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A Utah man who spent 41 years behind bars after being sentenced to death in a 1985 murder case has been ordered released on bail after new DNA tests excluded him from crime-scene evidence

September 30, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Douglas Stewart Carter sits in a car after he was released out of the Utah County Jail (Photo: AP) A 71-year-old man who spent 41 years on death row has been ordered released on bail by a Utah judge after new DNA testing excluded him from evidence found at the crime scene. Douglas Stewart Carter … Read more

In July 2026, Trump removed monument protections from 2.93 million acres at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante; on September 11, the excluded lands became eligible for new mining claims

September 13, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Trump opens 2.93M acres of Utah lands to new mining claims after cutting monument protections. (Photo: Shutterstock) President Donald Trump’s July decision to sharply shrink two major national monuments in Utah took effect for mining and mineral development on September 11, when nearly 2.93 million acres removed from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante became eligible … Read more

Five years after Taliban takeover, 2.4 million Afghan girls still excluded from school: Unesco

August 13, 2026 by WEB DESK TEAM

Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco says An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally barred from … Read more