Alaska Storm Damage so Bad Many Evacuees Won’t Go Home for at Least 18 Months, Governor Says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a request to the White House for a major disaster declaration. […]
A Chinese-Owned Company Owns Farmland near Fort Riley. Federal Officials Think That's Bad
A Chinese company owns 160 acres of farmland just a mile and a half from Fort Riley as the crow flies. Is that a problem? President Donald Trump thinks so. The land is three parcels near I-70 in Geary County, according to records obtained by The Mercury. The plots are unassuming — some fields, greenhouses, […]
‘Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback’ Traces Elvis’ Return to Music from the Army and Bad Movies
When Elvis Presley was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1957, he declined to join the Special Services and spend his enlistment entertaining troops. He wanted to enter the Army as anyone else would and didn’t want to be treated any differently than any other soldier. The media worried his service would ruin his career. […]
‘He’s in a Real Bad Place’: US Makes Little Progress in Getting Pvt. Travis King Back from North Korea
More than a day after Pvt. Travis King ran into North Korea, efforts by the Pentagon and State Department to get him back have made little headway — and the reasons for the troubled soldier fleeing across the border into the authoritarian state remained mostly a mystery. The State Department said Wednesday it was working […]
Bad Air: Military Across East Coast Deals with Smoke Pollution from Canada
As the eastern U.S. grappled with smoke from Canadian forest fires, the military across the region adjusted training or changed planned events to deal with the acrid air pollution. Springtime winds carried the massive trail of smoke across parts of the continental U.S. on Wednesday and Thursday — and directly over large military installations including […]