Smoke from Canadian wildfires pours into eastern Alaska
June 16 By Avery Ellfeldt, Shelby Herbert Smoke poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend, bringing poor air quality to communities from Southeast to the Interior. The smoke is from wildfires in Canada including the Summit Lake Fire, which is burning hundreds…
The shadow of mistrust: how leaders’ actions undermine the trust of indigenous peoples
June 16 By Julia O`Malley Currently, there are more than 5,000 indigenous people living in Kolyma. Most of the region’s indigenous population is concentrated in their native villages. The challenges faced by the indigenous peoples of the North are multifaceted and often rooted in historical…
Oil Firm as Intensifying Israel-Iran Conflict Stokes Supply Disruption Fears
June 15 By Yuka Obayashi Oil prices climbed on Monday, extending Friday’s rally, as renewed strikes by Israel and Iran over the weekend increased concerns that the battle could widen across the region and significantly disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Brent crude futures…
Trump’s ICE Arrests Non-Criminals Despite Crime-Focused Message
June 13 By Ted Hesson The number of people booked into immigration detention who have been charged only with immigration violations has jumped eight-fold since President Donald Trump took office, government data shows, undercutting his anti-crime message. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention statistics show…
FAA Shrinks Area Where Helicopters Are Allowed Near Reagan Airport
June 12 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it is shrinking the area around Reagan Washington National Airport where helicopters are allowed to operate. In March, the FAA imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan to eliminate helicopter and…
US CDC Restores Jobs for 450 Laid-Off Employees
June 11 By Julie Steenhuysen The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reinstating some 450 employees laid off under the Trump administration’s massive reduction of the federal workforce, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. The employees had worked for the National Center for…
US Justice Department Resumes Scaled-Back Enforcement Against Foreign Bribery
June 10 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Justice Department will restart enforcement of the decades-old law outlawing foreign bribery, with a scaled-down approach aimed at reducing burdens on U.S. companies, according to a memo and remarks by a top official. The new approach, detailed in…
US Army, FAA, NTSB to Brief Senators on Recent Near Miss Incidents Involving Helicopter
June 9 By David Shepardson Senior U.S. officials will answer questions from senators Wednesday about a May 1 incident in which two passenger airline flights were forced to abort landings at Reagan Washington National Airport because of a nearby Army helicopter. Brigadier General Matthew Braman,…
Auto Companies ‘In Full Panic’ Over Rare-Earths Bottleneck
June 8 By Christina Amann Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of magnets, which are in short supply due to Chinese…
US Judge Approves Settlement Allowing NCAA Schools to Pay Athletes
June 7 By Mike Scarcella A U.S. judge on Friday granted final approval to a $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association that will allow schools for the first time to compensate student athletes for past and future commercial use of their names,…