THE PENTAGON — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a warning to North Korea, saying that any attempt to launch missiles at U.S. soil “could escalate into war very quickly.” “If they do that, it’s game on,” Mattis told Pentagon reporters during an impromptu briefing late Monday. “You don’t shoot at people in this world unless […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday removed his chief political strategist, Stephen Bannon, from the National Security Council, reversing an early appointment that had drawn the ire of foreign policy experts in Washington. Some lawmakers and others steeped for years in U.S. foreign policy decision-making had said that it was inappropriate that Bannon, whose chief […]
Just after midnight, Anchorage Police taking part in overnight patrol responded to the Carrs Grocery store at 7731 East Northern Lights to investigate a disturbance, APD announced. During the response, one officer sustained significant injuries during an arrest. Store employees called police after a woman at the store went back into the store “to gain […]
WASHINGTON—The chief of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is defending his decision to not pursue a criminal case against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified national security information while she was secretary of state, even though he said investigators found “great carelessness” in her use of private, unsecured email servers. FBI Director James […]