Nation & World

As news of the closing rippled far beyond the deli’s home turf in Manhattan Friday, hundreds of people responded with sadness and disbelief.

These are the days when a president turns to thoughts of legacy. As the months tick down on this Administration, President Obama has created a marine national monument off new England and last month vastly expanded one near Hawaii. Alaska interest groups are working to get his attention, too. Some want him to take bold action in the 49th State before he leaves office, and others are urging him to resist those calls.

The head of the state’s Supreme Court loses his judicial ethics case and is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings against him.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were met by a large crowd, music and dancing in Carcross this week. They event was part of a larger tour around the Yukon after traveling through British Columbia. The visit focused on First Nations issues and culture.

Regulators have voted to expand cellphone alerts to 360 characters from the previous cutoff at 90 and to begin including clickable URLs and phone numbers over the next year or so. But no photos yet.

The pollution levels have a staggering impact on health, according to the report, which says: “In 2012, one out of every nine deaths was the result of air pollution-related conditions.”