Alaska Dispatch News

• After being told of Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin July 14, 2018
  HELSINKI - Before he embarked on a week of transatlantic diplomacy, President Donald Trump sat down with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who previewed for the boss an explosive development: The Justice Department would soon indict 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking Democratic emails to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.For the first time, […]
• It’s not your imagination: airline restrooms are getting smaller July 14, 2018
  If the restroom on your next flight seems a bit snug, don’t assume you’ve picked up a few pounds. U.S. airlines increasingly are putting smaller lavatories on their planes -- and the economics of the decision means they’re probably here to stay.As labor costs rise and fuel prices surge, airlines are taking advantage of robust […]
• State election officials in US meet amid security concerns July 14, 2018
  PHILADELPHIA — The top state election officials from throughout the U.S. are gathering this weekend in Philadelphia amid fresh revelations of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and just before President Donald Trump holds one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.The annual gathering has typically been a low-key affair highlighting such things as voter […]
• Trump faults Obama for US response to Russian hacking July 14, 2018
  President Donald Trump on Saturday scolded the Obama administration for not responding aggressively enough to Russian hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 U.S. election — cyberattacks underpinning the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers.Trump's first response to special counsel Robert Mueller's initial charges against Russian government officials for interfering in American politics came […]
• Fish and Game kills 3 brown bears in area of fatal Eagle River mauling July 14, 2018
  State wildlife biologists shot and killed a brown bear sow and two cubs Friday in the South Fork Eagle River Valley. DNA tests will determine whether the sow was involved in the two maulings in the area last month that left one man dead and another injured, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.Concerned […]