France was conditionally picked as the host of the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday (July 24) and must now deliver key financial guarantees in a timeline to be set by the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Salt Lake City at 7:09 a.m. local time Wednesday, its epicenter located about four miles west-southwest of Salt Lake City International Airport. Heavy shaking was felt far and wide across north-central Utah west of the Wasatch mountains.