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Astronomers spot massive 'sleeping giant' black hole less than 2K light-years from Earth
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted April 17 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space.
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press | Posted April 16 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
The flame for the Paris Olympics will be officially lit Tuesday at the birthplace of the ancient games, and will then be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26.
Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
Mark Baker and Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Posted April 16 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging against retaliation.
Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press | Updated April 16 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange.
Next stop for the IOC delegation that praised Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid? The French Alps
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
The IOC's Future Host Commission that visited Utah last week heads to France next week to do the same for the proposed 2030 Winter Games venues.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic into Chicago airport, causing headaches for travelers
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminals, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation's busiest airports.
Bombing at Afghanistan airport that killed 13 troops — including 1 Utahn — wasn't preventable, report says
Lolita C. Baldor and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 11:55 a.m. | Save Story
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops — including one from Utah — and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the "bald man in black" spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber.
A man is arrested after a stabbing at a church service in Sydney. Police say no lives are in danger
Mark Baker And Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Posted April 15 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
Police say a man has been arrested after a bishop and three churchgoers were stabbed in Sydney. Police say it occurred during a televised service on Monday.
Officer, bystanders hailed for stopping man who killed 6 at a Sydney mall
Rick Rycroft And Keiran Smith, Associated Press | Posted April 14 - 5:25 p.m. | Save Story
A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running "towards danger" to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center.
Iran warns Israel against retaliation; global powers urge restraint
James Mackenzie, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted April 14 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
Iran warned Israel and the U.S. on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said "the campaign is not over yet."
Berlin zoo celebrates the 67th birthday of Fatou, believed to be world's oldest gorilla
Associated Press | Updated April 14 - 7:44 a.m. | Save Story
Berlin's zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world. Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959.
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Didi Tang and Dake Kang, Associated Press | Posted April 13 - 9:57 p.m. | Save Story
The imbalance in the U.S.-China relationship extends beyond trade to the world of higher education. These days, only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese universities, while there are nearly 300,000 Chinese students at U.S. schools.
Booms, sirens in Israel after Iran launches over 200 missiles and drones in unprecedented attack
Josef Federman and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Updated April 13 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Booms and air raid sirens have sounded across Israel after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushes the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.
174 rescued after being stranded in the air in fatal cable car accident in Turkey
Associated Press | Posted April 13 - 4:50 p.m. | Save Story
The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey have been rescued. They were brought down nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven when they plummeted to the rocks below.
Olympic Games delegation proclaims Utah 'a hidden gem'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 13 - 3:47 p.m. | Save Story
Wrapping up a four-day venue visit, members of an Olympic delegation on Saturday praised Utah's preparation for the 2034 Games.
Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted April 13 - 10:51 a.m. | Save Story
In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate and cars with built-in GPS, there's something about a globe — a spherical representation of the world in miniature — that somehow endures.
Ambassador of Ukraine to US meets with Utah state and church leaders
Erin Cox, KSL-TV | Posted April 12 - 9:29 a.m. | Save Story
For the first time, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. paid the Beehive State a visit.
German museum worker fired after hanging his own art in gallery
Emily Blumenthal and Chris Stern, CNN | Posted April 10 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
For a brief moment, one German man achieved his dream: his artwork hanging in a famous museum.
