<p>President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.</p> <p>Two former Alaska State Troopers accused of using excessive force to hospitalize a man mistaken for someone else last year in Kenai have been indicted by a federal grand jury of criminal civil rights violations.</p> <p>A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight from Deadhorse to Anchorage has been charged in federal court after authorities say he repeatedly tried to open a cabin door midflight, prompting passengers to restrain him and flight crew to consider diverting the plane.</p>