Homeless campers return to Midtown site
Aug. 2 By Lauren Maxwell he numbers at a Midtown homeless camp next to Cuddy Park have slowly increased ever since the camp was abated in early June to make way for a three-day concert event. While it’s difficult to get exact figures, a count…
Top Republican Candidates Split on Trump Indictment
Aug. 1 By Dan Whitcomb Two of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s top rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination criticized the Justice Department on Tuesday for indicting him on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. But Mike Pence, Trump’s former vice…
Former US President Trump Has Spent $40 Million on Legal Fees, Reports Say
July 31 By Patricia Zengerle and Ted Hesson Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023 to defend Trump and his advisers, among…
For sex assault survivors, a new way to track evidence kits
July 30 By Beth Verge The State of Alaska Department of Public Safety has implemented a new program meant to change — and improve — how sex assault survivors can keep track of rape kits. The initiative was rolled out regionally in June, the department…
US Asks Supreme Court to Delay Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement
July 29 By Dietrich Knauth The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Purdue Pharma from proceeding with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits. An appeals court rejected a proposed delay earlier this week,…
US House Approves First 2024 Spending Bill, Delays a Second
July 28 By David Morgan and Josephine Walker The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending measures that Congress must enact by Sept. 30 or risk a government shutdown, but Republican infighting over spending levels clouded the path…
Korean Air charter flights return to Alaska for the first time since 2019
July 26 By Lauren Maxwell A Korean Air flight touched down at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to a big welcome on Monday morning. Airport, tourism, and city officials were there to mark the first of five charter flights scheduled to bring about 1,000 South…
Elon Musk to Appeal Loss in SEC Case to Supreme Court
July 25 By Jonathan Stempel Elon Musk plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission overstepped its authority in enforcing a consent decree that he has called a “muzzle” on his free speech. Musk would be appealing a…
US to Spend $1.55 Billion for Oil and Gas Sector to Cut Methane Emissions
July 24 By Deep Vakil The U.S. government will provide up to $1.55 billion in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, two agencies said on Monday. The funding will be accompanied by technical assistance for companies to rein…