Washington — The United States accused an Iranian-backed militia of carrying out a rocket attack on a U.S. air base in Iraq that injured seven people, two of whom had to be evacuated for additional medical treatment. “We’re sure that it was an Iranian-backed Shia militia group,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Tuesday during […]
Washington — An Iranian plot to kill former U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have centered on a Pakistani man with ties to Tehran who hoped to also target other high-profile politicians and officials. The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unsealed charges against 46-year-old Asif Merchant, saying he traveled to the U.S. this April in search […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a state disaster emergency for the 2024 August Juneau Glacier Flood. The Disaster Declaration funds emergency response efforts and activates the state’s Public Assistance and Individual Assistance Disaster Recovery Program. On August 6, 2024, an outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier caused major flooding […]
JUNEAU, AK–In response to the flooding on Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, Tlingit & Haida President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson activated the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6. The TEOC was stood up in partnership with Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority. President Peterson, along with 1st Vice President Jackie Pata, […]