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When Brigham Young and the Mormons arrived in Utah in the mid-1800s, they encountered a Native American leader who already dominated the region. Wakara, a Timpanogos Ute, was a fierce warrior, prolific horse thief and merciless slave trader. In a new biography, the historian Max Perry Mueller argues Wakara should be considered one of the founding figures of the American West.

You’d think that certain bonds couldn’t be broken by different beliefs, even strongly opposed convictions. But some conspiracies are just that powerful.

Dallin H. Oaks is the new president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We’re talking about who he is, and what to expect under his leadership.

A 2001 rule crafted by the U.S. Forest Service banned road construction and most commercial logging on nearly 45 million acres of public lands. Now the Trump administration wants to rescind that rule, which it deems overly restrictive.

The historian Jonathan Stapley says it's hard for Latter-day Saints to talk about what happens inside their temples. But his new book explains how those rituals create the Mormon identity.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home. He was 101 years old.

On Tuesday, Robert Redford passed away in Sundance, Utah, a place he loved because it gave him a sense of peace and a respite from Hollywood. As he put it, “Other people have analysis. I have Utah.”

Much ink has been spilled about media mogul Rupert Murdoch's family, but Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins got the chance to get the stories from the inside. In light of a recent ruling that put an end to the battle for succession, we checked in with Coppins to see what it means for the family — and for their media empire.

In a recent press conference, Utah Governor Spencer Cox warned of political violence metastasizing in this country. The journalist McKay Coppins described it as a kind of sermon.

This week we spoke with Matt Whitaker about his film “Truth & Treason.” He’s coming back to talk more about the movie, as well as making it with Angel Studios.