“It didn’t stop me from acting in a way which I think is the right thing to do,” said Agnès Callamard, the top investigator into the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A senior Saudi official reportedly threatened to “take care of” Agnès Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, after she investigated the assassination of Saudi journalist […]
In the face of growing calls for his ouster, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday morning is reportedly expected to unveil a plan to slash Post Office hours, hike postage prices, and extend first-class delivery times—changes likely to worsen nationwide mail slowdowns that began following implementation of DeJoy’s initial round of operational reforms last year. According to the Washington Post, which first […]
HSS today announced 357 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska over the past three days. 349 were residents in: Anchorage (132), Wasilla (68), Fairbanks (26), Bethel Census Area (25), Palmer (18), Eagle River (15), Delta Junction (10), Bristol Bay plus Lake & Peninsula (8), Chugiak (7), Valdez (6), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (4), North Pole (4), Soldotna (3), […]
Alaska State Troopers report that after a response to a Kenai residence on Friday they “observed multiple indicators of drug possession and use involving the occupants,” that resulted in four persons being taken into custody following an investigation. Troopers responded to the Kenai residence after receiving an assault call and opened an investigation and they […]