A new study indicates the number of homicides rose sharply in the United States in 2020 and suggests the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice played a role. The study, released late Monday by the National Commission on Crime and COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, was conducted by criminology researchers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. It […]
For more than two decades, Alaska has led the way in using ecosystem information to inform resource management decisions. In 2020, contributions from research partners and local communities together with NOAA scientists helped fill some data gaps. Each year, NOAA Fisheries scientists compile information from a variety of sources to produce and update annual indicators […]
LONDON – The 2015 Iran nuclear deal was hailed by its signatories at the time as a triumph of global diplomacy. The elation was short-lived. Former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement three years later and imposed crippling sanctions on Iran’s economy. Tehran responded by increasing its nuclear enrichment activities, […]
DHSS today announced 101 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 63 were residents in: Anchorage (25), Palmer (10), Wasilla (9), Eagle River (3), Fairbanks (3), Kodiak (3), Sutton-Alpine (3), North Pole (2) and one each in Bethel Census Area, Kenai, Northwest Arctic Borough, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and Valdez-Cordova Census Area/Copper River. Thirty-eight new nonresident cases […]