November 6, 2017 JUNEAU — Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska state flags be flown at half-staff immediately as the nation mourns the loss of life in the tragedy in Sutherland Springs, Texas on November 5. The directive coincides with a proclamation from the White House ordering U.S. flags to half-staff as a mark […]
A man opened fire with an assault weapon at a church near San Antonio, Texas, Sunday morning, killing 26 worshipers and wounding at least 20. The victims range from five to 72 years old. The gunman is also dead and there is no clue so far as to his motive. Federal investigators from the FBI […]
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for swift justice in the case of accused New York City truck terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, including the death penalty. In response to questions from reporters Wednesday, Trump said he would be open to transferring the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant from the civilian justice system to the military system […]
Iraqi officials say the country has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group’s massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014. Governor Yahya al-Nasiri says the men were hanged at the Nasiriyah prison in southern Iraq on Sunday. A Justice Ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was […]