opposes Menzies' execution (KSL)

Culture/Community

• Utah native's first children's book brings adoption to life in heartfelt story (KSL)
• 15-year-old breaks record as youngest person to ever hike Utah's Wasatch Ridge (KSL)
• Want to help employees impacted by Salt Lake City fire? Check out this Monday bar crawl. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Tabernacle Choir makes historic first visit to Argentina to celebrate 100 Years of Faith in South America (KSL TV)

Education

• Utah State University students create Indigenous garden with professor with Shoshone roots (KSL)
• Multi-year contracts? How Utah is trying to convince some athletes to stay out of the transfer portal (Deseret News)
• Feeding hungry students: Why a Utah State professor is giving away a cash prize to ease campus food insecurity (Deseret News)
• 'This stuff is moving so quickly': Utah Tech leaders discuss AI, unveil new cybersecurity degree (St. George News)
• Hands-on learning: How West Jordan High School's automotive program inspires future mechanics (Fox13)

Environment

• Early winter outlooks leave Great Salt Lake advocates on edge (KSL)
• Utah seeks to shut down US Magnesium's operations on Great Salt Lake (Fox13)
• U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says cuts to wind, solar tax credits came at ‘right time’ (Utah News Dispatch)
• Here’s where things stand with Sen. Curtis’ threat to slow Trump nominees until he gets answers on how the Treasury Department will implement the phaseout of wind and solar tax credits (Deseret News)

Faith

• Latter-day Saint mission president recovering in Mexico City after being shot during attempted robbery (Deseret News)
• ‘Reverence for the divine’: How Navajo Latter-day Saints find strength in the gospel (Deseret News)
• City grant plans to match funds raised for preservation of historic Provo church (Deseret News)

Health

• Live longer by walking faster, experts say (KSL)

Housing

• Why some seniors are choosing to sell their homes and go the rental route (KSL)
• Salt Lake City homeless hospice looking to expand as need for services grows (Fox13)

National Headlines

General

• Wildfire fighters, unmasked in toxic smoke, are getting sick and dying (New York Times)

Political news

• A look into how 2020 shaped America’s political landscape (Deseret News)
• Lawmakers call for investigation into AI chatbots having ‘romantic’ talks with children (Deseret News)
• Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington (AP)
• Trump criticizes ‘fake news,’ Democrat, Zelensky in series of posts (The Hill)
• Trump ‘bela’ post is new ‘covfefe,’ stirs Newsom into action (The Hill)

Artificial Intelligence

• College students have already changed forever. Members of the class of 2026 have had access to AI since they were freshmen. Almost all of them are using it to do their work. (The Atlantic)
• The new ChatGPT has some AI fans rethinking when to expect ‘superintelligence’ (Washington Post)

Immigration/deportation

• Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they're partly responsible (NPR)
• ICE documents reveal plan to double immigrant detention space this year (Washington Post)

Ukraine/Russia

• Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine, hours before Zelenskyy visits White House (New York Times)
• Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit (NPR)
• After meeting Putin, Trump changes his position on the need for a ceasefire (NPR)
• Europeans to back Zelenskyy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal (Reuters)
• Trump to meet Zelenskyy with 2 big issues in focus: security guarantees and land (NPR)
• Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s attacks say the Alaska Summit was an insult (New York Times)
• The Ukrainian children killed in Russian strikes this year (Washington Post)

Middle East

• Israelis stage nationwide protests to demand end to Gaza war and release of hostages (Reuters)
• State Department halts 'medical-humanitarian' visas for people from Gaza (NPR)

World news

• As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace (NPR)

Number of the Day

News Releases

Best & worst states for women’s equality

Women’s rights in the U.S. have made leaps and bounds since the passage of the 19th Amendment, yet many women still struggle to break the glass ceiling because of unequal treatment in society. Unfortunately, the gender gap in 21st century America has only expanded. In 2025, the U.S. failed to place in the top 10 — or even the top 30 — of the World Economic Forum’s ranking of 148 countries based on gender equality. The U.S. ranked 42nd, up one place from the previous year. The top five states are Hawaii, Nevada, Maryland, Maine and Oregon. The bottom five states are Louisiana, Arkansas, Idaho, Texas and Utah. (Read More)

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On This Day In History

• 1587 - Just days after landing at Roanoke Island, Virginia, Eleanor Dare gives birth to the first English child born in the Americas. She and her husband, Ananias, name the baby girl Virginia.
• 1590 - The Roanoke Colony is found deserted. John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony returns from a supply-trip to England to find no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, and there was no sign of violence. Among the missing were Ellinor Dare, White’s daughter; and Virginia Dare, White’s granddaughter and the first English child born in America.
• 1872 - Aaron Montgomery Ward produces a mail-order catalog that would launch a growing era of mail-order publications that would last more than 100 years.
• 1914 - US President Woodrow Wilson issues "Proclamation of Neutrality"
• 1920 - With Tennessee’s one-vote victory cast by Harry T. Burn, the 19th Amendment, women's suffrage is ratified by 2/3 of states. It will be officially certified on August 26.
• 1927 - Rosalynn Smith Carter is born. She was the U.S. First Lady from 1977 to 1981, politically active while in the White House, focused on mental health, senior citizens, and community voluntarism, and co-founded the Carter Center with her husband in 1982.
• 1936 - Robert Redford is born.
• 1963 - James Meredith becomes the first Black graduate from the University of Mississippi.
• 1991 - Soviet hard-liners launch coup against Gorbachev
• 2017 - Civilian researchers led by Paul Allen re-discover the USS Indianapolis 18,000 feet below the Pacific surface, 72 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes
• 2019 - 1.7 million take part in pro-democracy protest peacefully in Hong Kong, a quarter of the population

Quote of the Day

"I'm fascinated by journalism. I put a keen eye, not a negative eye, on its role, particularly how it is changed by the times we're living in."

— Robert Redford

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