This Day in Alaskan History-July 4th, 1884
(Ketchikan, AK) – On May 3, 2024, a Ketchikan jury found 48-year-old Kevin Dale Johnson guilty of multiple counts for the Aug. 26, 2022 assault of then 17-year-old Reilly McCue. The jury convicted Johnson of two counts of Assault in the Fourth Degree and one count of Harassment in the Second Degree. At trial, the […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to push forward wartime aid for Israel this week as part of his effort to gain House approval for a national security package. It includes funding for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia as well as funding to send U.S. weapons to Taiwan. The […]
“House Republicans had a bad day,” said one reporter, listing challenges and changes to leadership as a government shutdown looms. The U.S. House of Representatives started a two-week recess on Friday, but not before a series of events that provoked fresh declarations of what has become a familiar phrase over the past few years: “Republicans in disarray.” Before leaving […]