Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history—rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s—and marks the most far-reaching action any government has taken to make social media safer for young people.

Utah lowers flags to half-staff to honor the legendary Dolly Parton; Utah children among millions to receive free books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Utahns generally oppose war with Iran, but views more complicated on military objectives (Deseret News)

When politics become part of a voter’s identity, policy falls to the wayside (Deseret News)

Brad Wilson on leading Utah’s 2034 Olympics and thinking beyond the next headline (Back Channel)

Rep. Scott Chew: Don’t let Utah’s farm credit dry up (Deseret News)

‘We will prevail’: Critics threatened by Utah Senate president say they’re ready for a legal battle (Salt Lake Tribune)

'I was floored;' Woods Cross residents bemoan nearly 50% property tax hike (Fox13)

2026 Utah wildfire season: 993 fires, 547,128 acres burned, 455 human-caused (Utah Fire Info)

Slough Canyon Fire 0% contained as flames burn over 3,000 acres in remote area near Price (KUTV)

'This is an absolute mess’: Truck driver says street-racing crowds are taking over Salt Lake City roads (Fox13)

Cameras catch Utah drivers blowing past school buses unloading children (Fox13)

Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement With 48 States Over Child-Safety Claims (Wall Street Journal)

Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here’s how it imploded. (Reuters)

Bill Gates was an AI optimist. Now he’s scared of what could go wrong. (Washington Post)

Target shares drop after Halloween costume backlash (Reuters)

For Utah’s prison, it’s a water-saving project. For inmates, it’s something more (KUER)

Tremonton Garland police remove license plate camera, reject system following community privacy concerns (Cache Valley Daily)

The comeback of the minivan (Deseret News)

Hogle Zoo welcomes new adult tiger 'Max' (KSL)

US consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months with gas stuck above $4 (AP)

‘He is wrong’: Ranchers are ‘disappointed’ in Donald Trump’s beef import plan (Salt Lake Tribune)

'A reason to start': Utah Valley University launches scholarship for concurrent enrollment students (KSL)

Timpanogos School District eyeing possible school closures, consolidations (KSL)

The University of Utah just significantly cut back retirement benefits for new employees. Here’s what we know. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah researchers explore value of higher education beyond the economics (Utah News Dispatch)

The Colorado River got so low, rafting companies canceled this popular trip for the first time (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah’s ‘Mighty 5’ more popular than ever since 1985 (ABC4)

Why people are handwriting the Bible (Deseret News)

Wake-up call: Study finds at least 25% of NFL players who died over 6-year period had CTE (Deseret News)

‘Affordability refugees?’ High housing costs driving more buyers to look outside their local markets (Deseret News)

Here's how much you need to earn to afford a home in Salt Lake County: $187,000 annual income for median-priced homes (KSL)

Voices: Salt Lake City’s housing experiment could cause irreversible harm (Salt Lake Tribune)

A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says (AP)

USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand for a brief stop after lengthy deployment at sea (AP)

EPA moves to curb public input on data centers. Nearly 200 advocacy groups and more than a dozen states have voiced opposition to the change. (NYT/Salt Lake Tribune)

US voters favor Democratic Party on cost of living, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (Reuters)

Congress pushes to require social media influencers to disclose some payments (Deseret News)

The U.S. and Canada are in a trade war. China aims to win it. (Washington Post)

Why is the Navy directing sailors, Marines — and their families — to swab social media accounts? (Deseret News)

Can faith-based groups deliver humanitarian aid better? Trump is betting $2 billion they can (Deseret News)

Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail (Utah News Dispatch)

Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate (AP)

DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated (NPR)

Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe (Washington Post)

Wall Street turns on Scott Bessent (Politico)

Trump administration issues pause on immigrant visa appointments for applicants worldwide (Reuters)

Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for H-1B visas after legal setback (Washington Post)

Iran and Oman reach accord on Strait of Hormuz, Revolutionary Guards say (Reuters)

Devastating flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills nine, hundreds of tourists missing (Reuters)

How a Ukrainian commander sped through the 'kill zone' to save wounded troops (Reuters)

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1682 - English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet named after him

1794 - President George Washington decides to subdue the Whisky Rebellion

1873 - The Missouri Board of Education establishes the first public kindergarten in the country. Susan Blow directed the new program.

1910 - Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu is born. We know her as Mother Teresa.

1918 - “Hidden Figures” Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson is born.  She was an African-American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. manned spaceflights. She lived to be 101.

1920 - The 19th Amendment is formally adopted into the Constitution

1939 - The first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast.

1971 - The first Women’s Equality Day, initiated by Representative Bella Abzug, is established by Presidential Proclamation and reaffirmed annually

1996 - US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law

2009 - Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.

2016 - San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem