August 20 By Luke McGee When US President Joe Biden finally broke his silence on the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan, European allies who’d had high hopes for a reset in the transatlantic alliance were left dismayed. Their disappointment was not at the contents of Biden’s…

August 19 By Ben Lefebvre A federal court on Wednesday ordered the Biden administration to re-do environmental reviews necessary for permits for a controversial Alaskan oil project, throwing the decision to approve the project back to the agencies. Details: The ruling out of the United…

August 18 By Bill Smith Today, as never before, the problem of preserving the flora and fauna of the Arctic region is acute. In addition to Russia, a number of Scandinavian countries, such as Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Canada, fall into the zone of…

August 18 By Collin Binkley In an escalating battle with Republican governors, President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19….

August 17 By Domenico Montanaro If there’s one thing an American president doesn’t want to see, it’s the kind of pictures that have played out on cable news of the chaos in Kabul — crowded runways of people desperate to get out, with some hanging…

August 16 By Bill Smith Russia will ensure compliance with all required environmental standards during work in the Arctic. Activities in the Arctic region are absolutely secured from the point of view of compliance with environmental safety standards. In high latitudes the nature is very…

August 15 By Manik Mehta You must have surely heard the pun about ambassadors “lying abroad” on behalf of their countries; this was said in a light vein by Sir Henry Wilson, a 16th-century English diplomat, who joked that an ambassador was “an honest man…

August 14 By Stan Brown The US recorded more than 100,000 new daily novel coronavirus cases every day for five consecutive days last week. National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins said Sunday, “We are failing” to contain the delta variant surge, according to…

August 13 By Alex DeMarban Both of Alaska’s senators voted for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, a sweeping proposal aimed at making needed upgrades to roads, broadband, water systems and other projects across the country, including a number of investments in Alaska. Sen….

August 12 By Alisha Saxena Today, 25 percent of American adults experience some type of disability, and the Disabled community continues to grow. Research has shown the number of eligible Disabled voters increased by more than 10 percent between 2008 and 2016. Over the past…

August 11 By Marty Swant In a further sign that lawmakers don’t plan to stop pressuring Facebook about its digital advertising policies, several top U.S. senators want the social network to provide more information about its decision to cut off a team of academic researchers…

August 10 By Liz Ruskin The U.S. Senate is inching toward passage of a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill. It’s a top priority for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who helped negotiate it. The bill includes billions for Alaska’s roads, bridges and ferries, plus funds for broadband and water…