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Fin Whale Carcass Washes Ashore in Anchorage, Alaska

Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Carcass of massive endangered whale washes ashore in Alaska

The carcass was comparable to the width of a college basketball court and female, according to biologists.

Trump wins Alaska

Former President Trump has won the state of Alaska and its three Electoral College votes in the 2024 presidential election, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Alaska has gone to the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Human head floats ashore in South Florida

Police in South Florida are working to determine the identity of a head that washed ashore near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.

Hungry and far from home, an emperor penguin comes ashore in Australia

Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what comes next is "still being worked through."

Human head that washed ashore in South Florida belonged to missing swimmer

The human head that washed ashore in South Florida this week belonged to a missing 19-year-old swimmer, police said Friday.

Navy apologies for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882

The U.S. Navy issued an apology Saturday for destroying an Alaska Native village nearly 150 years ago. The 1882 attack in Angoon killed six children and caused such dire food shortages that ...

Hunter found fatally mauled by bear in Alaska

An overdue hunter in Alaska was found dead Wednesday after an apparent attack by at least one brown bear, state police said.

Fight in Alaska over only House seat

Alaska's race for its only House of Representatives seat appears vital this election cycle. Republican candidate Nick Begich joins CBS News and breaks down his campaign goals in the race against ...

Peltola ousted by GOP opponent in Alaska House race

Republican Nick Begich has ousted incumbent Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska’s lone House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects. That marks 220 seats for Republicans, surpassing the 218 needed to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Republican Begich unseats Peltola in Alaska House race

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

Dog dies on Alaska Air flight after downgrade to coach, lawsuit alleges

Pet owner claims his French bulldog died as a direct result of the airline moving him from first class to coach just before takeoff.

Navy issues apology for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882

The attack on Angoon was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the U.S. bought the territory from Russia in 1867.

Deer hunter mauled to death by bear in Alaska, troopers say

Tad Fujioka was found dead and an "investigation revealed he was the likely victim of a fatal bear mauling," officials said.

Paid sick leave measures pass in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska

Workers in three states are now entitled to paid sick leave for the first time. In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year. Larger employers in the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Biden administration backs contested Alaska wildlife refuge road

The Biden administration has thrown its support behind a controversial land swap that would allow a road to be built through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. In a draft environmental review ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Alaska Airlines flight from Dulles makes emergency landing at LAX

The pilot declared an emergency landing as a precaution after a tire blew out during take-off. No one was injured.

Carcass of giant fin whale draws scores of onlookers to Alaska beach

Endangered whale measuring 47ft washes up in Anchorage as scientists seek explanation for animal’s death. An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans

The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Flight Crews Eye Renewed Union Talks With Alaska Airlines

Cabin crews at the regional carrier are battling to change rules that pay many of them for less than half the time they’re at work.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

U.S. Navy apologizes 142 years after shelling and burning an Alaska Native village to oblivion

Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes.

Biden expected to soon issue anticipated study on proposed Alaska road’s environmental impacts

The Biden administration is soon expected to take the next steps over a contentious lands issue in Alaska. A source told The Hill that next week the administration is expected to release a draft ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

United, Delta and Alaska Air are the buys in ‘mixed’ air-travel recovery, says Goldman analyst

Goldman Sachs analyst Catherine O’Brien resumes coverage of airlines as carriers face choppy post-COVID world

Business - MarketWatch - November 15

Book Review: A young Walt Longmire battles animal and human predators on Alaska’s North Slope

In 1970, after fighting in Vietnam, young Walt Longmire took a job working security for an oil company in Alaska

Entertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago

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