Every year, AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. The Citizen of the Year Award recognizes the contributions of a Native person who has demonstrated strong commitment, dedication, and service to the Alaska Native community and to rural Alaska. This year, the Citizen of the Year Award is […]
While this week’s assassination has intensified Haiti’s political turmoil, progressives have emphasized that the ongoing crisis is inseparable from long histories of French and U.S. imperialism and warned against further Western interventions in the impoverished Caribbean nation. A U.S. citizen of Haitian descent has been arrested as a suspect in the assassination of Haiti’s president, […]
At 12:10 AM on Saturday, October 19, 2019, a citizen called Police Dispatch to report that at least three people had removed a window of an apartment complex and crawled inside. The property was abandoned and had been posted “No Trespassing.” Officers responded to the 500-block of N Lane Street and formed a perimeter around […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted methamphetamines valued at approximately $1,797,189.92, hidden within a white 2007 Volkswagen Touareg. “Our officers continue to maintain an elevated enforcement posture to keep our borders secure and prevent dangerous narcotics from entering into our country,” said Port […]