America 250
Faith
I drove 2,000 miles to understand what it means to be American. Here’s what I learned
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Mariya Manzhos
Faith
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Mariya Manzhos
How the Declaration of Independence challenges us to keep the republic
How the Declaration of Independence challenges us to keep the republic
The Black struggle for equality
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Other News
Humor
Europe just rediscovered America
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Emma Pitts
Humor
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Emma Pitts
Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married
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Sarah Gambles and Associated Press
sports
He carved out a career telling Utah’s biggest sports stories. Now this reluctant legend is a story of his own
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Doug Robinson
Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married
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Sarah Gambles and Associated Press
sports
He carved out a career telling Utah’s biggest sports stories. Now this reluctant legend is a story of his own
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Doug Robinson

Utah

Utah
Patriotic glow lights up Utah for America 250
The Utah State Capitol is illuminated with red, white and blue.
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Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News and Chuck Wing
The IOC just made some big changes. What does that mean for Utah’s next Olympics?
By 
Lisa Riley Roche
Come to Escalante for the views, stay for the food
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Meg Walter
Drought, construction prompt fishing limit changes at Utah reservoirs
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Dennis Romboy
Utah’s governor thinks potluck pluralism holds the answer to America’s identity crisis
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Brigham Tomco

Featured Voices

Timely insights from Deseret News journalists and contributors.

Shima Baradaran Baughman
Shima Baradaran Baughman
America celebrates liberty. But can it still practice mercy?
Ethan Bauer
Ethan Bauer
A stroke of brilliance
Celeste Maloy
Celeste Maloy
The founders bet their future on the American experiment
Amy Ortiz
Amy Ortiz
2 researchers spent 8 hours defending a possible photo of Joseph Smith. Here are key takeaways

Top Stories

What happened to our ‘nation of immigrants’?
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Valerie Jones
This nonprofit CEO received a donation from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. We asked her what she would tell the couple
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Sarah Gambles
Even Thomas Jefferson needed an editor
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Liz Joyner
The Senate’s most ‘normal’ maverick took a 250-mile hike across Utah to rediscover America’s heart
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Brigham Tomco
I argued the recent transgender sports case at the Supreme Court. Here’s what stood out
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Alan Hurst
This ‘American Idol’ winner is headlining the concert at Utah’s biggest event for young adults
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