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Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates, $1,000 each, but they must give half away

Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates, $1,000 each, but they must give half away

Nick Perry, Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale has surprised the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth by giving each of them $1,000. But there was a condition: They were to keep $500 and give away the rest.
Floating on the Weber River may soon cost you depending on the day

Floating on the Weber River may soon cost you depending on the day

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 7:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A private concessionaire will begin charging people who come to tube on the Weber River on weekends and holidays at one Utah wildlife management area.
Judge allows Kouri Richins' attorneys to withdraw from representing her in murder case

Judge allows Kouri Richins' attorneys to withdraw from representing her in murder case

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated May 20 - 7:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A judge granted attorneys for Kouri Richins, a Kamas woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband, permission to withdraw as her counsel on Monday, after they cited "an irreconcilable and nonwaivable situation."
Weber County inland port plans get OK despite critics' worries; foe warns of legal action

Weber County inland port plans get OK despite critics' worries; foe warns of legal action

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Updated May 20 - 6:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Inland Port Authority board approved the Weber County inland port proposal despite concerns of foes who worry the development plans could harm wetlands.
Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

Lea Skene, Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 6:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge was slowly escorted back to port Monday.
Man ordered to stand trial for murder in deaths of 2 Eagle Mountain toddlers playing in a corral

Man ordered to stand trial for murder in deaths of 2 Eagle Mountain toddlers playing in a corral

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kent Cody Barlow was ordered to stand trial for two counts of murder on Monday after a judge said he caused a crash that led to the deaths of two Eagle Mountain toddlers.
Utah woman accused of stealing roommate's urn faces desecration charge

Utah woman accused of stealing roommate's urn faces desecration charge

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Sevier County woman is facing criminal charges accusing her of stealing an urn belonging to her roommate that contained the ashes of the roommate's son.
Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice due to similarity to Scarlett Johansson

Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice due to similarity to Scarlett Johansson

Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press  |  Posted May 20 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Scarlett Johansson. OpenAI was also quick to shut down the internet's theories about Johansson, noting that Sky's voice belonged to a different professional.
Chad Daybell children say their mother was tired, suffered 'fainting spells' before she died

Chad Daybell children say their mother was tired, suffered 'fainting spells' before she died

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Updated May 20 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Chad Daybell's children took the stand as the defense in the Daybell murder trial began presenting its case Monday.
3 arrested, charged in Vernal custody dispute kidnapping case

3 arrested, charged in Vernal custody dispute kidnapping case

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man and two women are facing felony charges accusing them of trying to take a girl at gunpoint from her father in order to take the child to her biological mother, who does not have custody.
Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

Jon Gambrell, Associated Press  |  Updated May 20 - 3:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog.
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

Josef Federman, Associated Press  |  Updated May 20 - 3:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Have You Seen This? Scottish girl goes viral for realistic lion noise

Have You Seen This? Scottish girl goes viral for realistic lion noise

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 3:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

You will be surprised at how accurate this young girl's lion roar sounds.
Bringing 'disagree better' home: Teaching kids to negotiate instead of fight

Bringing 'disagree better' home: Teaching kids to negotiate instead of fight

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted May 20 - 3:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

How to model disagreements — with a neighbor over politics, your spouse over money, your kid over curfew — may be one of the most impactful gifts to give your children
Police identify skier found dead near Snowbird as Layton man

Police identify skier found dead near Snowbird as Layton man

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated May 20 - 2:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

A body was found near Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday after a skier was reported overdue on Sunday. He has since been identified as a 60-year-old Layton man.
Prosecution rests in Trump's hush money trial

Prosecution rests in Trump's hush money trial

Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan, Reuters  |  Updated May 20 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified that he stole money from Trump's company as a form of "self-help" as prosecutors rested their case on Monday at the former U.S. president's hush money trial.
2 arrested after nearly 50 shots were fired at large Summit County party, police say

2 arrested after nearly 50 shots were fired at large Summit County party, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted May 20 - 1:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two people were arrested Sunday after nearly 50 shots were fired during a large party in Peoa, Summit County, police say. At least two people were injured.
Half of Americans oppose immigrant detention camps, poll finds

Half of Americans oppose immigrant detention camps, poll finds

Ted Hesson and Jason Lange, Reuters  |  Updated May 20 - 1:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

About half of U.S. voters oppose putting immigrants in the country illegally into detention camps while awaiting deportation, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, suggesting Americans may be wary of harsher enforcement plans Donald Trump is considering.

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