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A former Yale University administrator has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme of stealing electronics ordered for the university and reselling the items. Here, a shuttle drives students around Yale's campus.

A former Yale employee admits she stole $40 million in electronics from the university

Jamie Petrone has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme of stealing electronics ordered for Yale University and reselling the items. She used the money to buy herself luxury cars and multiple homes.

Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.

The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.

A new government report details the problems agencies face in fighting weapons trafficking. Here, thousands of guns lie on the ground before being destroyed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 2012.

In Mexico, Tens Of Thousands Of Illegal Guns Come From The U.S.

The ATF has been able to trace the smuggled guns' original purchasers in less than half of the 73,684 cases cited in the report.

After impact, the authentic Specialized Evade helmet on the left held up but the counterfeit on the right crumbled. Specialized says the fakes lack reinforced roll cages — internal skeletons that hold the helmets together even after a crash.

Fake Bike Helmets: Cheap But Dangerous

Cheap knock-offs don't provide anywhere near the protection or durability of the products they replace. And most riders won't be able to tell the difference between real and counterfeit helmets.

An update on the 910 Cattle Ranch conservation easement

Summit County Lands and Natural Resources Director Jess Kirby shares an update on the purchase of the 910 Cattle Ranch and newly approved conservation easement.

People wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020. The start of the coronavirus pandemic ignited a debate about whether businesses such as gun stores should be deemed essential and allowed to stay open. The start of the pandemic sparked a rise in gun sales, according to retailers and industry insiders.

1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings

Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year were among the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.

Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022.

Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely?

Twitter regularly loses money. But Elon Musk took on billions in debt to buy the company at a time when online advertising is slumping. Could bankruptcy be next?

A Mickey Mantle baseball card is displayed at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, earlier this summer. A mint condition Mantle card has sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books.

A Mickey Mantle baseball card is now the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia

The mint condition card sold for $12.6 million. It's part of a booming market for collectibles.

Fannie Mae Execs Testify on Hill

Top Fannie Mae executives defend the company's accounting practices in Congress. CEO Franklin Raines denied allegations the company had manipulated its books, telling lawmakers the controversy at the mortgage giant stems from different ways to interpret complex accounting rules. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Local News Hour | July 12, 2024

Park City purchases Round Valley open space once envisioned for hotel (3:00), $75K high-impact grant awarded to People’s Health Clinic (5:22), Salt Lake Tribune reporter Paighten Harkins talks about recent story on Park City senior population (8:17), Slow your roll: 15 mph limit on Snyderville Basin bike paths, too (19:17), Mark Gaber of the Campaign Legal Center talks about the Utah Supreme Court's redistricing decision (21:13), Park City Councilmember Jeremy Rubell recaps last night's meeting (36:33), and Wasatch County leaders not yet ready to agree on bypass priorities (48:35)

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