WASHINGTON — As the United States and the Taliban begin a new round of negotiations in an effort to move the peace process forward, a senior U.S. military commander says no decision has been made about the presence of U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told […]
13 people in Seattle were exposed to Cesium-137 at a Seattle medical research center on Thursday while a piece of equipment was being decommissioned and moved at the facility authorities report. Cesium-137 is a radioactive talcum powder-like substance that can cause serious burns, serious radiation sickness and even death with exposure to larger amounts. […]
CAMPO, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man yesterday afternoon who had packages of heroin and methamphetamine stashed inside the false floor of a truck bed on Wednesday At around 1:20 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the checkpoint on westbound Interstate 8 observed a tan Ford Ranger approach the checkpoint. Border Patrol […]
Anchorage police announced early this morning that all eastbound lanes at Patterson and DeBarr were closed down and asked drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes as they investigated the scene of a suspicious death. Police were alerted of an unconscious man at that location at 1:12 am on Friday morning. when […]