(JUNEAU, AK) – The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in conjunction with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and other state, federal, and international agencies, continues testing of Alaska seafood for any potential impacts resulting from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Testing performed in previous years showed no detectable levels […]
UNITED NATIONS—The United States is urging U.N. Security Council members to respond to Iran for its recent ballistic missile launch. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said Monday Tehran’s missile launches last week were “dangerous, destabilizing and provocative” and “undermine the prospect for peace” in the region. Washington says the launches violate language of a U.N. resolution […]
If deemed safe, an experimental Ebola vaccine will be administered in a trial program in West Africa where tens of thousands of doses will be administered says the World Health Organization. This new news coming from WHO comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that all passengers arriving from three west African countries, […]
The son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has been discharged from the military, reportedly after testing positive for cocaine. Media reports on Thursday quoted people familiar with the situation as saying Hunter Biden failed a drug test in June last year. The Navy Reserve, where Biden was a public affairs officer, confirmed the discharge […]