WASHINGTON — The U.S. is reported to have concluded that North Korea has successfully built a miniaturized nuclear warhead it could fit inside its missiles in what could be a major weapons breakthrough for the reclusive communist nation. Two U.S. media outlets, The Washington Post and NBC News, said Tuesday that the Defense Intelligence Agency reached the conclusion in […]
An earthquake measured at a magnitude 6.5 struck in the mountains of the Sichuan province in the Ngawa prefecture at a depth of 5.6 miles at 5:49 am Alaska time. Striking near the border of Sichuan and Gansu provinces, the quake is confirmed to have killed five tourists as well as injuring 63 other people […]
In a “Sweeetheart Deal” to the energy industry, the Department of Interior repealed the Consolidated Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation Reform Rule (Valuation Rule) put in place by the Obama administration that curtailed a practice by the industry to short-change the Federal government and Indian entities of royalty taxes owed to […]
North Korea vowed Monday to persist in its nuclear weapons development program, rejecting calls from the international community to rein in its aggressive military actions. Pyongyang’s United Nations mission contended that new U.N. sanctions against it for its missile tests were a “flagrant infringement upon its sovereignty,” with state media claiming they were the result […]