https://www.sltrib.comMon, 06 Jul 2026 10:12:42 +0000en1hourly1https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright/https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:21:50 +0000Washington • The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, reaffirming the long-held principle that the Constitution guarantees that nearly all children born on U.S. soil are citizens.

]]>ALLISON ROBBERThttps://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/06/30/supreme-court-decides-let-states/https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/06/30/supreme-court-decides-let-states/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:01:03 +0000The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld two state laws barring the participation of transgender female athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.

]]>ALLISON ROBBERThttps://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06/29/she-loved-fighting-wildfires-then/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06/29/she-loved-fighting-wildfires-then/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:58:43 +0000Ever since she became a volunteer firefighter in college, Emily Barker thrived in the male-dominated world of wildland firefighting. She traveled across the country with her federal fire crew, hiking into burning forests, buzzing over smoke plumes in a helicopter and sleeping in dirt foxholes.

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