NASA and SpaceX postponed a planned Monday launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station due to a ground systems issue. The decision came less than three minutes before the spacecraft was due to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A backup launch date had been set for […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives Board of Directors Tuesday decided to postpone the 2021 Convention to mid-December, citing health and safety concerns which include the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations statewide and the consequent pressure on Alaska’s healthcare system. AFN will continue to plan for an in-person convention at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, […]
JUNEAU, AK – Under its constitutional authority, Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) Executive Council met and voted to postpone the 85th Annual Tribal Assembly considering the evolving pandemic. The Tribal Assembly, which was scheduled to take place April 22-24, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska, will be rescheduled […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s planned meeting with a senior North Korean official Thursday in New York City has been postponed. The State Department issued a statement early Wednesday morning saying the meeting “will now take place at a later date. We will reconvene when our respective schedules permit.” The statement did not give […]