A Refugee Family Arrives in Arkansas, Before the Door Shuts

By MIRIAM JORDAN July 13, 2017 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Watata Mwenda’s family had it good. There was no electricity in their village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but Mr. Mwenda, an itinerant salesman of cattle, gold and other commodities,...

Alaska Looks at a Nuclear Threat, and Shrugs It Off

By KIRK JOHNSON July 13, 2017 ANCHORAGE — In Washington, the news that North Korea may have developed an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting Alaska set off a wave of anxiety. But here in Alaska — already home to survivalists,...