By PHILIP A. JANQUART BOISE, Idaho (CN) – An Idaho state trooper arrested and searched a 70-year-old Washington man solely because of his license plate from Colorado, where marijuana is legal, the man claims in a federal lawsuit…. Read More ›
Alaska
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia © Tony Campbell 18:43 25/03/2014 – MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti) – Over 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for the secession of Alaska from the United States to… Read More ›
Almost third of US West Coast newborns hit with thyroid problems after Fukushima nuclear disaster
Published time: April 03, 2013 19:56 A boy receives a radiation scan at a screening center in Koriyama in Fukushima prefecture (AFP Photo / Go Takayama) Researchers have discovered that the Fukushima nuclear disaster has had far-reaching health effects more… Read More ›
America’s financial crisis is laid bare as it’s revealed that every newborn owes more than $13,000 in state debt
State governments face combined debt of more than $4trillion When broken down to a per capita basis, every American – including babies born each day – owes an average of $13,425 By Graham Smith PUBLISHED:07:55 EST, 3 October 2012| UPDATED:07:56… Read More ›
Shell criticized for limited testing of Alaska drilling containment equipment
By Terry Macalister, The Guardian Sunday, September 9, 2012 14:38 EDT Shell has been accused of “stock-car racing recklessness” after apparently undertaking only the most limited testing of a key piece of equipment aimed at preventing a Gulf of Mexico-style… Read More ›