Anchorage, Alaska – Last week, the State of Alaska filed suit against the United States government to assert ownership of the land underlying the Mosquito Fork of the Fortymile River. This case is an important step toward addressing jurisdictional difficulties facing owners of mining claims within the bed of the river.
A huge dock that was cast away by last year's devastating Japanese tsunami has washed ashore 8,000 kilometers away on an Oregon beach in the northwest U.S. Pacific region.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 7, 2012 – The United States is reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan serving as a safe haven for terrorists attacking American forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today.
Letter to appropriators calls Air Force proposal costly and unjustified