Henry Kissinger smiles as he walks to a helicopter at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, Saturday, Aug. 19, 1972. Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, his consulting firm said. He was 100. Associated Press Few immigrants have influenced the course of America’s role...

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  • December 7, 2023

The Church Office Building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pictured during the 190th Annual General Conference on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responded Sunday night to an Associated Press story...

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  • December 4, 2023

Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, talks to constituents at Holladay City Hall in Holladay on Nov. 21, 2023. Political races look to be hotly contested in Utah in 2024. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News We are in the middle of an unprecedented two-month period of political drama. The unique dynamics of late...

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  • December 1, 2023

Many in Utah are concerned about a vaping epidemic among young people in the state, driven by illegal, flavored, disposable e-cigarettes. Adobe.com Unknown to many, there is a vaping epidemic among young people here in Utah, driven by illegal, flavored, disposable e-cigarettes. With the potential that these products could even...

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  • November 27, 2023

The state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Sept. 25, 2023. As Thanksgiving approaches, we should take time to be grateful even amid turmoil. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News International and national politics seem to have sunk to a scary level not endured since the frostiest days of the Cold...

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  • November 24, 2023

Stephen LeFevre, director of strategic and foreign affairs for World Trade Center Utah, left, moderates a discussion on supply chain issues and the impact on local businesses with Troy Keller, international trade and commercial policy adviser for World Trade Center Utah, Jason Fowler, president and CEO of Air & Sea...

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  • November 20, 2023

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is flanked by aides as she returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee following a more than two-month absence, in Washington on May 11, 2023. Feinstein died on Sept. 28 at age 90. J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the nation’s oldest sitting senator,...

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  • November 17, 2023