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…
Biden urges Netanyahu to slow down on judicial overhaul
July 23 By DAVID COHEN President Joe Biden on Sunday counseled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel against rushing legislation on a judicial overhaul package that has led to massive protests in his country. “From the perspective of Israel’s friends in the United States, it…
FBI Searched Foreign Intelligence Database for Information on US Senator
July 22 By Raphael Satter The FBI improperly conducted warrantless searches for information about a U.S. senator and two state officials, a U.S. intelligence agency revealed on Friday, as lawmakers are weighing whether to renew the surveillance power that makes such searches possible. The names…
Bristol Bay fishermen up in arms over lower salmon prices
July 21 By Joe Kinneen Commercial fishermen in the Bristol Bay region are voicing their displeasure against recent prices of sockeye salmon. According to fisherman Cheyne Blough, the price of sockeye salmon hovered around $1.20-$1.50 per pound, but as of recently, the price dropped to…
US Senate Backs Measure Barring Oil Sales to China From SPR
July 20 By Timothy Gardner and Patricia Zengerle The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to an annual defense bill on Thursday that would ban exports to China of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The tally was 85 to 14 in favor of the…