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3rd Man in 3 Days Detained on US Flight

Apparently drunk passenger pounds on cockpit door

(Newser) - An apparently intoxicated Delta airlines passenger who pounded on the door of the pilot's cabin was detained yesterday by police when the plane landed in Salt Lake City. It was the third security scare in three days on US flights. None of the 164 passengers was harmed by the unruly...

Real-Life Rain Man Dead at 58
 Real-Life 
 Rain Man 
 Dead at 58 
obituary
Dec 22, 2009 10:27 AM CST

Real-Life Rain Man Dead at 58

Kim Peek inspired Dustin Hoffman's character in movie

(Newser) - The man who inspired Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man died Saturday of a heart attack at age 58. Kim Peek's life was thrust into the spotlight after meeting screenwriter Barry Morrow, who used Peek as the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's Oscar-winning character. After the 1988 film became...

Cops: Missing Utah Woman's Hubby Clams Up

Refusal to talk 'disappointing,' but Joshua Powell not a suspect

(Newser) - The husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell has declined to grant authorities a third interview and has also retained counsel. Police seem positively jilted. “This is very disappointing to us and it is not helpful for this missing person investigation at all,” a cop tells the Salt ...

FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed
FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed
UPDATED
Nov 19, 2009 9:56 AM CST

FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed

System broke down in both Atlanta and Salt Lake City

(Newser) - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration's computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta, which handle flight plans for air traffic throughout the country.

Mormons Back Salt Lake Gay Rights Law

Church says it won't drop opposition to gay marriage

(Newser) - The Mormon church has come out in support of gay rights legislation for the first time in its history, backing a pair of Salt Lake City ordinances passed yesterday by the city council protecting gays from discrimination in housing and employment. "The church supports these ordinances because they are...

Salt Lake Tops Best Airports List
 Salt Lake Tops 
 Best Airports List 



TRAVEL
Jul 25, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

Salt Lake Tops Best Airports List

(Newser) - Some airports just seem to be charmed when it comes to on-time departures. Travel + Leisure ranks the 10 best in America based on percentage of flights delayed:
  1. Salt Lake City: Last year's winner continues its reign, cutting delays by 2% from 2008, to just 12%.
  2. Portland, Ore.: At 15%,
...

Rally Slams 'No Kissing' Rule in Mormon Plaza

(Newser) - Gay and straight protesters covered each other in kisses today outside Salt Lake City’s Mormon Temple, USA Today reports. The rally—inspired by a gay couple who were handcuffed and cited Friday for smooching on church property—was organized to condemn the Mormon ban on "offensive, indecent, obscene,...

Utah Drinkers Get in Touch With Bartenders

New law knocks down barriers, hands-off policy in restaurants

(Newser) - Under a new law that went into effect yesterday, restaurants that sell alcohol no longer need to separate patrons from the people serving them drinks, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. “Not having these barriers is going to save us a lot of time, especially with out-of-state visitors who constantly...

Top Nail Grower Loses Claim to Fame in Wreck

(Newser) - The holder of the Guinness World Record for longest fingernails lost her honor in a traffic accident, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Lee Redmond of Utah, who started growing the nails in 1979 and reached a total length of 28 feet and 4.5 inches, suffered the loss of her...

10 Best Cities for Small Business
 10 Best Cities 
 for Small Business 
GLOSSIES
Feb 8, 2009 10:59 AM CST

10 Best Cities for Small Business

(Newser) - Despite tough economic times, an analysis of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas offers hope for those looking to launch a small business. Portfolio and BizJournals list the cities that are most conducive:
  1. Raleigh, NC: The only market to rank among the top 10 in many key categories—growth,
...

Blackwater Guards Charged With Manslaughter

(Newser) - Five former Blackwater guards involved in a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead turned themselves in today and were charged with voluntary manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, and using firearms in the commission of a crime, CNN reports. The men, all in their 20s, were arraigned in Salt Lake City...

Las Vegas Ricin Man Pleads Guilty

Loner fantasized about harming people

(Newser) - A man who almost died from exposure to his own ricin, one of the deadliest toxins known, has pleaded guilty to possession of the poison, reports the Los Angeles Times. The unemployed graphic designer, 57, was found suffering from poisoning in February, and investigators discovered he had been making the...

Elizabeth Smart: 'Don't Worry, I'll Be Here in the Morning'

Slept in bed she was kidnapped from

(Newser) - The night Elizabeth Smart was rescued from her 9-month captivity in 2003, she asked to sleep in the same bed she was kidnapped from, her father tells People. "She said...'Don't worry, I'll be here in the morning,' " Ed Smart recalled. “I don’t think anything...

Elizabeth Smart: 'I Feel So Lucky'

Kidnapping victim says abduction made her grow up

(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom 6 years ago, but says she emerged from the 9-month ordeal unscathed. People profiles the 20-year-old, now a music major at Brigham Young University, who says, "I feel so lucky to be here. From the day I...

Romney, McCain Join Forces
 Romney, McCain Join Forces 
Mar 28, 2008 2:45 AM CDT

Romney, McCain Join Forces

Mitt stumps for Mac in Utah, dodges VP query

(Newser) - John McCain and Mitt Romney buried the hatchet and hit the campaign trail together in Utah yesterday. Romney thumped McCain 90% to 5% in the state's Republican primary, but he's now stumping and fundraising for his former rival in a week-long trip through the West, AP reports. "We are...

New Mormon Prez Vows to Stay the Course

Church picks Monson, 80, who displays old-fashioned style

(Newser) - The new Mormon church president vowed to stay the course with "no abrupt changes" in policy after he was inaugurated this morning, the Deseret Morning News reports. Thomas S. Monson, 80, an old-fashioned storyteller who enjoys quoting Dickens, asked for God's "spirit in my heart and angels round...

Romney Skips Trail to Grieve Mormon Leader

Thousands mourn 'giant among men' at funeral in Utah

(Newser) - GOP hopeful Mitt Romney ducked Super Tuesday stumping today to attend Mormon Church President Gordon Hinckley's funeral in Utah, but a Mitt aide still parried concerns about the hopeful's beliefs, Reuters reports. "The governor is proud of his faith,” he said. "After the funeral is over, we'll...

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs
Top 10 US Cities for Jobs
Jan 26, 2008 6:35 AM CST

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

(Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Wichita, Kan.
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. Atlanta, Ga.
  5. Fort Worth, Texas

Best and Worst US Airports
Best and Worst US Airports
Nov 20, 2007 11:35 AM CST

Best and Worst US Airports

Travel + Leisure lists airports with shortest and longest delays

(Newser) - Flight delays are peaking, and there's no sure way to dodge them. But fliers can travel smarter with this new list of best and worst airports from Travel + Leisure: Best:
  1. Portland, Ore. (PDX)
  2. Salt Lake City (SLC)
  3. San Diego (SAN)

Romney Passed Trial By Torch
Romney Passed
Trial By Torch
Sep 19, 2007 3:18 PM CDT

Romney Passed Trial By Torch

Candidate learned from running 2002 Games, but also drew flip-flop rap

(Newser) - Mitt Romney built his persona and political team as chief executive of the 2002 Winter Olympics, but also grew a reputation for playing to his audience. In turning around the scandal-plagued Salt Lake City Games, the GOP presidential hopeful gained poise unseen in his failed 1994 Senate run, the New ...

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