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Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
As the coronavirus sweeps through the upper reaches of government, Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday night in a debate highlighting the parties' sharply conflicting visions for a nation in crisis.
US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they've never known
Latter-day Saints calls missionaries home amid coronavirus
MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws
'Beaver Believers' say dam-building creatures can make the American West lush again
Rare fossils could face trouble outside new Bears Ears National Monument boundaries
The Trump administration recently slashed the size of Bears Ears National Monument, leaving paleontologists worried about the fate of the area's rare fossils.
He can make national monuments, but many legal scholars say Trump can't destroy them
The Trump administration plans to drastically shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. Conservation and Native American groups have sued, saying only Congress can make that change.
Trump cuts federal protection for two national monuments
Trump shrunk the size of Bears Ears National Monument by more than 80 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by roughly 45 percent by signing two presidential proclamations.
The US Department of the Interior’s new four-year strategic plan calls for maximizing fossil fuel extraction from public lands
Remember "Drill, baby, drill"? Well, it's back — and this time it's likely to become a reality.
US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use
A leaked report says Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke wants to shrink or alter some national monuments in order to allow greater commercial use of the land.
Utah congressional candidate says Facebook ad to 'build the wall' was made in error
The campaign for John Curtis says the mistake is a chance for dialogue. But one DACA recipient isn't so sure.
Why this DACA recipient won't be extending her protected status, but says others should
About 154,000 people are eligible to renew their status for two more years. But not everyone thinks it's worth it.
Interior secretary recommends scaling down Bears Ears National Monument
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s interim report recommends changes to Bears Ears National Monument’s 1.3 million acres of protected lands.
Trump's policies have turned some Mormon women in Utah into political activists
It started as a private Facebook group of a few Mormon women in Utah, upset about the Trump administration’s travel ban on immigrants. In a matter of weeks, Mormon Women for Ethical Government went national.
Some Utah Muslims feel let down by Mormon neighbors who voted for Trump
Mormons in Utah have their own history of religious persecution. But then the state went for Trump, who had proposed faith-based immigration bans. Muslims there are wondering what to make of that.