Alaskans plead guilty in walrus poaching case
Two men admitted breaking federal marine mammal laws linked to a walrus ivory and polar bear hide trading ring. A third suspect is expected to plead guilty soon. Police and federal agents recovered hundreds of pounds of tusks and two polar bear hides at a residence in Anchorage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Jesse James LeBoeuf
Loretta Sternbach
Anchorage Daily News
LeBoeuf
Sternbach
Savoonga
Mexico pot farm raid largest ever found in Baja California
Army officialssaid 58 people were held after a raid on a vast Baja California marijuana plantation linked to the Sinaloa cartel. The camp showed a nursery and mature rows under mesh, with 120 workers estimated to have lived there, equipment and food left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quintin
Mexico
Baja California
Baja California State
Sinaloa Cartel
Sinaloa State
Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman
Baja Peninsula
Tijuana
Guzman
Bernardo Rafael Sanchez
Sonora
Casey Anthony set for overnight release in Florida
Casey Anthony, after nearly three years in Orange County Jail, faces an uncertain future as officials prepare for her release tonight under nondisclosure. Protesters and media mobilize outside the facility while authorities enforce security measures amid threats and widespread public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Anthony
Ndo
Fla
Orange County
Anthony
Caylee
Casey
Cheney Mason
Obama urges bipartisanship to avert debt default
President Barack Obama urged both parties to compromise to pass legislation by August 2 to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. He said neither side is blameless and pressed leaders to produce a credible plan within 24 to 36 hours, while criticizing a GOP bill for omitting tax increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClatchy
Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
U.S
Obama
Congressional
Ers
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Debt ceiling debate explained and the GOP tax stance
A concise overview tracks how Congress reached the debt limit standoff since 1939 with three main paths proposed. It notes Biden talks on a $2 trillion pact, Obama Boehner talks on a $4 trillion plan, and McConnell’s three-step $2.5 trillion option. The piece explains GOP resistance to higher taxes and outlines historical tax policy shifts from Reagan to Bush and current revenue concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Obama
Joe Biden
John Boehner
Ohio
House
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jerusalem
Eagle
Bend
Ore
Ktvz-Tv
Jeff Cooney
Cooney
la Pine
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Orlando
Barbara Tobin
Fort Lauderdale
Casey Acquittec
Dr. Hosne Begum
Physicians’ Clinic of
Iowa
Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Cedar Rapids
Pcofiowa.com
Fall Flags & Windsor
Sinceiaienco
Mle
Rerry Road
YI O
Q&a
The
Washington Post
Reagan
George W. Bush
Oend
Thegarageguys
Brian Privett
University of Missouri — Columbia
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Privett
Iowa Eye Center
Frost Avenue
lowaEyeCenter
Brian K. Privett
Lowa Eye Center