One of the great iconic — and ironic — pop culture lines comes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. That's when — after a prolonged lightsaber between hero Luke Skywalker and villain Darth Vader that includes Luke having his hand severed — Darth Vader (voiced by the incomparable ...

For most of the Utah retirees I work with, Medicare feels like the one part of retirement that finally runs itself. You enroll, the premium comes out of your Social Security check, and you stop thinking about it. It looks like smooth sailing. Then, one day, a letter arrives from Social Security ...

At its Worldwide Developers Conference last week, Apple previewed its biggest overhaul of parental controls since Screen Time launched in 2018. The new tools, arriving this fall with iOS 27, will let parents manage what their kids can see, who they can talk to and how long they can spend in ...

There is just that little something about a Mazda that makes even the most routine drive feel a little more enjoyable, and after spending a week with the 2026 Mazda CX-30, that impression only grew stronger. Finished in the handsome Aero Gray paint, the compact crossover turned heads ...

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Ogden June 13 America 250-Community Art Show, Ogden Union Station, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (June 13-Aug. 22, ogdencity.gov) Wasatch Pony Club's Golden Spike Event Center, Golden Spike Horse Trials, 8 ...

I’ve flown thousands of miles, stayed in countless hotels, and wandered streets in dozens of countries. I’ve done it so much that travel often feels effortless. That is until you stop and wonder what makes it all possible. It’s built on unseen systems most of us never notice, operating ...