More than 6,000 IRS workers to be laid off before end of week
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- At least 6,000 federal employees of the Internal Revenue Service were expected to receive termination notices by the end...
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 219,000
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time reached a seasonally adjusted 219,000 last week, some 5,000...
USDA scientists overseeing bird flu response are laid off
Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A quarter of the personnel working in nearly 5 dozen U.S. laboratories trying to solve the latest avian influenza outbreak have...
State Dept. expected to buy $400M in Tesla vehicles, documents show
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department documents show it is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored vehicles from Tesla, the car...
‘Dog Man’ tops North American box office with $36M
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Animated adventure, Dog Man, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $36 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
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White House rescinds federal aid freeze proposal day after judge temporarily halted it
Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The White House budget office Wednesday rescinded its controversial federal aid freeze, according to multiple media reports citing an administration memo.
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Lawmakers call for extension to TikTok ban timeline
Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading a bipartisan effort to give ByteDance more than to sell the U.S. portion of TikTok before...
Man charged for alleged theft, use of credit cards of Orem Temple workers now...
OREM, Utah, Jan. 7, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- A man already being investigated for fraudulent charges on financial cards believed stolen from workers at...
Sandy City PD seeks info on alleged game system thieves
SANDY, Utah, Jan. 6, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Sandy City Police is asking for information on two people they say stole computer gaming systems...
Riverdale Mayor announces deal to bring in upscale grocery chain
RIVERDALE, Utah, Dec. 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- With an undeniably festive flair, Riverdale Mayor Braden Mitchell announced Monday on a live streamed video...
Biden signs stop-gap funding bill, averting government shutdown
Dec. 21 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Saturday morning signed the stop-gap funding bill, averting a government shutdown, after the Senate and House approved the measure.
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Judge orders Utah Teriyaki Grill owner to pay nearly $198K in back wages, damages...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and injunction against the...
Cottonwood Heights PD seeks info on alleged shoplifters after assault
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah, Nov. 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- Law enforcement officials are asking for help identifying two females who allegedly left a Cottonwood...
Utah County man admits to defrauding 130 investors out of more than $4.9M
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- A Utah County man has pleaded guilty to securities fraud after admitting he lied...