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US birthrate hit new low in 2023
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 9:59 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. women are starting families later and having fewer children, some forgoing having kids entirely. The U.S total fertility rate hit its lowest point, falling to a record 1.62 births per woman.
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 9:39 p.m. | Save Story
A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man.
Slow growth, inflation deliver economic double whammy to kick off '24
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
A Thursday U.S. Commerce Department report delivered a double dose of disappointing economic data with findings showing overall economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter of the year and inflation made another surprisingly robust uptick.
Net neutrality restored as federal agency votes to regulate internet providers
David Hamilton, Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday restored "net neutrality" rules that prevent broadband internet providers from favoring some sites and apps over others.
US judge upholds Trump's $83.3M defamation loss, rejects new trial
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Updated April 25 - 2:38 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out an $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former president defamed her after she accused him of raping her decades ago.
New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore
Lea Skene, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. A bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag passed through the new 35-foot channel Thursday morning, headed for St. John, Canada.
Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy story of alleged affair
Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters | Updated April 25 - 1:13 p.m. | Save Story
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he wrangled with Trump and his former lawyer ahead of the 2016 election over who should buy the silence of women who said they had sexual encounters with him.
FTC sends $5.6M in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement
Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.
Appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
Michael Sisak, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 7:48 a.m. | Save Story
New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
Jacques Billeaud and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 6:49 a.m. | Save Story
A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle a week after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patient's life.
Supreme Court to decide if outright camping bans constitute cruel and unusual punishment
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
A group of people experiencing homelessness in Portland filed a class action lawsuit which has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on whether enforcement constitutes as cruel and unusual punishment.
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.
Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you
Devi Shastri, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 6:38 p.m. | Save Story
Allergy season is here, but it doesn't have to make you miserable. Experts say people can manage most symptoms by using over-the-counter medicines and knowing pollen levels.
US House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
Makini Brice, Reuters | Posted April 24 - 5:25 p.m. | Save Story
Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives who represented a northern New Jersey district, has died after a cardiac episode, the state's governor's office said on Wednesday.
NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted April 24 - 3:46 p.m. | Save Story
NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November.
Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans taking effect after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the impact on emergency pregnancy care.
Romney jokes about Harvard presidency talk
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 23 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney doesn't seem to be taking seriously talk that he should be president of Harvard .
Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death
Ken Miller, Associated Press | Updated April 23 - 10:05 p.m. | Save Story
Police say a 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers shot to death in their southwest Oklahoma City home.
