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He allegedly told police he lied to the family about needing to protect them from a nonexistent "cartel," according to the police affidavit.
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He allegedly told police he lied to the family about needing to protect them from a nonexistent "cartel," according to the police affidavit.
The body of Christine Gallegos was found in a field in Salt Lake City on May 16, 1985. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted, stabbed and fatally shot.
Rudolf Peters was hiking in a rough section of a trail called The Windows Loop when he fell, the National Park Service said.
The cat was found next to a couple that authorities said had died after falling from a popular tourist spot within Bryce Canyon National Park.
Utah is establishing legal protections for children who are social media influencers. This comes as cases of abuse emerge among parents with kids in the industry. Tiffany Li, a technology attorney, joins CBS News with more details.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said he chose not to reject the bill because his veto would likely be overridden by the state's Legislature.
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed a bill banning fluoride from public water supplies. The ban will take effect in May.
Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of family vlogger Ruby Franke.
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday.
Gideon Castro was arrested in Utah on a fugitive warrant for suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara.
When her husband is found dead of an apparent overdose, Kouri Richins writes a children's book about grief. Soon after she’s charged with his murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
Utah could soon become the first state in the nation to ban fluoride in public drinking water. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
Dawn Momohara was found dead on March 21, 1977, on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School, according to the Honolulu Police Department.
When her husband is found dead of an apparent overdose, Kouri Richins writes a children's book about grief. Soon after she’s charged with his murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn't allow cities or communities to decide for themselves.
A 9-year-old's mission to get a bionic arm led to a story about the power of kindness — and an inspiring new friendship.
A father and his 12-year-old son were rescued from a narrow Utah cliffside after getting lost last week in Snow Canyon State Park, officials say. They said the two survived off the contents of a backpack left behind by a previous hiker.
The stranded father and son found a backpack of supplies left behind by a previous hiker, rescuers said.
Once a rising star on Wall Street, the formerly hot startup became enmeshed in scandal and its founder convicted in 2022.
Steven Willard Anderson, 46, who went missing in 2004 has been found inside a submerged car in a Utah reservoir.
Authorities in Utah say they arrested a suspect in the 2005 stabbing death of 33-year-old Jason Royter.
Honolulu Police say modern forensic tests allowed them to identify and arrest a suspect in Dawn Momohara's 1977 murder.
Nicholas Kindle, a special agent in Utah tasked with investigating illegal narcotics trafficking, was arrested three weeks after special agent David Cole.
The Pregnant Sheep panel is one of many invaluable prehistoric rock art sites in Utah that document the ancient cultural heritage of Indigenous tribes.
The unidentified pair of brothers and their father were snowmobiling on Christmas Eve when the avalanche swept through.
Trump's plans to build a "Golden Dome" U.S. missile defense system undermine "global strategic balance and stability," and should be abandoned, China says.
Rep. Gerry Connolly announced last month that his cancer had returned.
A House committee began what could be an all-night meeting very early Wednesday after President Trump visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning.
The probe comes months after the DOJ dropped charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The Justice Department has changed the guidance for a popular local police grant program, prioritizing border security and cutting language about "underserved populations," according to public documents reviewed by CBS News.
President Trump's oldest son, Don Jr., said Wednesday he could run for president "maybe one day," after previously denying he was considering a White House bid.
The Navy is disciplining at least two members of SEAL Team 4 after racist memes were shared in a Signal chat to a Black fellow SEAL, two sources familiar told CBS News.
This is where it's most and least expensive to buy a home in the U.S. taking into account home costs, housing availability and more.
Customers at Cheers in Boston mourned the death of actor George Wendt by having a beer for Norm.
Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids.
This is where it's most and least expensive to buy a home in the U.S. taking into account home costs, housing availability and more.
Rep. Gerry Connolly announced last month that his cancer had returned.
The average cost of a fast-food meal in the U.S. is now $11.56 in major cities across the U.S., according to LendingTree.
With the Department of Education this month resuming collections on student loans, millions of Americans are at risk of having their wages garnished.
This is where it's most and least expensive to buy a home in the U.S. taking into account home costs, housing availability and more.
The average cost of a fast-food meal in the U.S. is now $11.56 in major cities across the U.S., according to LendingTree.
With the Department of Education this month resuming collections on student loans, millions of Americans are at risk of having their wages garnished.
Electricity demand could jump at least 25% in the next five years and as much as 78% by 2050.
Justin Sun — who owns $19 million worth of President Trump's meme coin — will attend a dinner with the president, after regulators paused a Biden-era lawsuit against Sun.
Rep. Gerry Connolly announced last month that his cancer had returned.
Trump's plans to build a "Golden Dome" U.S. missile defense system undermine "global strategic balance and stability," and should be abandoned, China says.
President Trump's oldest son, Don Jr., said Wednesday he could run for president "maybe one day," after previously denying he was considering a White House bid.
The Justice Department has changed the guidance for a popular local police grant program, prioritizing border security and cutting language about "underserved populations," according to public documents reviewed by CBS News.
The probe comes months after the DOJ dropped charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
From fires to tornadoes to potential violence inside schools, millions of public school children with disabilities fear they will be left behind in emergency situations.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to release a report Thursday on how pesticides and other issues may be linked to childhood chronic diseases.
Former President Joe Biden — who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer — got his last blood test for the cancer over a decade ago.
A Twin Cities woman is suing over an alleged medical mistake that she says cost her a healthy left kidney.
FDA advisers are set to meet Thursday to decide on updates for this fall's COVID shots.
Trump's plans to build a "Golden Dome" U.S. missile defense system undermine "global strategic balance and stability," and should be abandoned, China says.
The justice ministry shared a video of the cat, which was carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine.
A team of doctors and vets in Pakistan has developed a novel treatment for a pair of elephants suffering from tuberculosis that involves feeding them at least 400 pills a day.
Acapulco was once a playground of the rich and famous. Today the city is engulfed by violence linked to drug cartels.
Pope Leo XIV says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, "the heartbreaking price of which is paid by children, the elderly, the sick," must end and food must be allowed in.
George Wendt, the comedian and actor known for his beloved role as Norm on "Cheers," has died.
Reprising her role as Erika Sloane, Angela Bassett reflects on playing the president and the joy of seeing strong female leadership on screen.
After impressing audiences in "Top Gun: Maverick," Greg Tarzan Davis was written into the "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
In his second Mission: Impossible film, Greg Tarzan Davis plays Degas—an agent who once pursued Ethan Hunt but now fights alongside him to stop a rogue AI known as "The Entity."
Angela Bassett reprises her role as Erika Sloane—now President of the United States in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" and explains why she chooses to back Ethan Hunt in the fight against an all-powerful AI.
Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids.
As many students face criticism and punishment for using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for assignments, new reporting shows that many instructors are increasingly using those same programs. New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill joins the "Daily Report" to discuss her piece on the topic.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Dow ended Tuesday down more than 100 points and S&P ended its six-day winning streak. Plus, Home Depot said it does not plan to raise its prices due to tariffs. CBS News business contributor Javier David has more.
Billionaire Elon Musk says he's committed to still being CEO of Tesla in five years from now.
Slope streaks once believed to be signs of water on Mars might really be signs of rockfall and high winds, a new study says.
Baby KJ Muldoon was born with a rare genetic condition that is often fatal, but doctors used custom CRISPR gene therapy to target the exact mutation in his DNA. His family shares their emotional journey in their first TV interview with CBS News.
Garwin advised several presidents published more than 500 papers and was granted 47 U.S. patents.
The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.
A new study shows the land under some of the largest cities in the U.S. is sinking. "Land subsidence" is the gradual setting or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Manoochehr Shirzaei, a co-author of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The justice ministry shared a video of the cat, which was carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine.
Acapulco was once a playground of the rich and famous. Today the city is engulfed by violence linked to drug cartels.
Ten inmates in all broke out of the New Orleans jail, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, which runs the facility.
Three days after an explosion believed to be intended for a fertility clinic rocked the city of Palm Springs, California, the smell of smoke still filled the air.
Tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions are among the animals being moved due to the cartel violence eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan.
Slope streaks once believed to be signs of water on Mars might really be signs of rockfall and high winds, a new study says.
Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
May's full flower moon will light up the night sky.
Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.
A Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus in 1972 is plunging back to Earth. Marlon Sorge, an executive director at The Aerospace Corporation, joins CBS News with what to expect.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
In August 2015, former FBI agent Tom Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett admitted killing her Irish-born husband Jason Corbett, insisting they beat him in self-defense
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, in Washington, D.C. and other cities across the United States, in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
A look into a grieving husband Jan Cilliers' investigative work after his wife Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales died after a night out.
Cassie Ventura's mother took the stand to testify in Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial. She testified about alleged abuse and blackmail that her daughter suffered. Combs has pleaded not guilty. Warning, the details in this story are disturbing.
COVID-19 booster shots could be harder to get this year. The FDA said it will start limiting the updated vaccine to people 65 and older or people at high risk of serious illness if infected. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down what to know.
A jail maintenance worker was arrested in the New Orleans prison escape after he told investigators one of the inmates threatened him if he didn't help. Five of the ten inmates remain on the run, officials say, following the jail break that happened last week.
President Trump is meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday. The leaders are expected to discuss potential trade deals. This comes as the Trump administration handles backlash over the Afrikaner refugee resettlement. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the latest.
Authorities in Costa Rica intercepted a cat carrying marijuana and crack cocaine into a prison on May 6. The feline was caught before the drugs reached inmates.