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Passengers evacuate onto wing of American Airlines plane after engine catches fire at Denver airport
Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, Amanda Musa, Amanda Jackson and Lex Harvey, CNN | Posted March 14 - 6:52 a.m. | Save Story
Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport as they evacuated the aircraft after one of its engines caught fire Thursday evening, sending thick black smoke billowing into the air.
US inflation ticks down in February but tariff concerns rise
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. inflation saw an incremental decrease in February, inching down to a 2.8% annual rate, below January's 3% level and a reading lower than most economists were expecting for the second month of the year.
Top Senate Democrat signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown
Richard Cowan and Costas Pitas, Reuters | Posted March 13 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.
Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen
Mark Thiessen, Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
A beloved reindeer in Alaska's biggest city is fighting for his life after falling mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen.
Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes
The Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 6:40 p.m. | Save Story
The power has been restored after authorities at Texas Tech University said an explosion inside a maintenance hole Wednesday set off fires and power outages on the campus.
Trump administration warns 60 colleges: Protect your Jewish students — or face consequences
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 6:40 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is putting scores of American universities on notice with a direct warning: Protect Jewish students on your campuses — or face consequences.
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 6:20 p.m. | Save Story
Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in his bid to curb birthright citizenship
Andrew Chung and John Kruzel, Reuters | Posted March 13 - 5:35 p.m. | Save Story
Donald Trump took the fight over his attempt to restrict automatic U.S. birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Trump uncorks threat of new 200% tariff on EU alcohol
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 3:48 p.m. | Save Story
Following a European Union announcement of new tariffs going into effect on April 1, President Donald Trump upped the ante Thursday, threatening an additional 200% tariff on EU wine and spirits.
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to military obstruction charges
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted March 13 - 2:39 p.m. | Save Story
Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for leaking classified U.S. national security documents online, on Thursday pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice.
Indiana woman found alive after 6 days trapped in her car following crash
Karina Tsui, CNN | Updated March 13 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
A 41-year-old woman was found alive on Tuesday after being trapped in her car for six days following a crash in northwest Indiana, officials said.
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
Daniel Wiessner, Reuters | Updated March 13 - 12:40 p.m. | Save Story
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce cost-cutting records
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Updated March 13 - 11:08 a.m. | Save Story
A U.S. judge has ordered Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to turn over a variety of records and answer questions describing their efforts to slash federal spending.
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage edges higher, ending a 7-week slide
Alex Veiga, Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 10:41 a.m. | Save Story
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher this week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers just in time for the spring homebuying season.
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon for CDC director
Reuters | Posted March 13 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
How Rep. Burgess Owens hopes to 'modernize' distance education funding at for-profit colleges
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 7:51 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Burgess Owens is proposing legislation that would modernize for-profit college funding policies to include distance education.
Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode
Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 7:11 a.m. | Save Story
An erupting Hawaii volcano is shooting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea's fountains reached heights of 400 to 500 feet on Tuesday.
Explorers discover wreckage of ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Todd Richmond, Associated Press | Posted March 13 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes. The society announced the find Saturday at the annual Ghost Ships Festival in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
