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There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The U.S. has surpassed 2025’s record for measles cases, with five months left in 2026

The Independent UK · Jul 24

The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections

President Donald Trump signed proclamations on July 13, 2026, cutting the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90% – meaning nearly 3 million acres will lose monument status and revert to ordinary public lands management in September. The Antiquities Act of 1906 requires presidents…

The Conversation · Jul 23

Utah Detects Measles in Wastewater Before Cases Are Reported, Changing How Outbreaks Are Fought

Utah's public health lab detects measles in wastewater weeks before clinical cases appear, enabling earlier MMR vaccination outreach. Here's how the surveillance system works.

Medical Daily · Jul 22

License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen

Utah has revoked another license for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager

The Independent UK · Jul 18

MLS team apologizes after JJ Watt called them out for snubbing his soccer star wife

Former NFL star shared list of Kealia Watt’s sporting accolades after social media post didn’t mention her name

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Utah’s Double Up Food Bucks Program Could Turn $10 Into $30

As a father of two young children, I can tell you that the price of feeding your family has continued to climb. The United States...

Saving Advice · Jul 17

Tyler Robinson Trial Update: Taxpayers Face $10M Bill for Charlie Kirk Murder Defence

Utah taxpayers face a $10 million bill for Tyler Robinson's murder defence. Despite his father's business success, Robinson was declared indigent, leaving the public to fund the case.

International Business Times UK · Jul 17

Utah's Representatives Sold Off-Roaders, Hunters, Campers, And Their Constituents Out With Latest Attack on Public Lands

A host of Utah's elected representatives recently worked with the Trump Administration to, once again, shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Parks by 90%, selling out their constituents and selling them a lie that you couldn't do anything, when the only thing barred was mining extraction and development.

RideApart · Jul 17

The heaviest living thing on Earth isn't a whale or a sequoia; it's Pando, a single Utah aspen spread across 106 acres as 47,000 identical trees sharing one giant root system

Pando, a Utah aspen clone, is a single organism connected by one root system. This giant clone weighs significantly more than the largest blue whales. Decades of grazing and fire suppression have led to Pando's decline. Conservation efforts, including fencing, are now showing promising signs of recovery. This remarkable organism…

The Economic Times · Jul 17

Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation

Two organizations targeted by O’Leary say his comments caused “significant economic losses, severe emotional distress, and ongoing threats to their physical safety.”

Fortune · Jul 17