On Tuesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said there was "no doubt" that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack on rebel forces on Wednesday of last week, and stated that President Obama was meeting with his security team to determine the appropriate response.
Two Anchorage men were charged in the overdose death of the 14-year-old victim Jena Dolstad, who died in December of 2011 as a result of being injected with heroin
The man who has been sought by Alaska State Troopers in Unalakleet since August 15th when he was found trespassing in a residence there, has been located and arrested on charges of Criminal Trespass, Burglary, and Misconduct Involving Weapons.
As European governments are looking at possible responses to the killing of hundreds of Syrian civilians in an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government, Russia is warning the western states that any action without United Nations approval would be a "gross violation of International law."