Alaska House Passes Talerico’s Bill Protecting State Sovereignty
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill by Rep. Dave Talerico to clarify state laws…
IS Forcing Children to Be Killers, Suicide Bombers
IRBIL, IRAQ—Islamic State (IS) extremists are training Iraqi and Syrian children as young as eight years old to carry out…
Obama: Defeating Islamic State is ‘Top Priority’
President Barack Obama says destroying Islamic State is his “top priority,” a day after the extremist group claimed responsibility for…
US Takes Protective Steps Against New Terror Attack
PENTAGON / WASHINGTON—U.S. officials have renewed calls to defeat Islamic State and are taking immediate protective steps against new terrorist…
Broken Ice Causes the Worst Spring Breakup Floods
For half the year, Alaska’s big rivers provide a somewhat flat surface, allowing travel by snowmachine, dog team, ski, bike,…
US Afghan Commander Apologizes for Errant Strike
ISLAMABAD—The new commander of the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan has apologized to residents of Kunduz for a U.S. airstrike on…
Explosions Rock Brussels Airport, Metro
PARIS/WASHINGTON—Three explosions rocked Brussels Tuesday morning – two at the airport and one at a metro station in the heart…
Anchorage ‘Silver Alert’ Subject Located in Haines
Troopers report that an Anchorage man who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued on Sunday has been “located…
Kasilof Man Shoots at Passing Motorist, Arrested for Attempted Murder
A Kasilof man has been arrested on Attempted Murder charges after an incident on the Seward Highway during the early…
President Obama on Second Day of Cuba Visit
On his second day in Cuba, throngs of Cubans lined the rainy streets of Havana as President Obama’s motorcade traveled past, shouting…