This Day in Alaskan History-April 15th, 1929
A fossil of a new carnivoran species effectively doubles the evolutionary history of the weasel family
Weasels are small carnivores with a long body and short legs. They also have a stout skull and sharp teeth. These creatures, along with ferrets and minks, make up the Mustelinae subfamily. Until now, researchers believed that the oldest fossils from this family were from Poland and Germany, dating back to about 3.5 million […]
Sullivan, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Help Blind Americans Return to Work
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the workforce. Specifically, the legislation reforms SSDI by replacing the current “earnings cliff,” where beneficiaries […]
Iran’s Top Diplomat Says Trump Team Sabotaged Talks With Deal ‘Inches Away’
“Zero lessons earned,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Trump administration’s representatives derailed marathon talks in Pakistan’s capital with maximalist demands, just as the two sides were “inches away” from a preliminary agreement to end the six-week conflict. “In intensive talks at the highest level in 47 […]