DALLAS (AP) — Twelve Syrian refugees were scheduled to arrive in Texas on Monday after the state eased up in its legal fight against resettlement… Continue reading
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The San Bernardino killers had been radicalized “for quite some time” and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Native regional corporations are receiving a decreasing amount of their revenue from a government contracting program that gives preferential treatment to disadvantaged… Continue reading
Michigan State needed a miracle. Hail hog helped Alabama get here. A swat saved Oklahoma’s season. Clemson turned away a late 2-point conversion that could… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Golden State’s first game against the Nets went down to the wire, and the rematch seemed headed the same way.With one of… Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS — With Seattle well in control at Minnesota, Russell Wilson raced around left end for 53 yards.Holding by the Seahawks wiped out the touchdown,… Continue reading
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eight days ago, the New England Patriots were thinking about an unbeaten season.Now the defending Super Bowl champions are trying to recover… Continue reading
KENAI — Cameroon exchange student Nouredine Mama was given two days’ notice before he was flown to Alaska this fall.The 16-year-old was already settled in… Continue reading
The governor’s annual holiday open house returns this week, beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday and continuing through 6 p.m.The governor’s mansion on Calhoun Avenue was… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Retail marijuana shops will not be able to open within Ketchikan city limits.Thursday’s 5-2 vote came after public comment and a 20-minute discussion,… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Dave Lorring spoke to his peregrine falcon named “80” as he unfastened the leash and sent her out on a duck hunt.“You behave… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the United States would overcome a new phase of the terror… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — A Ketchikan council member plans to ask for reconsideration of the city’s recent pot shop vote.Members voted 5-2 to prohibit retail sales of… Continue reading
The city’s bizarre legal battle with APARC, a “parking-solutions” company that broke its promise to fix Juneau’s parking problem, has finally come full circle. On… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Islamic State propaganda is resonating with a growing and loyal following of young women and teenagers, complicating U.S. counterterrorism efforts to identify and… Continue reading
CARACAS, Venezuela — The socialist system built by Hugo Chavez faced its gravest electoral test Sunday as Venezuelans cast ballots in what seems to have… Continue reading
PARIS — The cold hard numbers of science haven’t spurred the world to curb runaway global warming. So as climate negotiators struggle in Paris, some… Continue reading
CARTAGENA, Colombia — President Juan Manual Santos on Saturday hailed the discovery of a Spanish galleon that went down off the South American nation’s coast… Continue reading
Social Media & Its Uses in the Workplace, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers are awaiting a report from the state medical examiner before releasing names of two victims in a fatal Parks Highway… Continue reading
