Obama Letter to Congress Urges Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing to call on members of Congress to support the Iran nuclear deal, stressing that…
US Monitoring Koreas’ Confrontation Closely
SEOUL—U.S. defense officials say annual drills by American and South Korean military forces were halted temporarily to avoid contributing to…
NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth
Numerous recent blogs and web postings are erroneously claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between Sept. 15 and…
Governor Assesses Sitka Damage, Search for Slide Victims Continues
Searchers retrieved one body from the massive, deadly Sitka mudslide and two remain missing on Thursday as searchers continue to…
Fairbanks Mail Clerk Indicted for Stealing Mail
A North Pole mail clerk has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for mail theft announced U.S. Attorney Karen…
Eluding Fairbanks Driver Closes Down Richardson Highway Lanes for Hour and a Half
The Richardson Highway northbound lanes were closed for about an hour and a half after a three mile car chase…
‘Spice’ Emergencies Spike in Anchorage
A spike in the number of emergency medical responses suspected to have come from the consumption of synthetic marijuana or…
US Gives Shell Go-Ahead for Arctic Drilling
The Obama Administration has given Royal Shell Oil permission to drill in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s northwest coast. This…
Weather, Terrain Hamper Rescue Efforts In Indonesian Plane Crash
Rescue teams were poised to hike through rugged terrain Tuesday toward the wreckage of an Indonesian airliner with 54 people…
First-Ever Octopus Genome Sequenced
Multiple serpentine arms, a bulbous head, the ability to change color: No wonder the octopus is often compared to an…