In today's Tech Beat, Amazon Prime Day gets some competition, Netflix is selling show-related merchandise and Twitter wants you to be able to untag your name.
Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday is a sign of hope for many in the African-American community. President Biden signed a bill into law on June 17, making Juneteenth the 11th federal holiday and the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
The cemetery contains more than 180 graves of students who attended the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School - a government-run boarding school for Native American children.
In an email, Trump expressed his support for Tshibaka because she is “MAGA all the way,” and for her pro-energy, strong on the border, tough on crime and pro-military views.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 96 new COVID-19 cases in the state on Friday. There are no new deaths related to the virus that was reported.
Anchorage will likely see wet weather in the first part of the day tomorrow, but clearing will provide a nicer Saturday afternoon.A larger and more widespread rain event happens Sunday as a storm surges in from the Pacific, bringing rain to the region and state. This is going to mean cooler day temps for Father’s Day and Summer Solstice. Just because the sun may be hidden by clouds, we’ll still see our longest day.
After taking almost five months to pass an incomplete budget with a $525 Permanent Fund dividend, a legislative committee approved retroactive per diem payments for the ongoing 30-day special session in Juneau.
Border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21, officials said Friday, as Canada works to get a higher percentage of Canadians fully vaccinated.
