Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday a U.N. report on poverty within the country was “ridiculous.” “In our country, the president, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and city council members actively engage on poverty issues every day,” Haley wrote, in a letter to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent […]
UNITED NATIONS / PENTAGON — The United States told U.N. Security Council members Wednesday it is prepared to use military means to defend against the threat posed by North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, but that it would be best to try to resolve the crisis through diplomatic and economic measures. Ambassador Nikki Haley said […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crewmembers installed grave markers in Atka, Alaska, Tuesday. The 20 hand-made crosses replaced those that were mounted in 2006 by the crew of the now-decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Storis. The Alex Haley crew coordinated the task with Atka’s community leaders, then delivered the crosses via an embarked […]
An attempt to evade a traffic stop and arrest ended badly for an Eagle River woman after a short pursuit on Wednesday morning. Alaska State Troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol in Wasilla, while on patrol near mile 50 of the Parks Highway, observed the driver of a Dodge sedan not wearing a seat […]