WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led passage of a Senate Resolution recognizing November 2022 as National Native American Heritage Month. “In November we celebrate Native American Heritage Month to recognize American Indian, Alaska Native, and […]
Anchorage, AK – Oil products tanker Atlantic Lily suffered a boiler fire onboard while delivering fuel to Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Terminal 1 (POL1) at Port of Alaska in Anchorage on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at about 10:08pm/2208 hours. The incident caused a blast and brief stack flare that was audible and visible for some […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel for two ongoing federal investigations involving former President Donald Trump, just days after Trump announced his reelection bid. “Based on recent developments, including the former president’s announcement that he is a candidate for president in the next […]
Elon Musk has restored former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Musk, Twitter’s controversial new owner, reinstated Trump’s account after 51% of those responding to a Twitter poll voted in favor of his return. More than 15 million Twitter users voted. Twitter banned Trump’s account after a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. […]