Sparks flew from an Alaska Airlines plane soon after it landed Sunday night in Southern California because of an issue with its landing gear, the airline said. Alaska Airlines Flight…
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Two Bodies Found in Rio Grande as Migrant Crossings Rise
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe bodies of two migrants were recovered from the Rio Grande separating the US and Mexico this week, including a three-year-old child. Migrant arrivals at the US southern border have…
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Bob Menendez Steps Down as US Senate Foreign Relations Chairman after Indictment
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeA veteran US senator has temporarily stepped down as head of the chamber’s powerful foreign relations committee as he battles bribery charges. Justice department prosecutors allege Robert Menendez and his…
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In the News Today: Statistics Canada to Release GDP Figures Today
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHere is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Statistics Canada to release June and…
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9/11 Defendant Unfit to Stand Trial, US Judge Rules
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnA military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the five defendants charged over the 9/11 attacks is not fit to stand trial in a death-penalty case. The defendant…
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Biden Meets with Ukraine President, as US Sends $325M Arms Package
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe U.S. today announced it will send an additional security assistance package for Ukraine valued at up to $325 million as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded his second visit to Washington since…
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Report: World Powers Building New Facilities at Nuclear Test Sites
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksChina, Russia and the United States have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in the last few years, reports CNN, citing satellite images…
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Royal Caribbean Cancels Cruise from Seward
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleSEWARD, Alaska (KTUU) – The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship named Radiance of the Seas announced to its passengers on Friday that the planned sail from Seward due to depart…
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Biden Tells Zelenskyy that US will Send Ukraine ATACMS Long-Range Missiles
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeSome in Washington had resisted supplying the weapons system, known as “attack-ems,” out of fear that it would widen the war with Russia. President Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
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Most Power Restored After Remnants of Tropical Storm Cause Widespread Outages in Southcentral Alaska
High winds hit the Anchorage Bowl on Thursday, knocking out power to thousands as the remnants of a tropical storm blow into Southcentral Alaska. The original forecast called for gusts…
