Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers dies at age 67
February 14 By James Brooks Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers has died, the Alaska Court System said Friday. Stowers, who retired from the state Supreme Court in 2020, was 67. In a message to court staff, current Chief Justice Daniel Winfree said Stowers died…
US Evacuating Most Ukraine Embassy Staff Over Invasion Fears
February 12 By Mattew Lee The United States is evacuating almost all of the staff from its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. A senior State Department official said Saturday that a very limited…
US Approves Major $14 Billion Arms Sale to Indonesia
February 11 By Mattew Lee The Biden administration on Thursday approved a nearly $14 billion arms sale to Indonesia, as the U.S. presses ahead with steps it believes will help counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. The State Department announced the $13.9 billion sale…
Alaska Court System faces significant trial backlog as courtrooms reopen from COVID-19 closures
February 10 By James Brooks As the Alaska Court system resumes jury trials after a pandemic-enforced suspension, it is facing a major backlog and asking for supplemental funding to meet the demand. Almost 20,000 criminal cases are awaiting trial, a figure that has risen by…
House Panel Probes Trump Presidential Records Found in Fla.
February 10 By Colleen Long A House committee is investigating whether former President Donald Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, after boxes of presidential records were discovered at his Florida estate and a news report surfaced of him destroying documents while in office. Oversight committee…
Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators
February 8 By Lora Night United States Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has rebuked Republican Party officials for censuring two Republican legislators who have criticised former president Donald Trump and pursued an investigation of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot. Claiming January 6 was…
Looking for Evidence? Trust Us, Biden Administration Says
February 7 By Chris Megerian When President Biden’s administration was asked for evidence to back up dramatic claims about national security developments this past week, it demurred with a simple rejoinder: You’ll have to trust us on that. No, they would not reveal what led…
Poll: Voters Say Politics Is Less Civil a Year into Biden Term
February 4 By Lisa Hagen A majority of voters feel the country is headed in the wrong direction and believe politics has become less civil one year since the swearing in of President Joe Biden and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, though they remain hopeful…
In Clash With U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline From China
Fabruary 2 By Steven Lee Myers and Edward Wong As the United States moves to exert maximal pressure on Russia over fears of a Ukraine invasion, the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has found relief from his most powerful partner on the global stage, China….
Biden Names Qatar Major Non-NATO Ally as Energy Crisis Looms
February 1 By Aamer Madhani President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honor but one that was meant to convey his administration’s gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s assistance with evacuations from Afghanistan and in ending last…