Head of US Think Tank Charged With Acting as Chinese AgentJ
July 10 By Luc Cohen The leader of a U.S. think tank has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, as well as seeking to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Gal Luft,…
Robots Say They Won’t Steal Jobs, Rebel Against Humans
July 8 By Emma Farge Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us. But, in the world’s first human-robot press conference, they…
Salmon numbers still struggling across Alaska
July 7 By Joe Kinneen Low numbers of salmon continue to frustrate those who rely on some of the state’s largest fisheries. The Bristol Bay area has been somewhat of a mixed bag, as sockeye salmon numbers are doing well but king salmon numbers remain…
Mises: Money Supply Growth Falls to Depression Era Levels
July 6 By Ryan McMaken Money supply growth in the United States has continued to decline, reaching negative territory for the second consecutive month in April 2023. The year-over-year change in money supply dropped to -12.0 percent, marking the largest contraction since the Great Depression….
Cameras, Visitor Logs Searched After Cocaine Found at White House
July 5 By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter…
Biden’s Green Hydrogen Plan Hits Climate Obstacle: Water Shortage
July 4 By Richard Valdmanis and Suzanne Goldenberg The Biden administration’s climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants. The Gulf…
Finding fun on the Fourth of July
July 3 By Nicholas Gorman Celebrating America’s independence is not something Americans and Alaskans take lightly — like the fireworks in the sky, they tend to celebrate with a bang! The 49th state is chock full of fun-filled events for this year’s celebration, which lands…
Baltimore Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead; Half of 28 Injured Were Children
July 2 By Gabriella Borter and Shivani Tanna A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators sought the public’s help in tracking down…
US Supreme Court to Weigh Legality of Domestic-Violence Gun Curbs
July 1 By John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court took up another major dispute over gun rights on Friday, agreeing to decide whether a 1994 federal law that bars people under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment. The justices…
Nearly $2B in broadband funding earmarked to connect Alaskans to faster internet
June 30 By Mike Mason and David Bernknopf The state of Alaska and some of its communities have been awarded nearly $2 billion in federal funding to ensure that every resident has access to the internet. But where does all that money come from —…
Protester burns Koran at Stockholm mosque on Eid holiday
June 29 By Marie Mannes and Louise Rasmussen A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police granted permission for the protest to take place….
Apple Stock Hits Record, on Cusp of $3 Trillion Market Value
June 28 By Noel Randewich Apple’s stock climbed to a record high close on Wednesday and was on the cusp of a $3 trillion market capitalization. The iPhone maker’s stock rose 0.6% to end the day at $189.25, putting Apple’s market value at $2.98 trillion,…