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Clayton Christensen, guru of disruptive innovation and Latter-day Saint leader, dies at 67

Apple’s Steve Jobs, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Netflix’s Reed Hastings and Intel’s Andy Grove looked to influential management thinker

By Tad Walch

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House Democrats call on senators to clean up ‘toxic mess’ and remove Trump

By Matthew Brown

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Rebuffed Boise State, BYU football can feel your TV pain

By Dick Harmon, Columnist

‘Families are eternal’: Tears and laughter mark funeral for slain Grantsville family

By Pat Reavy Updated Jan 24, 2020, 4:01pm MST

‘It just gets harder’: BYU looking for another road win at San Francisco; Haws set to break school record

By Jeff Call Jan 24, 2020, 5:16pm MST
Student safety summit at University of Utah begins with moment to ‘remember individual students lost on our campuses’

By Marjorie Cortez Jan 24, 2020, 8:03pm MST
Who’s really behind Trump impeachment? Mike Lee says it’s the ‘deep state’

By Dennis Romboy Jan 24, 2020, 11:32am MST
Utah unemployment rate lower than it’s ever been

By Jasen Lee Jan 24, 2020, 4:36pm MST

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Here’s what Taylor Swift said at Sundance after the world premiere of her doc ‘Miss Americana’

By Lottie Elizabeth Johnson Jan 24, 2020, 11:01am MST

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Papa don’t preach? What experts say about passing on religion

By Lois M. Collins Jan 23, 2020, 10:01pm MST

Matthew Brown

The impeachment hearings were supposed to be riveting TV. They haven’t delivered. So why are hundreds waiting in line to watch live?

By Matthew Brown Jan 23, 2020, 10:00pm MST

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Utah Jazz’s winning record could boost Rudy Gobert’s All-Star chances

By Sarah Todd Jan 23, 2020, 8:50pm MST

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Jordan Love, Bradlee Anae, Francis Bernard shine in Senior Bowl practices

By Jody Genessy January 24

The U.S. doesn’t want you to travel to China because of the coronavirus

By Herb Scribner January 24

Astronauts are baking in space. Here’s how

By Anne Wallace January 24

Utah regents’ task force takes on defining college affordability with a March deadline

By Marjorie Cortez January 24

President Trump reveals the Space Force logo. It’s basically a Star Trek knock off

By Herb Scribner January 24

Utah unemployment rate lower than it’s ever been

By Jasen Lee January 24

Utah Sen. Mike Lee rides a scooter to get from March For Life rally to Senate trial

By Herb Scribner January 24

Opioid victims can begin filing claims against Purdue Pharma

By Associated Press January 24

Chicago woman is 2nd US patient with new virus from China

By Associated Press January 24

New species of meat-eating allosaurus announced by Utah scientists

By Amy Joi O'Donoghue January 24

The Disney Plus Obi-Wan Kenobi series is on hold. Here’s why

By Herb Scribner January 24

Live Feed: Watch Sen. Mike Lee ride an e-scooter in a rush to the Senate impeachment trial

By Matthew Brown January 24

Clark Gilbert: How will you measure your life? A tribute to the life of Clay Christensen

By Clark Gilbert January 24

‘Star Trek: Picard’ is the perfect Star Trek show for non-Star Trek fans (like me)

By Herb Scribner January 24

Trump speaks at March for Life, with Utah Sen. Mike Lee standing behind him

By Jeff Parrott January 24

Volunteers walk the streets to count Utah’s homeless population

By Wendy Leonard January 24

Here’s what Taylor Swift said at Sundance after the world premiere of her doc ‘Miss Americana’

By Lottie Elizabeth Johnson January 24

Guest opinion: Hollywood needs a better ‘Marriage Story’

By Isadora Ferreira De Melo and Hal Boyd, Contributor January 24

This U.S. baby is the second to be born from a deceased donor’s uterus

By Herb Scribner January 24

The Zuckerberg effect? 2020 Utah governor hopefuls will debate at tech summit

By Art Raymond January 24

As virus spreads, China announces prefabricated hospital to be built in 10 days

By Associated Press January 24

In our opinion: Utah readies itself for tax reform 3.0

By the Deseret News Editorial Board January 24

Freshman Rylan Jones leads Utes’ late-game rally in improbable comeback victory over Washington

By Mike Sorensen January 23

Childs, Toolson take over in carrying BYU past Pacific

By Jeff Call January 23

Utah man falls through ice trying to rescue his dog

By Amy Donaldson January 23

Papa don’t preach? What experts say about passing on religion

By Lois M. Collins January 23

The impeachment hearings were supposed to be riveting TV. They haven’t delivered. So why are hundreds waiting in line to watch live?

By Matthew Brown January 23

Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking

By Associated Press January 23

Utah Jazz’s winning record could boost Rudy Gobert’s All-Star chances

By Sarah Todd January 23

Temporary homeless shelter opens in Sugar House to warm welcome from neighbors

By Amy Donaldson January 23

The doomsday clock just inched closer to midnight. Here’s what that means

By Herb Scribner January 23

Utah’s Kim Tessen breathing in rarefied air after blisteringly hot start to gymnastics season

By Trent Wood January 23

GOP governor candidates react to news of tax reform package repeal

By Lisa Riley Roche January 23

Expanding stakeholders key if Utah plans to revisit higher ed goal, consultant says

By Marjorie Cortez January 23

Taylor Swift brings star power to opening night of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City

By Lottie Elizabeth Johnson and Sarah Harris January 23

Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell not named starters for NBA All-Star Game

By Ryan McDonald January 23

Loss of wife, 3 children ‘almost unbearable,’ Grantsville father says

By Pat Reavy January 23

Pot charges dropped for USU’s Jordan Love; case more smoke than fire, attorneys say

By Annie Knox January 23

This text message scam pretends to be FedEx delivering you a package

By Herb Scribner January 23

Is Mr. Peanut really dead? An expert weighs in

By Herb Scribner January 23

‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85

By Associated Press January 23

U.N. rules that Myanmar must protect Rohingya Muslims, but is it enough?

By Jeff Parrott January 23

Shareef O’Neal uses lesson from his parents to reveal transfer from UCLA

By Herb Scribner January 23

Elder Cook ministers to volcano victims in the Philippines as the country celebrates 500 years of Christianity

By Church News January 23

Church of Jesus Christ announces date for Layton temple groundbreaking

By Trent Toone January 23

Live Feed: Sen. Mike Lee finds trial ‘interesting,’ TV networks don’t

By Matthew Brown January 23

Romney, others want to slap $100M in user fees on e-cigarette makers

By Dennis Romboy January 23

‘Star Trek: Picard’ is officially out. Here’s how Twitter reacted

By Herb Scribner January 23