BP is cutting 4,000 jobs worldwide and some of those reductions will likely be in Alaska.An intra-company email obtained by the Alaska Journal of Commerce… Continue reading
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say residents of Pilot Station helped them catch two men who escaped following an armed jailbreak.Alaska State Troopers say 22-year-old… Continue reading
Introduction to Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel to organize and calculate data in the workplace. Free.… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Lamenting the nation’s persistently deep divides, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that opportunity and security for American families “will only happen if… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small boats that drifted into Iranian waters after experiencing mechanical problems. Iran accused… Continue reading
BAGHDAD — Deadly attacks in Baghdad and a nearby town have shattered the relative calm far from the front lines of the war against the… Continue reading
BEIRUT — Siege and starvation have left the rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya in a nightmarish state not seen elsewhere in the country, a U.N.… Continue reading
ISTANBUL — A suicide bomber affiliated with the Islamic State group detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists Tuesday morning,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s unique system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges — and not enough… Continue reading
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck was released from… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in its efforts to crack down on sex trafficking during the Super Bowl, the FBI will try to… Continue reading
DETROIT (AP) — Mayor Mike Duggan said he saw a dead mouse, children wearing coats in cold classrooms and a gym floor too warped for… Continue reading
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A new report by a federal watchdog outlines a history of harassment on river trips through Grand Canyon National Park in which… Continue reading
NIPTON, Calif. — Lottery ticket buyers have to suspend their belief in math to drop $2 on an infinitesimal chance to win the Powerball jackpot,… Continue reading
The Alaska Marine Highway System released its summer 2016 schedule on Tuesday.According to a press release from the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities,… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Proposed legislation in Fairbanks would make the city’s first private pot club an illegal facility.The operators of The Higher Calling, which opened in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed police to use force if needed to remove former officials of an Alaska tribal village who have… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s choice for commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration won easy approval from a Senate panel Tuesday, but two senators… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Seabird biologist David Irons drove recently to the Prince William Sound community of Whittier to check on a friend’s boat and spotted white… Continue reading
The pastries were sweet, the news was not.On Tuesday, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly hosted its federal lobbyist, state lobbyist and two members… Continue reading
