U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be getting closer to naming a new, permanent top intelligence official, announcing he has narrowed the list of possible candidates to a handful of finalists. Word of a potential nominee to take over as the country’s director of national intelligence (DNI) comes just days after Trump cast aside […]
The United States and North Korea are resorting to alluded threats of force ahead of Pyongyang’s end-of-year deadline for progress with nuclear negotiations. Pak Jong Chon, head of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), threatened to reciprocate any U.S. military action with force in a statement he made to North Korean state media Wednesday. The statement […]
SEOUL – North Korea has fired two short-range projectiles – likely ballistic missiles – toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan reported Thursday, the 12th such launch by North Korea this year. The launch comes as North Korea ramps up pressure ahead of its end-of-year deadline for the United States […]
Harvesters with Alaska’s Commercial Fishery Entry Commission (CFEC) permits have until Oct. 31 to apply for their share of the $31.8 million in financial relief for fishery participants impacted by the 2016 Gulf of Alaska pink salmon fishery disaster. Application materials for crew members, according to details released in August by the Pacific States Marine […]