This Day in Alaskan History-August 16th, 1920
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman returns to Ketchikan, following California coastal patrol
JUNEAU — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman (WPC 1149) returned to its homeport at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Saturday, following a 41-day patrol operating in the California coastal region. The crew of the Douglas Denman deployed in support of Operation Border Trident, Coast Guard Southwest District’s standing operation to counter illicit maritime activity along the Southwest maritime boundary line. Operation Border […]
‘Freezers Are Getting Empty’: Food Banks Struggle to Meet Demand as SNAP Cuts Rip Through Communities
“We are feverishly fundraising and talking to the board about the need to provide grants, but in reality, we are limited,” said the executive director of the Central Illinois Food Bank. Food banks across the US, from New Mexico to Oregon to Illinois, are seeing massive increases in demand as the unprecedented federal nutrition aid […]
With Iran Talks Stalled, Trump Vows to Declare Strait of Hormuz a US Territory
“He absolutely needs to be impeached, removed, and locked up,” said one progressive critic, calling the president “a completely unhinged lunatic.” In yet another remark that triggered alarm around the world, President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to declare the Strait of Hormuz—which Iran has blockaded for much of the past five months over his […]