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Simone Biles recently won her fifth gold medal and eighth medal overall at the Paris 2024 Olympics, making her the most decorated American gymnast in Olympics history, as the Deseret News previously reported. Biles, who is Catholic, has previously credited her faith in God for her success.

Billions of dollars for roads, bridges, water projects and broadband will soon flow to Utah and other Western states now that President Joe Biden signed the sweeping infrastructure bill Monday. Biden called the plan a “monumental step forward” to rebuilding the backbone of the country without raising taxes. “America’s moving again, and your life is going to change for the better,” he said before putting his pen to the legislation. “This law is a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America.” Few Republicans in the Mountain West supported the $1.2 trillion package, including $550 billion in new spending, to shore up the...

A popular book for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now out of print. The book is "Mormon Doctrine" written by church apostle Bruce R. McConkie. No more copies will be coming off the printing press. The publisher, Deseret Book, says it's because of low sales, but local book seller Tony Weller says the book is still very popular. “Well, we sell them as fast as we acquire them. Since it is out of print, they come in one or two at a time, but we nearly always have someone waiting for a copy and...

In the days following the raid on the Texas polygamous compound, I took a call from a St. Louis radio host requesting one of our reporters to come on his show to "talk about the situation in Utah." Early in this cordial conversation, I informed him that this newspaper is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that I am a member of this church. After a few minutes, it became clear that he thought I was somehow affiliated with the FLDS group. I felt like an anthropology specimen. The questions were friendly and good natured,...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney defended his LDS faith onstage during the Republican presidential debate Tuesday as all 10 candidates tried to distinguish themselves from each other to an audience full of undecided Republican and independent New Hampshire voters. Topics ranged from evolution to immigration to the war in Iraq, but CNN's Wolf Blitzer specifically asked Romney about his religion. "What would you like to say to the voters out there tonight about your faith, about yourself and about God?" Blitzer asked Romney, who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Blitzer said 10 percent...

Eight workers at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility have been medically cleared after tests showed they were not exposed to chemical agents. (Nov 12, 2004) -- STOCKTON, Utah (AP) -- A scare for eight workers at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Stockton. Tests show the workers were not exposed to chemical agents. That word today from officials at the Deseret Chemical Depot. The workers were given medical evaluations for possible exposure to VX nerve agent. Those were conducted after entries into the toxic area were suspended last Tuesday with the discovery of a contaminated breathing air supply...

DESERET CHEMICAL DEPOT -- A black-clad intruder on foot came within a mile of the nation's largest stockpile of chemical weapons Thursday.     Then he disappeared into broad daylight.     That is about all Army officials know -- or are saying -- about a breach of security that appears to be the most serious in the history of the 60-year-old Deseret Chemical Depot, 12 miles south of Tooele.     Still, in a brief news conference Thursday afternoon, the Army attempted to put a positive spin on the incident, saying the public never was in danger and that security worked the...