Loneliness is more than a feeling: For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent. Researchers have long known the dangers of loneliness, but the cellular mechanisms by which loneliness causes adverse health outcomes have not been well understood. Now a team […]
Troopers are investigating the death of an Anchorage woman who died on the trail between Kobuk and Shungnak sometime between Saturday and Sunday. Troopers initiated a search in coordination with the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Volunteers for 31-year-old Rachel Snell of Anchorage after she was reported overdue at 4:41 pm on Sunday. Snell […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 16-year-old female in the community of Selawik that occurred during the late hours of Tuesday or the early morning hours of Wednesday. Kotzebue-based troopers received the report of the young girl’s death at 1:35 am on Wednesday morning and traveled to Selawik to investigate. Their investigation revealed that […]
PARIS—France confirmed the suspected ringleader of last week’s Paris attacks was killed in a police raid Wednesday, and officials said he has been implicated in four of six foiled attacks in the country this year. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the bullet-riddled body of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian national of Moroccan descent, was found inside […]