“Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch’s statement. The filibuster has a ton of ‘racial history.’” Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made the sweeping claim that the legislative filibuster has “no racial history at all” and further insisted that historians don’t dispute his view—an assertion that historians immediately disputed. […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – North Korea conducted a short-range projectile launch several days ago, according to U.S. officials, in what appears to be Pyongyang’s first missile-related activity this year. The Washington Post first reported the launches late Tuesday, saying “multiple short-range missiles” were launched “last weekend” but providing no other details. In a […]
DHSS today announced two Alaska resident deaths and 178 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 173 were residents in: Anchorage (63), Wasilla (38), Bethel Census Area (13), Fairbanks (10), Eagle River (9), Palmer (9), Mat-Su Borough (6), Delta Junction (4), Copper River Census Area (3), Fairbanks North Star Borough (3), Ketchikan (3), Big Lake (2), and […]
Fairbanks, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson announced that Melissa M. Lascurain, 40, of North Pole has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Mail Theft and Delay or Destruction of Mail by a Postal Employee. According to the indictment, between November and December 2019, Lascurain was employed as a contract […]