The world’s largest island sits in the Arctic Circle and is strategically and economically valuable.

ICE. Ice. “Piece of ice.” Take your pick, but none of the above seem to bode well for those in the (possible) paths of destruction. The headline in Thursday’s Daily Telegraph says much to let everyone ...

When the American president talks about Moscow's ships as reason for US primacy he's not exactly referring to military ...

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the short distance between Nome, Alaska, and Russia seems wider than ever.

Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) announced on Monday that it will support a major Hawaiʻi-focused initiative through Hawaiian Airlines, committing over $600 million over the next five years to ...

Ahead of the release of Sam Raimi's "Send Help," revisit the stories of Alexander Selkirk, Marguerite de la Rocque, the Tongan castaways and others who endured in remote locales ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) says crews rescued nine people near St. George Island, Alaska, after their fishing boat ran ...

Ketchikan, Alaska is known as the "totem pole capital of the world" with over 80 poles. Totem poles are unique to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and represent family history, stories, ...

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — Alaska Airlines said on Wednesday it will purchase 110 new Boeing aircraft, the largest single order in the carrier’s history, as part of an aggressive expansion and fleet ...

Nine fishermen were rescued Monday from a crab boat that ran aground on St. George Island and began taking on water in rough weather. The Arctic Sea, a 134-foot crab boat with a few thousand pounds of ...

John Day Applegate, 77, of Canton, Ohio passed away January 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 20, 1948, in Claysville, PA to the late Harry and Mildred (Mounts) Applegate.