Deseret News

The Deseret News is a daily newspaper based in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of December 31, 2020, it was recognized as Utah's longest-running daily newspaper. It boasts the highest Sunday circulation in the state. The publication is owned by Deseret News Publishing Company, which is a part of Deseret Management Corporation, a holding entity affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The name "Deseret" comes from the term for "honeybee" found in the Book of Mormon.

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Should foreign countries face restrictions on buying American land?

8 hours ago | deseret.com | Gitanjali Poonia

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing criticism for vetoing a bill that would have prevented China from buying land in the state. In her veto letter, dated June 2, Hobbs said she considered protecting infrastructure important. "However, this legislation is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets," she said in the letter.
A look at Utah's complete future nonconference schedule after inking game vs. Nevada in 2028

1 day ago | deseret.com | Joe Coles

This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Utah's nonconference schedule this season is pretty intriguing, starting off with a return to the Rose Bowl to play UCLA. The Utes and Bruins open the 2025 season on Aug.
Opinion: To infinity and firsts

2 days ago | deseret.com | Luis Contreras

I am a lot of things. This year, I add a new thing to that list: a high school graduate with much in store for me as I look to my tomorrow. I stand on the shoulders of giants. This phrase is often referred back to Isaac Newton, who I am sure said it with great scientists in mind: people like Galileo, Aristotle and Socrates. However, today I say it with two other people in mind - my mom and dad.
Lori Vallow Daybell's second Arizona trial moves forward despite her feeling sick

2 days ago | deseret.com | Gitanjali Poonia

Lori Vallow Daybell's second trial in Arizona was scheduled to begin Monday but the proceedings faced delays after Vallow Daybell showed up to court in a wheelchair. Vallow Daybell told Superior Court Judge Justin Beresky, "You are putting a lot of pressure on me to be better by Wednesday," before breaking down in tears. The trial is being held in Maricopa County. Vallow Daybell, who has already been convicted on murder charges in two states, faces one charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
Former Biden press secretary writes a tell-all, angers both sides

2 days ago | deseret.com | Gitanjali Poonia

In her second book, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre questions the American obsession with the two-party democratic system while embracing a new political affiliation. Jean-Pierre, who was President Joe Biden's White House press secretary from May 2022 to January 2025, is leaving the Democratic Party, which she will reportedly discuss in her upcoming book.
It's been a slow start, but Utah is picking up the pace, and has a loaded recruiting visit schedule

2 days ago | deseret.com | Joe Coles

It's been a bit of a slow go for Utah as it assembles its 2026 recruiting class, with only two commits thus far. There's still approximately six months to go until December's early signing day, but June looms as a pretty big month in Utah's recruiting efforts. May 29 marked the official start of the "quiet period" wherein schools are allowed to host high school prospects for official visits.
Antisemitism is on the rise. Here's how the West is reacting

3 days ago | deseret.com | Gitanjali Poonia

President Donald Trump condemned the attack in Boulder, Colorado, on a group advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The police arrested a man who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and used a makeshift flamethrower on a crowd of 20 people. The suspect, disguised as a gardener, yelled "free Palestine" during the attack, according to eyewitnesses. He faces hate crime charges in federal court, according to The Associated Press. Twelve people suffered injuries.
Which teens are more impulsive?

3 days ago | deseret.com | Lois Collins

Among adolescents, night owls appear to be more impulsive than their morning lark peers, according to a new study being presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual conference in Seattle. Those with a self-reported preference for staying up late and sleeping in - the night owls - reported "greater negative urgency and lack of perseverance, which are two aspects of impulsivity," according to material from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Will the Utah Jazz tank again? Austin Ainge says, 'You won't see that next year."

4 days ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

Questions regarding tanking have been put to previous Utah Jazz decision makers over over the last three years, but they've mostly avoided making any kind of sweeping declaration.
At Hatch Foundation event, battleground senators condemn antisemitism after terror attack

4 days ago | deseret.com | Lauren Irwin

Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and David McCormick joined together to condemn antisemitism at a bipartisan event just a day after police say a terror attack in Colorado was the latest in a series of increasing acts of antisemitism in the U.S. Fetterman, a Democrat and staunch ally of Israel, and McCormick, a Republican in his first term, joined the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation for its Senate Project Series on Monday.