Utah Headlines

Political news

• Jennifer Graham: Is this the best time or the worst for Tucker Carlson to launch a new streaming service? (Deseret News) 
• Salt Lake City, Sandy cite water concerns in lawsuit over Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola (KSL)
• Why tax repeal in 3 cities won't change plans to expand FrontRunner into Box Elder County (KSL)
• Sen. Kirk Cullimore, long criticized for his role in landlord issues, parts with father’s eviction firm (Salt Lake Tribune)

Election News

• Romney says Haley ‘only one that has a shot’ to beat Trump (The Hill)
• Logan City to recount ballots Wednesday in city council race (UPR)

Utah news

• Cedar City to join many other communities in paying tribute to veterans on ‘Wreaths Across America Day’ (St. George News) 
• Layton Utah Temple open house and dedication dates announced (Deseret News) 
• New Jersey woman trying to return WWI letters from Utah soldier to his family (Fox13)
• Utah economy healthy, growing stronger, says chief economist (KSL Newsradio)

Holiday corner

• Building Hope Abroad: Spend Christmas break building homes for families in need (ABC4)
• Utah family gives onesies to NICU babies this holiday season (Fox13)
• Free holiday concerts at the Utah State Capitol (Fox13)
• Program gifts holiday magic to Utah's 'forgotten patients' (Fox13)
• Hundreds of families have a 'merry little Christmastime' at annual singalong (KSL)
• ‘Unite and Light’ Christmas lights display drawing the attention of many people for a good cause (KSL TV)
• How to keep your trees fire safe this holiday season (ABC4)

Business/Technology

• Amid advertiser roil, Elon Musk reverses X ban on Infowars’ Alex Jones (Deseret News)
• More Utah women want part-time jobs, but not the lower-paying ones (KSL Newsradio)
• Why is Utah HVAC company set to buy an entire Oklahoma college? (Fox13)
  

Crime/Courts

• Riverton again seeks new police chief (KSL)
  
• A high school student was fatally shot after Facebook Marketplace meetup. Here’s what you should know — and how to stay safe (Deseret News)
• Salt Lake City police investigate salon break-in, vandalism as hate crime (Salt Lake Tribune)
• South Salt Lake police lieutenant resigns over DUI charges, department hosts retirement party (KUTV)

Education

• What this Utah son of Holocaust survivors says about Harvard, Penn presidents (Deseret News)
• C. Shane Reese: What BYU must become (Deseret News)
• Fear and ‘culture wars’ fuel move to repeal ‘educational equity’ in schools, Utah state school board member says (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Salt Lake City students can get free glasses at this new vision clinic, inside an elementary school (Salt Lake Tribune)

Environment

• Legislative proposal would boost Utah Trail Network, help aging canals (Deseret News)
• Utah cities have cheapest excessive-use water rates of all surrounding states (KSL)
• Zion National Park announces lottery dates for 2024 Angels Landing permits (KUTV)

Health

• ChatGPT: The ‘doctor’ is in(correct) (Deseret News)
• Do you get sick from wet hair in the cold? Plus 4 other common health myths (Deseret News)
• Closure of SLC birthing center leaves expectant mothers in limbo (KSL Newsradio)
• Sunshine during Utah’s winter season doesn’t help our bodies produce vitamin D (KSL Newsradio)

Housing

• Tenants feeling unsafe in downtown Salt Lake City nonprofit housing (Fox13)
• Salt Lake City is getting new residential zoning rules. Will they make a difference? (KUER)
• Salt Lake City loosens rules for more housing density, but with a catch (KUTV)

National Headlines

General

• ‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’ (AP)
• At least 6 people were killed by tornadoes that tore through Tennessee (Deseret News)
• China blasts Philippine vessels with water cannon (Deseret News)
• Xi Jinping in Vietnam to mend a love-hate relationship (BBC)
• Iran blocks Mahsa Amini’s family from flying to receive prize (Deseret News)

Political news

• High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand (NPR)
• George Santos says Jimmy Kimmel owes him $21,000 (Deseret News)
  
• Everything you need to know about Hunter Biden (Deseret News)
  
• Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, Gov. Katie Hobbs criticize Lukeville border closing (Deseret News)
• George Santos is in plea talks, prosecutors say (Politico)
• ‘Bidenomics’ is a big hit — outside the US (Politico)
• Inside the House GOP’s key Biden impeachment claims (The Hill)

Election news

• Trump Holds 32-Point Lead Over DeSantis in Closely Watched Iowa Poll (Wall Street Journal)
• Trump maintains a commanding lead over GOP rivals, new Iowa poll shows (Washington Post)
• Man charged with threatening to kill GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (Washington Post)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• U.S. and Ukraine search for a new strategy after failed counteroffensive (New York Times)
• Zelensky arrives in Washington as Ukraine aid stalls in Congress (Washington Post)
• Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor (AP)

Israel and Gaza

• Health care situation in Gaza worsens. Israel says it’s willing to fight for months (Deseret News)
• IDF strikes Hamas ‘strongholds’; aid screening center opened to increase volume of aid to Gaza (Washington Post)
• Majority of Americans back Israel as Democrats split over war with Hamas (Wall Street Journal)

World news

• Uh oh. Navalny's team says he has vanished in Russia's prison system (Reuters)
• Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker ship - US military (Reuters)
• China is ramping up its ability to disrupt key U.S. infrastructure, officials say (Washington Post)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Romney: We must secure border and continue aid for Ukraine and Israel

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to discuss negotiations on the Senate’s supplemental aid package, which he argued must include both border security and continued aid for Ukraine and Israel. (Read/Watch More)

UVU appoints Clyde Companies executive to Board of Trustees

Clyde Companies President and CEO Jeremy Hafen officially took the oath of office today as the newest member of the Utah Valley University (UVU) Board of Trustees and will begin serving immediately. He was appointed to the board by Utah Governor Spencer Cox and the Utah State Senate in September 2023. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Jan. 2 — Candidate filing period opens
• Jan. 16 — Legislative session begins
• Mar. 1 — Legislative session ends 

On This Day In History 

• 1870 - Joseph Rainey (South Carolina) becomes 1st African American to serve in US House of Representatives
• 1915 - Frank Sinatra is born
• 1961 - Nazi German army officer Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes in Israel
• 1963 - Frank Sinatra, Jr returned by kidnappers after his father paid the $240,000 ransom demanded
• 1980 - US copyright law amended to include computer programs
• 2000 - US Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore, settling the recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election in George W. Bush's favor
• 2015 - The Paris Climate Accords are signed 

Quote of the Day

“If you possess something but you can't give it away, then you don't possess it ... it possesses you.”
― Frank Sinatra

On the Punny Side

What would you find on an elf’s Instagram account?

Lots of elf-ies.

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