WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful weather system swept up the U.S. East Coast on Monday with pounding rain and high winds, potentially snarling travel for millions after tornados killed at least 18 people in Georgia and Mississippi over the weekend. Emergency management officials warned New York City residents to brace for winds of up […]
North and South Korean warships exchanged warning shots near a disputed sea border Tuesday, days after the two sides agreed to high-level talks that many hope could improve inter-Korean relations. Seoul defense officials say a South Korean naval ship fired a warning shot after a North Korean vessel crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line off […]
The Alaska State Troopers are urging people to use caution when in the area of West Rezanof Drive in Kodiak because of a bear that was possibly injured in a truck/bear impact on Wednesday. It was late in the evening at 11:12 pm on Wednesday that the Alaska State Troopers received a report of a […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Congress is in recess and members are scattered across the country in their home districts. But a number of congressional leaders appeared on Sunday talk shows to voice alarm about the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group in the wake of the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley. The Republican chairman […]