Voucher Vote

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
Bring on the school voucher debate: Save money or cost money? Aid for families whose children are slowed by public school, or a break for millionaires? Improvement of a child's education or a scary conjunction of church and state? In the debate over state-funded education vouchers in Utah, each side hurls accusations with the velocity of a Major League pitcher.

Musharraf sweeps Pakistan election

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
Faces wait for court confirmation ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Gen. Pervez Musharraf won an overwhemingly majority in a presidential election boycotted by nearly the entire opposition Saturday, and attention shifted to Supreme Court deliberations on whether he can claim victory. Opposition parties that snubbed the vote claimed it was undemocratic and unconstitutional for the U.S.-backed general, who seized power in a 1999 coup, to run while still army chief. The Supreme Court

Giuliani lead offers no guarantees

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
WASHINGTON -- Don't be fooled by Rudy Giuliani's ranking atop national polls. A lot can shake up the GOP presidential field -- and his opponents are counting on it. Among the factors: Fred Thompson is giving chase to Giuliani nationally. Thompson, Mitt Romney and John McCain are in strong contention in early voting states.

Eyring to serve in First Presidency

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
In addition to introducing new church leaders on Saturday, LDS Church officials warned members that cell phones, text messaging, video games and iPods are stunting missionary work. With little fanfare, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced a new apostle and a new member of the First Presidency on Saturday. Quentin L.

Novell to SCO: Pay up

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
Novell wants SCO's bankruptcy stay lifted so federal trial can proceed Novell fired its first legal salvo against the bankrupt SCO Group when it sought to lift the Lindon company's bankruptcy protections so it can recover millions of dollars in licensing fees it claims SCO wrongfully "hijacked." The Waltham, Mass., software developer is seeking to lift a bankruptcy stay on litigation against SCO so a federal court trial in Utah can proceed to determine the amount of licensing fees Novell is entitled to, and for

Officials charge Jeppson with murder

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
As Christopher Neal Jeppson sat in jail on a charge of first-degree murder, investigators and prosecutors announced a renewed push to find Kiplyn Davis's body and bring to justice those responsible for her death. At a press conference on Friday, representatives from the Utah County Attorney's Office, U.S.

Rice orders new security rules in wake of Blackwater

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered federal agents on Friday to ride with Blackwater USA escorts of U.S. diplomatic convoys in Baghdad to tighten oversight after a shooting in which private guards are accused of killing 13 Iraqi civilians. She also ordered video cameras installed in Blackwater vehicles. The steps will require the State Department to deploy dozens of additional in-house Diplomatic Security agents to

LDS leadership spot to be filled

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
From Internet chat rooms to local church buildings, the rumor mill has been churning at full tilt ahead of this weekend's semiannual LDS Church conference. The question on everyone's mind: Who will be chosen to fill the vacancy in the faith's top tier of leadership? The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been without a second counselor since Aug.

Mystery 'tin whiskers' ruining electronics

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- They've ruined missiles, silenced communications satellites and forced nuclear power plants to shut down. Pacemakers, consumer gadgets and even a critical part of a space shuttle have fallen victim. The culprits? Tiny splinters -- whiskers, they're called -- that sprout without warning from tin solder and finishes deep inside electronics.

UPDATE: LDS conference marked by new leadership appointment

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:00:00 +0000
Church president Gordon B. Hinckley opened the 177th semiannual LDS conference on Saturday by appointing Elder Henry B. Eyring as the second counselor in the organization's First Presidency. Eyring replaces James E. Faust, who died Aug. 10 from causes incident to age.