FAIRBANKS, AK – Saturday, a climate change resolution from First Alaskans Institute Youth & Elders conference made its way onto the floor for debate at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention. The resolution highlighted the severe impacts that climate change is having on Indigenous ways of life and the spiritual and cultural well-being of […]
CAIRO—Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said militant attacks on army checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 30 troops Friday were a “foreign-funded operation” and those who commit such attacks “must be hanged.” The president vowed Saturday to take drastic measures against the militants, saying there are foreign powers that want to “break the back of Egypt.” Egypt declared […]
As a result of the 17 wildfires raging in the state of California, the governor of that state has declared a state of emergency this evening. Tens of thousands of acres are ablaze in northern California. The state of emergency will secure reimbursement for the cost of the fight by state and local agencies. Four towns […]