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Man completes tightrope walk near Grand Canyon

Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.

Salt Lake goes for four runs in eighth, downs 51s

At Cashman Field, the Bees (42-36) scored four runs in the eighth inning, with the go-ahead run scoring on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Eric Campbell.

New law lets nurse practitioners get more involved

As a nurse practitioner, Martha Drohobyczer performs a screening test for cervical cancer on a woman in a treatment room, another of her patients, Louisa Piccoli, waits to see her about hormonal therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Doctors make progress toward ‘artificial pancreas’

Doctors are reporting a major step toward an “artificial pancreas,” a device that would constantly monitor blood sugar in people with diabetes and automatically supply insulin as needed.

FAA moving toward easing electronic device use

Relief may be on the way for airline passengers who can’t bear to be separated even briefly from their personal electronic devices. The government is moving toward allowing gate-to-gate use of music players, tablets, laptops, smartphones and other gadgets, although it may take a few months.

 
Rivers receding in Calgary, thousands return home

About 65,000 residents of Calgary were being allowed to return to their homes Sunday to assess the damage from flooding that has left Alberta’s largest city awash in debris and dirty water.

Supreme Court has range of options on gay marriage

Sometime in the next week or so, the Supreme Court will announce the outcomes in cases on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

 
South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday.

Dissension and fiscal woes beset the Girl Scouts

Given the friction and financial woes facing the Girl Scouts these days, perhaps it’s time for a giant friendship circle. Under that long-standing tradition, a ring of Scouts clasp hands and give a little squeeze, accompanied by a silent wish of good will.

St. George market bans woman’s book on polygamy

ST. GEORGE, Utah — For a full year at a weekend market outside St. George, Kristyn Decker sold signed copies of her book about growing up in polygamy for $15 a copy.

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