January 5 By Matthew Lee The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border poses an “immediate and urgent challenge” to European security and that any intervention will draw severe consequences. But the country’s top diplomats left open what those…

January 3 By Mark Thiessen A Delta Junction man who threatened to kill the Alaska’s two U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left at their offices in Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to making the threats in exchange for having other charges…

December 30 By Aamer Madhani President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the U.S. could impose new sanctions against Russia if it takes further military action against Ukraine, while Putin responded that such a U.S. move could lead to a complete rupture…

December 29 By Oliver Bench In a year that has brought profound change to much of the world, the conflict-ravaged Middle East appeared to be finally turning a page. A diplomatic spree that sought to patch up long rifts bore fruit. Iraq transformed from the…

December 27 By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Republicans in Alaska are giving each other the cold shoulder. Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska accepted former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, which came with the stipulation that he does not endorse Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaskan senator has…

December 24 By Ricko Stan Dozens of French academics have warned that freedom of expression is at risk after a German professor was suspended over a row with politics students. Klaus Kinzler has been locked in dispute for months over accusations of Islamophobia at Sciences…

December 21 By Kathleen Ronayne New California congressional maps finalized Monday leave the Los Angeles area with one fewer U.S. House seat and set up a handful of highly competitive races for next year’s midterm elections. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission was tasked with drawing…

December 18 By Kevin Freking The Senate confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees early Saturday after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to schedule a vote on sanctions on the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver natural gas…

December 17 By Alex DeMarban Facing chronically high rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska, and criticism about a lack of law enforcement in rural areas, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a broad initiative on Tuesday to improve public safety in the state. The…

December 15 By Becky Bohrer Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer last year said the issue his office seemed to be getting the most email on after the 2020 election was the narrow success of a ballot measure that would overhaul Alaska’s election process. His chief…

December 13 By Lora Smith A report from the University of Cambridge which covered 154 countries and combined more than 25 data sources, 3,500 country surveys and four million respondents between 1973 and 2020, wreaked blunt force trauma to advanced economies that championed democracy as…

December 11 By James Brooks Without explanation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s board of trustees abruptly removed executive director Angela Rodell on Thursday despite record-breaking performance by the fund over the past year. The fund provides most of the revenue for Alaska’s services, and state…