Asia Bown

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Asia Bown is an audience assistant for the Deseret News’ website. She graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When she isn’t conducting deep dives on pop culture or scanning google flights for deals, she can be found obsessing over her favorite books and making collages out of National Geographic articles. Twitter: @asiabownutah

Travel

So, you want to leave the U.S. Here’s where to consider moving to.

By no means is relocating easy, but some countries make it easier than others.

By Asia Bown

Music

Steve Harwell, ex lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies at 56

Harwell is well-known for “All Star”, which appeared in “Shrek” and “Mystery Men” and has hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify.

By Asia Bown

U.S. & World

President Biden speaks on Maui recovery efforts and federal response to Hurricane Idalia

Biden touts speedy response to Hurricane Idalia and discusses the roles climate change and necessary improvements to power grid infrastructure.

By Asia Bown

Police/Courts

What we know about the Jacksonville Dollar General shooting

Authorities have identified the victims as Angela Michelle Carr, 52, Anolt Joseph ‘AJ’ Laguerre Jr., 19, and Jerrald Gallion, 29

By Asia Bown

Patty Hearst is escorted to an elevator by a deputy U.S. Marshal in the basement of San Francisco’s Federal Building, April 12, 1976.

Culture

50 years ago, a bank-heist-turned hostage situation gave way to “Stockholm syndrome”, but is it a real condition?

Dr. Niels Bejerot coined the term “Stockholm syndrome” without, what some experts now would consider, sound psychological grounding.

By Asia Bown

A school bus is parked outside of the Salt Lake City School District’s Pupil Transportation building in Salt Lake City.

Education

Salt Lake City School District among those across the country facing school bus driver shortages

The demands on school bus drivers combined with lackluster pay drive people away from the job.

By Asia Bown

Visitors walk past the Colosseum, in Rome.

Travel

Bad tourist behavior, from the Colosseum to Machu Picchu

It’s one thing to keep abreast of local laws, but having the audacity to vandalize pieces of a country’s history — a blatantly illegal act — is an entirely different matter.

By Asia Bown

Science & Tech

Watch live: House-sized asteroid to pass Earth Sunday June 25

Asteroid 2023 MU2 will approach the closest point to Earth at 7:19 p.m. ET.

By Asia Bown

Michelle Brown stands on the steps of the Utah Capitol and speaks at the fourth annual Women’s March in Salt Lake City.

U.S. & World

Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, explained

“On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the many lives shattered or lost, and commit to working with Native communities to find justice, keep families safe and help them heal,” the White House said in a statement.

By Asia Bown

A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco.

Business

News outlets refuse to pay for Elon Musk’s latest Twitter update — Verified Organizations

“Verification no longer establishes authority or credibility, instead it will only mean that someone has paid for a Twitter Blue subscription.” per LA Times managing editor Sara Yasin.

By Asia Bown

The cover of a U.S. passport is displayed in Tigard, Ore.

Travel

Department of State advises travelers to plan ahead amid passport processing delays

Your trip plans made it out of the group chat? Great! Now check your passport expiration date before it’s too late.

By Asia Bown

In this Oct. 30, 2008, file photo, Electric Time Company employee Dan Lamoore adjusts the color on a 67-inch square LED color-changing clock at the plant in Medfield, Mass.

Health

How to curb daylight saving time fatigue

Why creating a bedtime routine you enjoy may be a key part in helping you avoid daylight savings fatigue.

By Asia Bown

Politics

Oklahoma rejects the legalization of recreational marijuana

Oklahomans cite children and health effects of marijuana in their choice to vote no on recreational marijuana.

By Asia Bown

The wreckage of the trains lie next to the rail lines.

U.S. & World

New dispatch audio suggests human error in Greece train collision

Faulty signals and one mistake from a stationmaster led to the tragic crash in Greece, new audio reveals.

By Asia Bown

Halle Bailey sits on a rock in costume in a shot from the teaser trailer.

Movies

Mermaids don’t exist. Why are we arguing about their race?

Critics of Halle Bailey’s casting argue that the lead role cannot be Black, but does their reasoning carry any weight? Plus, see Disney’s latest trailer for the upcoming movie.

By Asia Bown

Culture

What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?

And why is Vietnam celebrating the Year of the Cat instead of the rabbit?

By Asia Bown

Entertainment

Set Instagram to ‘do not disturb’ with Quiet mode

Preserve your sanity and your productivity with Instagram’s latest feature

By Asia Bown

President Biden gives a speech near a beach in California on Jan. 19, 2023.

Politics

‘I have no regrets’: President Biden on handling of classified documents

‘We immediately turned them over to the (National) Archives and the Justice Department. We’re fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quickly,’ Biden said of the documents

By Asia Bown

A pool of water forms on a glacier on the Greenland ice sheet.

Environment

Greenland is the warmest it’s been in 1,000 years. What does this mean?

A recent study shows evidence of climate change’s effects on one of the climate’s most integral players

By Asia Bown

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

U.S. & World

What is NATO and which countries are members?

NATO boasts 30 members, including the U.K., Norway, France, Italy, the U.S. and Canada, with Sweden and Finland positioned as the next members.

By Asia Bown

Politics

These are the controversial House Republicans who won committee assignments

Amid heavy scrutiny George Santos, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene and others are awarded seats on various House committees.

By Asia Bown

Janie Hagen protests in Milwaukee against Bam Marketing and Media.

Culture

Is the production of true crime media immoral?

Evan Peters’ Golden Globe win for his Dahmer portrayal has garnered outrage among victims’ families

By Asia Bown

Debris litters a local business that was destroyed by a tornado that passed through downtown Selma.

Environment

What makes the tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia unusual?

This deadly storm system wasn’t brought on by one factor alone — it was a combination of a La Niña weather pattern, unusually warm temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the gradual eastward shift in tornado patterns.

By Asia Bown