Archives for 2014

A government-backed mining boom in British Columbia may have downstream impacts to Southeast Alaska. It’s uniting tribes across borders.

In the first ruling of its kind, District Judge Gladys Kessler has halted the force-feeding of a Syrian man being detained at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Tuesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts. We’ll talk with organizers for this year’s 4th of July activities; We’ll learn about this week’s NCADD Town Meetings; We’ll get the details about the Summer of Heroes Scholarship program; We’ll talk with the high school principals; And we’ll talk with Parents For A Safe…

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus appears to have jumped from one human to another for the first time in United States.

Paleontologists in Argentina say they have unearthed the fossils of the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the planet.

Swiss voters resoundingly rejected a measure that would have hiked the country’s minimum wage to the highest level in the world.

China says it plans to send five more ships in an effort to evacuate its citizens from Vietnam, where anti-Chinese protests have turned violent.

The unrelenting rain in the Balkans has caused the worst flooding since records began being kept. According to The Associated Press: The rain caused an estimated 2,100 landslides on Sunday that covered roads, homes and whole villages throughout hilly Bosnia.

AT&T’s plan to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion is the latest tectonic shift in the media industry, with many viewing the deal as a response to the pending merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

With their platform set and candidates for most major races in place, the Democrats face a summer of heavy campaigning in preparation for the fall.