Utah Headlines

Political news

• ‘A fighter’: Former state Sen. Paula Julander dies at age 86 (KSL)
• Report: Utah's laws set the standard for free speech (KSL)
• ‘A great day for Utah’s Democrats’: GOP members of Congress react to redistricting ruling (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Trump pushes to rename Defense Department to ‘Department of War.' Utah Sen. Mike Lee plans to draft a bill ‘to restore the Department of War to its original name’ (Deseret News)
• Utah AG calls on search engines, payment platforms, to do more to fight deepfake pornography (Utah News Dispatch)

Municipal

• Spring City citizens sue city council (KSL TV)
• Looking Out for the Good: Provo City youth council applications open (KSL TV)

Utah

• Utah state trooper puts himself in harm's way to stop wrong-way driver (KSL)
• Ice Age camel fossil found along Green River (Deseret News)
• Report examines Utah's prioritization of future generations compared to nation (KSL)
• Intense fire in Ogden rail yard sends clouds of black smoke into the air (KSL)
• 1 injured in large fire at Eagle Mountain condominium (KSL Newsradio)
• ‘Stay aware;’ Officials watching Willard Peak Fire burn scar (KSL)

Biz/Tech/AI

• Cracker Barrel sticks to old logo after social media backlash (Reuters)
• Steep US tariffs set to hit Indian exports from Wednesday (Reuters)
• Employees ‘job hugging’ amid labor market uncertainty (The Hill)

Crime/Courts

• Utahn arrested with maybe millions of sex abuse images and lifelike AI photos, police say (KSL)
• Man arrested, accused of setting fire to 3 UTA vans (KSL)
• Former Tremonton fire chief pleads not guilty in sex abuse case (Cache Valley Daily)

Culture/Community

• Dear Taylor and Travis, here’s why we dream about you getting married (Deseret News)
• Rice Eccles Stadium to transform into Utah’s largest yoga studio for fundraiser (KSL Newsradio)
• Utah youth baseball team wins prestigious award, third place at national championship (KSL Newsradio)
• New 24/7 food pantry opens at Taylorsville church after 8 years of community service (Fox13)

Economy

• Utah economy shows strong growth with 2.3% employment increase outpacing national average (Fox13)
• Dollar falls as Trump's move to fire Fed governor spooks investors (Reuters)
• Get ready for the end of Fed independence (Wall Street Journal)

Education

• New Utah law requires firearm safety education for K-12 students (Fox13)
• Utah schools face mental health shortages as demand for services grows (Fox13)
• Utah’s bar exam is changing. Law schools say it will improve access to justice (KUER)

Environment/Energy

• Summer in Utah has been warmer and drier than usual. Will it continue this fall? (KSL)
• A look at weather in the West: Flash flood warning in southern Utah (Deseret News)
• Popular Capitol Reef road at center of 2-year project reopens ahead of Labor Day weekend (KSL)
• Illegal drones near a Utah wildfire mean lost time and money — and put firefighters at risk (KUER)
• Questions raised over plan to use 400 acres near Camp Williams for nuclear manufacturing (KUTV)

Faith

• 10th Circuit Court rules for Latter-day Saints in tithing, fraud case (Deseret News)

Family

• St. George moms rally behind daughters in national baby and toddler competitions (St. George News)

Health

• Blood banks in dire need of donations (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Cyberattack shuts down Nevada state offices and websites, governor’s office says (AP)
• Rare human screwworm case confirmed in Maryland (Washington Post)

Political news

• After Trump’s DOGE action, 300 million people’s Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says (AP)
• Trump ramps up Chicago National Guard threats, sparking concern over state rights and federal overreach (Deseret News)
• Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, sparking independence concerns (Deseret News)
• NAACP sues Texas over redrawn congressional map, calling it discriminatory (Reuters)
• Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it ‘potentially calamitous’ (AP)
• Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter (AP)
• Trump wants expanded death penalty, longer control over police in D.C. (Washington Post)
• Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority (The Hill)
• Trump privately presses top Indiana Republicans to redistrict during White House meeting (Politico)
• Trump's doubling of tariffs hits India, damages relationship with US (Reuters)
• Trump says he is working with Republicans on 'comprehensive crime bill' (Reuters)
• Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back (NPR)
• GOP author of CHIPS Act says law did not intend government stake in Intel (The Hill)

Immigration/deportation

• Inside ICE, Trump's migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers (Reuters)

Ukraine/Russia

• Exclusive: US and Russian officials discussed energy deals alongside latest Ukraine peace talks (Reuters)
• Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities across six regions, officials say (Reuters)
• John Bolton: Trump’s utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy (Washington Examiner)

Middle East

• Reuters and AP journalists killed in Gaza strike were not 'a target,' an Israeli military spokesperson says (Reuters)

World news

• Heavy rains hit Himalayas, spread havoc in India and Pakistan (Reuters)

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On This Day In History

• 1782 - John Laurens, American soldier, diplomat, abolitionist and friend to Alexander Hamilton is killed in battle at 27
• 1883 - The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatoa.
• 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson is born. He became the 36th president of the US after JFK was assassinated. 
• 1935 - Mary McLeod Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women
• 1940 - Nestle registers the trademark for Toll House for the first time in preparation for marketing Ruth Wakefield’s chocolate chip cookies.
• 1952 - “Red Scare” dominates American politics and the 1952 presidential election
• 1963 - W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and founder of the NAACP, dies at 95 in Accra, Ghana
• 1964 - Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles
• 1984 - US President Ronald Reagan announces 'Teacher in Space' project

Quote of the Day

"And I pledge you that we will not delay, or we will not hesitate, or we will not turn aside until Americans of every race and color and origin in this country have the same right as all others to share in the process of democracy."

—Lyndon B. Johnson

On the Punny Side

I took the shell off my racing snail thinking it would make him go faster, if anything it made him more sluggish.

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