In Anchorage, a long-time drug trafficker was sentenced in federal court by Chief Judge Ralph R. Beistline of the Alaska U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison it was revealed today by U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Karen L. Loeffler. Steven Nicholas Taylor, also known as “Nicky” or “Louie V,” age 44, was sentenced on […]
ISLAMABAD—Taliban insurgents have stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, allowing hundreds of inmates to escape. Afghan officials say the well-organized pre-dawn assault began with a suicide car bombing at the entrance that allowed other insurgents to get into the prison in the province of Ghazni. An Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told VOA the facility […]
For the first time in American history, a US surface ship has reached the North Pole unaccompanied. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy gained that distinction at 7:47 AM on September 5. This is only the fourth time that a US surface vessel has reached the North Pole, and three out of four times that feat […]
A Pinellas County Florida teen has confessed to a bizarre framing attempt of another teen, after it was reported by witnesses that he entered another teen’s vehicle and planted weapons and drugs on August 31st. Although the reason for exacting revenge on the other teen who attended high school in Clearwater, Florida was not revealed, […]