Group: Pilot in Alaska crash took plane without permission

ANCHORAGE — A pilot who crashed a small Civil Air Patrol plane into office buildings in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, was using the search-and-rescue aircraft without… Continue reading

Around town for Jan. 5

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

8 seriously injured in small plane crash near Anaktuvuk Pass

FAIRBANKS — Officials say all eight people aboard a small plane that departed from Fairbanks and crashed near its destination of Anaktuvuk Pass have been… Continue reading

Troopers investigate break-in at Pilot Station school

PILOT STATION — Alaska State Troopers are investigating a break-in and damage at a village school.Troopers say the principal of the school in Pilot Station… Continue reading

Stocks sink on first day of 2016 on China, Mideast worries

NEW YORK (AP) — The new year got off to an inauspicious start on Wall Street as stocks tumbled Monday in a global sell-off triggered… Continue reading

Workers return to San Bernardino offices following massacre

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Behind a chain-link fence and under heavy security, workers on Monday returned to their offices at the San Bernardino campus… Continue reading

UK’s Cameron dismisses latest Islamic State extremist video

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday dismissed a new video in which five purported British spies are shot dead by masked Islamic… Continue reading

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia last week, during a demonstration in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Demonstrations against the al-Nimr execution and Saudi Arabia are also being called for in the predominantly Shiite southern cities on Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Allies follow Saudis in cutting ties with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransacking of… Continue reading

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia last week, during a demonstration in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Demonstrations against the al-Nimr execution and Saudi Arabia are also being called for in the predominantly Shiite southern cities on Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Former President Bill Clinton waves to a cheering crowd as he arrives during a campaign stop for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Two Clintons, plenty of Republicans in motion

BOONE, Iowa — The sprint to the Iowa caucuses opened Monday with nearly a dozen presidential candidates in motion, a rather restrained Bill Clinton stepping… Continue reading

Former President Bill Clinton waves to a cheering crowd as he arrives during a campaign stop for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Hundreds of military kids sexually abused annually, says Pentagon

WASHINGTON — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa befriended a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa sexually abused his… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016
  • By RICHARD LARDNER, EILEEN SULLIVAN and MEGHAN HOYER
  • Nation-World

How much will Eagles rebuild? Now we’ll find out

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s a trip to Seattle instead of London and a middle of the order first-round pick in this year’s draft. Other… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016

Super Bowl winner Coughlin resigns as Giants coach

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Coughlin, who returned the Giants to NFL prominence by winning two Super Bowls, resigned Monday after missing the playoffs for… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016
  • By TOM CANAVAN

Breaking down the wild-card round

Here’s a look at the four wild-card round matchups this weekend in the NFL playoffs:AFC: KANSAS CITY (11-5) at HOUSTON (9-7), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST,… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016
  • By DAVE CAMPBELL and WILL GRAVES

Carroll: Lynch back working out at the Seahawks facility

RENTON, Wash. — Marshawn Lynch has rejoined the Seattle Seahawks just in time for the playoffs.Coach Pete Carroll said on his radio show Monday morning… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016

Brady to have treatment for right ankle but ‘I’ve had worse’

The bye week will come in handy for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who could use the rest after Miami defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2016
  • By JIMMY GOLEN

Around town for Jan. 4

Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Diane, 463-6176.Toddlertime, 10 a.m., Downtown Library; 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267.Life Ring meeting, 11… Continue reading

This Nov. 12, 2015 photo shows the Oresund Bridge spanning the Oresund strait pictured from Lernacken, Sweden.

After 1M migrants, borders are back

STOCKHOLM — Since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel… Continue reading

This Nov. 12, 2015 photo shows the Oresund Bridge spanning the Oresund strait pictured from Lernacken, Sweden.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks to supporters at the Hilton Head Island High School gym during a campaign stop Saturday in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

A year of political pregame gives way to a sprint into Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been a year of town halls and weekend forums and lunchtime meet-and-greets for those who would be president, with nights… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks to supporters at the Hilton Head Island High School gym during a campaign stop Saturday in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

In the deep: UAF mining program takes students underground

FAIRBANKS — Entering an underground mine means leaving behind the topside world, its trees and natural light, and going into a dark, dirty environment with… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks in an interview at the Juneau Empire on Dec. 23, 2015.

Walker: Don’t spend billions arguing over millions

The following Q&A was conducted with Gov. Bill Walker on Dec. 23, 2015, at the Juneau Empire. This is part two of the interview. Part… Continue reading

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks in an interview at the Juneau Empire on Dec. 23, 2015.