Aug 15 Live updates: Trump meets with Putin in Alaska By Associated Press The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Russia-Ukraine war By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Any success is far from assured, especially as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in their demands for peace. Continue reading
Aug 13 Floodwaters from Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau break record levels and prompt evacuations By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. Continue reading
Aug 12 Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Continue reading
Aug 11 What to know about the upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:05 Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut By William Brangham, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. Tom Abbott… Continue watching
Jul 16 7.3 magnitude earthquake stirs tsunami warning along parts of Alaska’s southern coast By Associated Press Officials in the Pacific Northwest were evaluating whether there was any threat to coastlines there. Continue reading
Jul 16 Congress is looking to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding and Native American radio stations are at risk By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 9:22 Sen. Murkowski on new memoir ‘Far From Home’ and adapting to Trump era politics By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the independent-minded Republican from Alaska, often defied President Trump during his first term, breaking with him on key issues and nominations. She's now opening up in her candid memoir, "Far From Home," and joined Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:54 How a warming Arctic may be eroding Indigenous history in Alaska By Nelufar Hedayat, Evident Media In a remote part of Alaska, global warming is being blamed for endangering a treasure trove of Indigenous artifacts. Archaeologists at one dig site near the Bering Sea say they’re in a race against time. Nelufar Hedayat reports for the… Continue watching