For the first time ever, the United States is deploying a solid-state laser weapon. The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) successfully destroyed a drone in flight during a test run and will head to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Ponce as part of what the military is calling an “at-sea demonstration.”
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Fatalities Reported After Strong Quake Hits Southern Iran
An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.3 struck southwestern Iran near the Persian Gulf, in the vicinity of the country’s only nuclear power plant, on Tuesday.
After Tumultuous Three Years, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz Will Step Down
With his department under the watch of the federal government, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz announced today he was stepping down.
Mine Safety Reform Stalled Three Years After Deadly Blast
Another year passes without the mine safety reform promised by members of Congress and President Obama in the wake of the worst mine disaster in this country in 40 years.
Judge tosses Stevens’ prosecutors’ suspensions
Administrative Judge Benjamin Gutman reversed the suspensions of former prosecutors Joseph Bottini and James Goeke.
APD alleges man pointed gun before second deadly shooting of 2013
Anchorage Police Department officials say the man shot and killed by officers in a downtown supermarket parking lot Friday night had a semi-automatic handgun.
House votes unanimously on ghost ship bill
A bill that would give cities and boroughs in Alaska the ability to deal with derelict and abandoned vessels is on the move in Juneau.
House Finance will take public testimony on oil
The public gets a chance to testify Tuesday on the latest oil tax reduction proposal before the Alaska Legislature.
Webster loses BOF seat as legislature holds confirmation votes
The Alaska Legislature on Monday voted by the narrowest of margins to reject Governor Sean Parnell’s reappointment of Vince Webster to the state Board of Fisheries.
Broadcasters Struggle To Tap Into The ‘Zero TV’ Crowd
Broadcasters will convene this week in Las Vegas to discuss how to win back the “Zero TV Crowd”: a rapidly growing demographic of people who don’t subscribe to cable or satellite TV services.