ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging an Anchorage doctor and her husband with health care fraud and tax evasion. According to court documents, from 2010 to 2023, Claribel Tan, 60, a practicing rheumatologist, and her husband, Daniel Tan, 69, operated Claribel K. Tan MD LLC (CKTMD), a medical clinic in Anchorage. The indictment alleges t  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: The Bureau of Indian Affairs today announced increased payment limits for certain Financial Assistance and Social Services programs which directly support American Indian and Alaska Native families and individuals. The last time there was an increase to these payment amounts was in 2000. "These increases will have immediate impact on our Native relatives and  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE KATHLEEN HICKS: ...Good afternoon everyone. So it's a big pleasure to be with you here today to talk about the Department of Defense's new Arctic strategy, which Secretary Austin recently signed. Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Iris Ferguson and her team for their leadership in crafting this important and influential guidance. The Arctic  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Department today released its 2024 Arctic Strategy. The strategy acknowledges how environmental changes are affecting the Arctic region, details the implications for U.S. security and spells out how the department plans to be ready to meet new challenges there. "The Arctic region of the United States is critical to the defense of our homeland, the protection of U.S. national sovereignty and the preserv  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facilities like locker rooms and bathrooms - without parental notification o  more