September 10 By James Brooks Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold has asked to be excused from legislative business in the state Capitol, telling fellow lawmakers that her ban from Alaska Airlines makes it impossible to fly into Juneau. In a procedural request Thursday morning,…

September 10 By Mike Balsmo The White House said Thursday it would withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after nominee David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate. Chipman’s nomination had stalled for…

September 9 By Wesley Early Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced a new committee Wednesday to help guide economic recovery in the city. Anchorage’s economy has been in recession since around 2016, coinciding with the drop in the price of oil. The city was just starting…

September 8 By Aamer Madhani The Biden administration on Wednesday removed 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of the Republican president’s term in office, according to the White House. Cathy Russell, director of the White House…

September 8 By Sally Williams Richard Feyman, an American scientist, the creator of quantum electrodynamics and the developer of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, an outstanding theoretical physicist, during his lifetime became the founder of the organization “Friends of Tuva”. It was created in…

September 7 By Rich Moniak As every responsible citizen knows, the summer COVID wave is a result of two factors. One is the more contagious delta variant. “Now, thanks to the efforts of President Trump and Operation Warp Speed, there is a safe, free, and…

September 7 By Paul J. Weber Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday that adds more voting restrictions in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout and preserve the GOP’s…

September 6 By Alexander James Alaska is oil rich. This creates all kinds of benefits, but also unique challenges because oil deposits are exhaustible and oil prices are volatile, resulting in “boom and bust” cycles that wreak havoc on investors, small-business owners, university students, homeowners…

September 5 By Robert Burns Top U.S. national security officials will see how the failed war in Afghanistan may be reshaping America’s relationships in the Middle East as they meet with key allies in the Persian Gulf and Europe this week. Secretary of State Antony…

September 4 By Ken Dilanian Two years ago, the U.S. government began loudly questioning a Chinese push to purchase an island off El Salvador’s coast, where a Chinese company was proposing to build a deep water port and manufacturing zone. The American objections seemed to…

September 4 By Andrew Kitchenman The state’s hospitals asked Gov. Mike Dunleavy for a new disaster declaration on Wednesday. And on Thursday, hospital leaders told lawmakers at a House Health and Social Services Committee meeting that it’s most important that the state act now to…

September 3 By Dorota Bartyzel Politics is defined by rivalries, but rarely do they come as bitter as the one between the most powerful man in Poland and his nemesis. For ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the summer return of former Prime Minister Donald Tusk…