Indigenous men imprisoned for Alaska murder settle for $5M after vacated conviction
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press · All three will receive $1.59 million from the insurer for the city of Fairbanks Three of
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Putin’s Beijing visit underscores China’s support for Russia, including in Arctic
By Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in
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Russia tested nuclear-powered missile & could revoke atomic test ban, Putin says
Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also warning that the country’s
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Alaska’s fisheries face climate change, costs; fewer youth join trade
By Joshua A. Bickel · The Associated Press Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes
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Stranded cruise ship pulled free at high tide in Greenland
The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was “successfully” pulled free in Greenland on Thursday, three days after running aground
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Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run for president in 2024
Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said Tuesday he will run as a candidate in the presidential election early next
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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Glacial dam burst in Juneau, swelling levels of Mendenhall River to an unprecedented degree
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Glacial dam outburst in Alaska, erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press 2 homes complete losses, 3rd was partially destroyed; no reports of injuries or fatalities Raging
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Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
A helicopter crash in Alaska took the lives of a permafrost expert from the Netherlands, a pilot who recently transitioned
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Biden welcomes Finland to NATO, meets with Nordic leaders
By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian And Jari Tanner President Joe Biden stood alongside Nordic leaders Thursday on the turf
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Earth’s average temperature matches record high set a day earlier
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in
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First U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press $600M US port expansion to begin next year in Alaska community of 3,500 The cruise
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North America’s first known case of a rabid moose confirmed in western Alaska
A moose in western Alaska has tested positive for rabies in the first apparent case of a rabid moose in
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway
Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick
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Sisters among missing boaters found in partially submerged vessel in Alaska: family
By Becky Bohrer and Stefanie Dazio · The Associated Press 9-meter aluminum charter vessel was last seen near Sitka and later found near
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