Obama Visits Flint to Review Water Crisis, US Aid
President Barack Obama visited Flint, Michigan, Wednesday to review federal and state progress in ending the city’s contaminated water crisis.…
Wasilla Driver Arrested in Stolen Car after 40-Mile Chase on Parks Highway
The driver of a 2009 Chevy pickup was arrested, as was his passenger, on multiple charges after a 40-mile chase…
Troopers Investigate Ketchikan Burglary at Gunpoint
Troopers in Ketchikan responded to a call of a Burglary in Progress on the 900 block of Forest Park just…
Three Potentially Habitable Worlds Found Around Nearby Ultracool Dwarf Star
Astronomers using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory have discovered three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just…
Calling Frogs Signal the Change of Season
NEAR BALLAINE LAKE — Over the blat of engines and hum of tires on nearby Farmers Loop, Mark Spangler hears…
Media Monitors Report Decline in Global Press Freedom
When journalists and media rights activists gather in Helsinki to mark World Press Freedom day Tuesday, there will be a…
US: Journalists Around the World Never in More Peril
STATE DEPARTMENT—A journalist jailed in Uzbekistan since 1999. A Sudanese editor-in-chief arrested after she criticized official policies. Both are among…
Unique Fragment from Earth’s Formation Returns after Billions of Years in Cold Storage
Astronomers have found a unique object that appears to be made of inner Solar System material from the time of…
Governor Walker Issues Bike Month Proclamation
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proclaimed the month of May as Bike Month; May 4, 2016, as Bike…
A ‘Tropical’ Parasitic Disease Emerges in the Canadian Arctic
An outbreak of an intestinal parasite common in the tropics, known as Cryptosporidium, has been identified for the first time…