Reports of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans have increased dramatically over the last year. Stop AAPI Hate, which tracks anti-Asian harassment and violence, reported 3,800 incidents in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic through last February 2021.
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First talks between Biden administration and Chinese diplomats begin in Anchorage
The meeting quickly turned frosty as the two global powers sparred over human rights.
Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Interior Secretary
Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
Rep. Don Young working on workaround to Canada’s cruise ship ban
Young’s legislation, called the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act, proposes a temporary workaround that would make roundtrip voyages between Alaska and Washington a foreign voyage under U.S. law.
‘Pretty damning’: Murkowski says start of 2nd Trump impeachment case is compelling
Murkowski says the House managers prosecuting the case have built a compelling timeline linking Trump’s words to the violence of the day.
Canada bans cruise ships for a year, taking another Southeast Alaska tourism season off the table
“Since the new year, the tea leaves and the news has been progressively more pessimistic for the return of cruise ships for the summer,” said Juneau City Manager Rorie Watt.