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Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a bill declaring a public health crisis in his state caused by pornography.

At a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Gov. Gary Herbert said the bill, which is a non-binding resolution and has no practical effect, was intended to sound "a voice of warning" to "the real health risks associated with viewing pornography."

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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Oil drilling companies and royalty owners from the Texas Panhandle to New Mexico's stretch of the Permian Basin are embarking on a grass-roots campaign to limit foreign oil imports, salvaging what they say is a major sector of the U.S. economy.

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When the first photo of Scarlett Johansson as the star of Ghost in the Shell dropped online on Thursday, fans of the beloved manga series took to Twitter in outrage. They denounced Hollywood for casting a white actor as a Japanese character from a distinctly Japanese narrative. Their anger was further fueled after it was reported that the film's producers tested visual effects on Johansson that would make her appear more Asian.

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FLINT, Michigan - The Latest on the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan (all times local):

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk is the latest display of Salt Lake City standing out as a blue dot in a deep-red state where the prevailing Mormon faith…

SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk is the latest display of Salt Lake City standing out as a blue dot in a deep-red state where the prevailing Mormon faith still has a fraught relationship with the LGBT community.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk is the latest display of Salt Lake City standing out as a blue dot in a deep-red state where the prevailing Mormon faith…

The Wild held an optional practice on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center as the team looks to carry the momentum from its Game 3 victory into Wednesday's Game 4.

Yahoo Inc's posted first-quarter revenue that beat analysts' estimates slightly, but the 11.3 percent decline shows the web pioneer's struggle to boost growth its core online search and display advertising business, which it is in the process of auctioning off.

Temperance Brennan is a proud feminist, thank you very much. In Thursday's episode of Bones, the Jeffersonian team investigates the remains of a car crash victim who happens to be...

DETROIT - Matthew Stafford dropped back and threw a 6-yard pass to Calvin Johnson, converting a third down to seal a victory for the Detroit Lions at Chicago in their finale last season.

NEW YORK - Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies.

NEW YORK (AP) — Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies.

NEW YORK (AP) — Troubled blood-testing startup Theranos acknowledged that it is under investigation by several regulators and agencies.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With record early-voting numbers already reached, Indiana election officials don't expect the momentum to let up ahead of the state's May 3 primary election.

INDIANAPOLIS - With record early-voting numbers already reached, Indiana election officials don't expect the momentum to let up ahead of the state's May 3 primary election.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With record early-voting numbers already reached, Indiana election officials don't expect the momentum to let up ahead of the state's May 3 primary election.

Millions of undocumented immigrant families fear that America’s highest court will overrule President Obama’s executive order and call for mass deportations.

The Justice Department asked Volkswagen to refrain from publicly releasing the results of an independent investigation into the company’s misrepresentation of pollution by its diesel cars.

Yahoo Inc. shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after the web portal topped Wall Street estimates for the first quarter. Yahoo shares advanced 0.6% to $36.54 after hours. The company reported adjusted earnings of 8 cents a share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Excluding traffic acquisition costs, revenue was $859 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 7 cents a share on adjusted revenue of $846.1 million.

Thousands, including the homeless, children and the disabled, were rounded up off the streets and subject to mass abuses ahead of the 1988 Seoul Olympics

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A man charged with murdering his missing 2-year-old stepson has waived extradition from North Carolina to California.

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday called for "a major course correction" in the way the nation conserves its public lands, waters and wildlife, saying climate change and other trends threaten natural areas "in existential ways."

MSNBC's Tony Dokoupil discusses how New York's strict voting rules are impacting constituents.

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