The race for the White House is shaping up as a battle between senior citizens. But out of the spotlight, in the campaigns for the Senate’s No. 3 spots in both parties, a younger class of leaders is on the rise. Two Gen X Republicans are already running for the third-ranked post: Sens. Joni Ernst...
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Trump comments on Jews who vote for Democrats draw outrage
New York — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats’ growing criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of...
How Utah basketball’s Gianna Kneepkens was injured and responded for Utes
A few days after the injury that might define Utah’s season, Gianna Kneepkens positioned herself toward the front of Utah’s film room, crutches hanging off to the side and teammates around her, and wept until she couldn’t speak. The Utes cried for their star, whose despair looked so far removed from the scoring dynamo and...
Life after Utah’s Jenna Johnson missed free throws vs. LSU in NCAA tournament
Three weeks after the world seemingly turned on her, Jenna Johnson finally decided to watch the video of her lowest moment. She couldn’t watch it before. She wouldn’t watch it again. But here, as all eyes landed on her, Johnson knew what everyone wanted to ask her about. Of course the audience of about 30...
Utah State Aggies name Spectrum court after coach Stew Morrill
Claps of thunder sounded when Stew Morrill was introduced as Utah State’s new basketball coach back in August 1998. Most of the Aggie fans on hand saw no need for any introduction. They already knew the man, already were sure what the man would do for them: win. Morrill was sure, too, but not that...
The Delta Center sees the dunk of the year favorite in Jazz vs. Timberwolves
Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 114-104 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen. 1. A bounce-back performance, if not a win The question going into this game was whether Will Hardy’s words would stick. Remember, after Saturday’s game, he was disappointed about the team playing selfishly, with...
Police to continue retail theft crackdown with focus on spring break – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are trying to continue a crackdown on retail theft through a program which it says has shown some positive results so far. It was back during the holiday season when police launched the Retail Theft Initiative, as officers looked to combat what has become a...
Alberta bill to mandate return of life lease funds, but families waiting for millions feel left out
After several Alberta seniors sounded the alarm about having their life savings locked up in life leases, the provincial government said it is taking steps to protect consumers who sign up for that housing model. However, those who’ve been fighting with operators for years to get their money back say the government bill tabled in...
GTA gas prices could soar by 20 cents/litre between now and Victoria Day – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Analysts warn the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could see gas prices soar by 20 cents per litre between now and the May long weekend, continuing the upward trend in the region. Local drivers have already seen gas prices in the region rise by 12 cents per litre...
Video shows group suspected of constructing Jan. 6 gallows hours before Capitol siege
The people who erected the infamous gallows and noose on the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, began their work in the predawn hours that day, according to newly released videos obtained by CBS News. A report by a GOP-led U.S. House subcommittee said the perpetrators remain unaccounted for by prosecutors. ...
Supreme Court wary of restricting government contact with social media platforms in free speech case
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday appeared wary of limiting the Biden administration’s contacts with social media platforms in a closely watched dispute that tests how much the government can pressure social media companies to remove content before crossing a constitutional line from persuasion into coercion. The case, known as Murthy v. Missouri, arose out of...
Trump’s lawyers say it’s “a practical impossibility” to secure $464 million bond in time
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he’s unlikely to secure a bond for the nearly half-billion he and other defendants need to pause a judge’s February ruling in a New York civil fraud case. They’re asking an appeals court to stay the judgment while Trump challenges it. The judgment, with accrued interest, saddled the...
Automatic statewide ban for certain books in Utah schools becomes law
The new law allows for a single book to be removed from all Utah public schools if a threshold number of schools or districts determine it amounts to “objective sensitive material.” (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kelly Whited Jones at a “read-in” put on by Let Utah Read at the Utah Capitol in...
MrBeast Inks Deal With Amazon to Produce $5M Game Show on Prime Video
MrBeast is producing a show with Amazon. Rich Storry/Getty Images YouTube superstar MrBeast is taking a chance to broadcast his content on another platform. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has signed a deal with Amazon (AMZN)’s Prime Video and MGM Studios to produce a new competition show called Beast Games, where contestants...
Hokusai’s Iconic Mount Fuji Series Expected to Fetch $5M at Auction
‘Under the Well of the Great Wave Off Kanagawa (Great Wave).’ Courtesy Christie’s The 19th-century Japanese printmaker Katsushika Hokusai has long been renowned for the legendary stormy scene depicted in Great Wave. His woodblock print is one of the most reproduced images in art history—it even has its own emoji. However, many people are unaware...
Sen. Curt Bramble leaving the Utah Senate after 24 years.
Provo Republican and one-time majority leader was facing three strong challengers in November. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Curt Bramble, shown in 2022, is leaving the Legislature in January. | March 18, 2024, 8:41 p.m. | Updated: 9:05 p.m. Sen. Curt Bramble, currently Utah’s longest-serving state senator with 23 years and counting...
‘Separate but unequal system’: Some homeless advocates criticize changes to NYC’s right to shelter
Locked in a private but high-stakes mediation, the city and the Legal Aid Society spent five months working on a legal compromise that would reshape one of the most unique and far-reaching homelessness policies in the country: the right-to-shelter rule, which obligates New York City to provide shelter to anyone in need. For homeless advocates,...
Why Kazakhstan’s Art Scene Is Rife With Potential
Ala Art Fair attendees in 2023. Photo: Timur Epov, Almaty, 2023 For more than three decades, collecting art in Kazakhstan has meant one thing: big business. In the thirty-three years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union, the contemporary art market has been dominated by just a few names: usually families or individuals...
Asaf Peled’s Minute Media Is the New Publisher of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated will live on under a new publisher. Mario Tama/Getty Images After a tumultuous few months for Sports Illustrated, the storied magazine is moving under a new publisher, and its new license owner promises to bring back some of the magazine’s laid-off workers and keep its print version alive for at least 10 years. ...
Before BYU matchup in NCAA Tournament, Duquesne coach retires
Keith Dambrot will retire, but plans to coach against BYU on Thursday. (Keith Srakocic | AP) Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot calls out directions to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 76-64. | March 18, 2024, 5:37 p.m. Long Beach...
Goldman Sachs Top Woman Banker Stephanie Cohen Is Leaving For Tech
Stephanie Cohen speaks during the 2018 New York Times Dealbook Summit. Michael Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Stephanie Cohen, one of the few female top executives at Goldman Sachs (GS), is leaving the investment bank after a 25-year career in banking, The Wall Street Journal first reported today (March 18). She will join...
Neil Gaiman Sells $1M Memorabilia Collection for Authors and Artists
Neil Gaiman pictured in March of 2019. Weston Wells/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images Neil Gaiman, the English author known for his graphic novel series Sandman and novels like Coraline, The Graveyard Book and Good Omens, has sold off his personal collection of art and memorabilia to struggling ailing authors and artists. Held by the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions on March 14,...
The Best Spring Cocktails: 25+ Easy Drinks Recipes
Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to start making the most of the longer days and warmer weather. Yes, we can finally put away those winter layers, but aside from switching up your wardrobe, what better way to welcome in the new season than by mixing up a refreshing cocktail that celebrates all things spring?...
Alta’s seniors ski club, the Wild old Bunch, proves age is just a number for Utah skiers
Alta • It was a bluebird morning at the Alta Ski Area, and Carol Bowling, 76, was looking for fresh powder. Her husband, Nick, 83, and his cousin Bob Phillips, 84, shouted over the whir of the chairlift, deciding where to go. “Something like this is skiable,” Phillips said of the black diamond run below...
Who and What to See at the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The 2024 Whitney Biennial has attracted surprisingly few protesters. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image The 81st Whitney Biennial, “Even Better Than The Real Thing,” feels decidedly anti-artificial intelligence. The introductory wall text puts it bluntly: the people behind the biennial “acknowledge that Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is complicating our understanding of what is real,” and that...
Finding the best 24/7 locksmith services near you
Are you in need of a trustworthy locksmith near you? If you have ever experienced issues such as misplaced keys, stuck locks, or being locked out of your vehicle, then you know that having the number of a reliable local locksmith 24/7 is very important. Fortunately, finding a local locksmith anywhere in the United States...
Future West Valley City park to contain wetlands, a horse arena and a learning barn
West Valley City is building a different kind of park with wetland trails, an equestrian arena and a learning barn for Granite School District students. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The property where West Valley City plans to develop a wetland park, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. | March 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. |...
Utah had a great winter for water. Here’s how the Utah Snow Survey figures that out.
The amount of water currently stored in our mountains in the form of snow is above normal. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jordan Clayton with a snow sampler at the Tony Grove SNOTEL site on Friday, March 8, 2024. | March 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. | Updated: 2:45 p.m. Editor’s note • The...
‘Palm Royale’ Review: Apple’s A-List Comedy is All Style, No Substance
Kristen Wiig stars in Palm Royale. Courtesy Apple TV+ Press Much like the vapid, ostentatious characters it revolves around, Palm Royale is a show with a shiny surface and very little depth underneath. This story of social climbing in 1969 America has all the components of a savvy, snappy new series, from its A-list stars...
Native students at BYU share what it’s like being ‘the minorities of the minorities’
Provo • Walking around the majority-white campus of Brigham Young University — which has the whitest enrollment of any college in the state — JoAnni Begay can see that all students of color here are underrepresented. But Native American students like her, she says, are in a unique position that she describes as being “the...
The Maine shooter’s traumatic brain injury didn’t have to happen
The Maine Recycling Corporation in Lisbon, Maine is shown, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Authorities found the Army reservist, Robert Card, dead from a self-inflicted gun shot wound on Oct. 27 at the recycling center near the Androscoggin River. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, Card had opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a...
Utah’s legislative session was a masterclass in cowardice
Utah deserves better than leaders who can’t lead and dividers who pretend to lead. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol is pictured during the legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. By Jackson Lewis | For The Salt Lake Tribune | March 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. This last legislative session has...
Will Utah Utes coach Craig Smith be on the hot seat soon?
For this column about Ute hoops coach Craig Smith and his deserved fate at Utah, there’s an angel whispering from one shoulder and a devil shouting from the other. It’s up to the reader to discern which is the one and which is the other. The one insists that “patience for the coach is wearing...
The Top PR Firms in 2024: The Best Public Relations Agencies to Hire
By the numbers, the PR industry has had a rough year. One report found half of all agencies expected revenues to fall. Layoffs have rattled big firms, and artificial intelligence has some PR pros nervous. But the PR Power List isn’t just about numbers. It’s about influence, and agencies still have plenty of it. What does...
Alpine District pauses $175M Saratoga Springs high school bond
A district spokesperson said the Alpine District’s school board members are exploring other ways to fund a new high school in Saratoga Springs — but a lease revenue bond isn’t off the table. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vacant land northwest of Utah Lake, between Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain is shown on...
Salt Lake City rail routes to Seattle, Los Angeles under federal consideration
The Federal Railroad Administration will discuss next steps this spring for routes it plans to study. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Commuters load and unload from the FrontRunner train at the Salt Lake Central station on Monday, May 8, 2023. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) identified two routes in February for its long-distance...
A Utah family saw a prescription go from $30 to $3,500 each month. They’re not alone.
In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s prescription cystic fibrosis medication. Their payment had risen to $3,500 from the usual $30 for a month’s supply. That must be a mistake, she told the pharmacy. But it wasn’t. It turned out that the...
The Top PR Firms for Crisis & Reputation Management in 2024
SKDK In 2023, SKDK achieved significant successes across various fronts. Notably, the firm represented American families of hostages in Gaza, garnering recognition in The New York Times. To counter misinformation following Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct.7, 2023, SKDK initiated The “10/7 Project” and organized a “March for Israel” rally in Washington, D.C. The firm...
The Top Visual Arts PR Firms: Best Specialty PR Agencies in the Arts
Change is constant in the art world, which remains rooted in tradition but now operates in ever-shorter cycles dictated by a packed annual art fair schedule in what feels like a contracting world. Add to that diminished attention spans and micro-audiences, and communications firms in this space must be unfailingly agile, inventive and ready to...
The Top Tech & A.I. PR Firms: Agencies Leveraging A.I. for PR Results
Diffusion PR Ivan Ristic, Co-Founder/CEO & Daljit Bhurji, Co-Founder/Global Managing Director Diffusion PR was founded in London in 2008 by Ivan Ristic and Daljit Bhurji. Today, it has about 50 employees across its offices in London, New York and Los Angeles. The agency was built to create “an integrated approach to client campaigns and improve accountability...
The Top Performing Arts PR Firms: Best PR Agencies On Stage and Off
8VA Music Consultancy With a roster of clients that includes the Emmy Award-winning All-Star Orchestra, internationally recognized conductor Gerard Schwarz, Beijing Music Festival, composer-of-the-moment Andy Akiho and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, 8VA Music Consultancy is involved in the careers of the contemporary classical giants. One of the few PR firms specializing in classical music,...
The Top Nonprofit PR Firms: Best PR Agencies for Mission-Driven Orgs
Anat Gerstein Inc. Anat Gerstein Inc.has been making moves in the past 18 months—and not just on the communications front. In addition to opening up a West Coast office, the firm recently signed a more than 7,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters from Long Island City to Manhattan’s Garment District. It also launched a $50 million...
The Top Hospitality PR Firms: Best PR Agencies in Nightlife & Dining
CARVINGBLOCK Max Block’s forward-thinking LA-based agency constantly finds the intersection of hospitality and culture with clients like mega-developer Rick Caruso’s food-and-beverage portfolio, high-profile restaurants (Burgette, Caviar Kaspia), nightlife players (Mars and the forthcoming Zouk LA) and the Coachella music and arts festival. For Coachella, CARVINGBLOCK works on PR, curation, VIP activations and execution of sponsorship...
The Top Travel PR Firms: Best PR Agencies for Luxury Hotels & Resorts
As the first true post-pandemic travel year ended, Design Hotels, an oracle of boutique hospitality trendsetting, dropped its inaugural tome analyzing it all: the Further Forecast. The 158-page report, made in collaboration with SOON Future Studies, peers into the soul of 2024’s travel and culture vibe from the heady realms of healing escapes to the...
The Top Finance PR Firms: Who to Hire in a Banking or Financial Crisis
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher In 2023, Joele Frank experienced a record-breaking year, focusing on being the best in all endeavors and delivering exceptional results for clients. Recognized as Communications Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor, the firm secured top rankings in various categories, including No.1 in PR/IR for M&A, Shareholder Activism, and Bankruptcy...
Ones to Watch: PR Industry’s Rising Stars
Jasmine L. Pierce In 2023, with a decade of experience, Jasmine Pierce left her VP role with Becca PR to start her own company, JLP Consulting, where she focuses on creating media strategies, brand partnerships, and events for hotels, restaurants, chefs, interior designers and beverage brands. Of Pierce’s departure from Becca PR, founder Becca Parrish...
The Top Fashion PR Firms: Best PR Agencies for Luxury Fashion Brands
It’s been less than eight years since Savannah Engel (who got her public relations start with Michael Kors and later Barney’s) decided to branch out on her own, but she’s quickly set herself apart from the traditional PR set. With the launch of Savi in 2017, Engel put the focus on community, working with fashion...
Staten Island’s first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade to include LGBTQ+ groups steps off
Staten Island hosted its first St. Patrick’s Day parade that officially welcomed LGBTQ-plus groups on Sunday. Called the “Forest Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” the event was announced by Mayor Adams in February as a response to the original Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was held March 3, and bans gay groups from...
Want to own your NYC apartment? This nonprofit is helping renters buy their units.
How would you like to own your apartment after years of renting? One Brooklyn community group is trying to make that happen for tenants of a four-story building in the Cypress Hill section of East New York through an innovative housing program. The East New York Community Land Trust bought the 21-unit, rent-stabilized apartment building...