WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. lawmakers of both political parties say Congress should have an up-or-down vote if a final accord is reached on Iran’s nuclear program. Even as the Obama administration braces for months of intensive international negotiations with Iran, it is also fighting to ensure that congressional actions do not torpedo the diplomatic […]
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said the framework nuclear agreement reached last week with Iran represents a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to bring some stability to the Middle East – stability which would be good for Israel as well as other nations. However, some members of the U.S. Congress remain unconvinced and a key U.S. lawmaker plans to go […]
Troopers are seeking the whereabouts of a Fairbanks man after witnessing a drug transaction on Maryleigh Avenue in Fairbanks on Sunday afternoon. Troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol saw a drug deal going down at Maryleigh Avenue at approximately 2:48 pm on Sunday. Troopers contacted 24-year-old Gabriel Cotton of Fairbanks, but Cotton would flee […]
Russia and China finalized the $400 billion, 30 year agreement between the two countries for Russia to supply China with much-needed natural gas for the next three decades According to the deal penned by Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation, Russia will supply 38,000,000,000 cubic meters annually through a new pipeline linking the Siberian […]