November 24 By Zeke Miller President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to announce. A senior administration official said the…

November 24 By Mark Thiessen Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday, and a statement from his office said he was “recovering and doing well.” Dunleavy’s spokesperson Patty Sullivan initially told The Associated Press that Dunleavy turned power over to Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer…

November 23 By Emily Gersema It’s been a year since America experienced one of its most divisive elections in decades. Although President Joe Biden has called for unity, recent data from a new measurement, the USC Polarization Index, has shown political polarization remains as bad…

November 22 By Lora Seamons Rabbi Levi Levertov said the sign was of little material value, but that damaging a religious display was disturbing. “It’s an attack on an entire community,” Levertov said. “That’s the way I look at it.” Gionet’s attorney, Zachary Thornley, didn’t…

November 19 By Mark Gollom If the U.S. government implements a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games to protest China’s human rights abuses, Canada should do the same, former diplomats and experts say. “I think that at this late stage, it’s probably the…

November 18 By Edmund DeMarche The Biden administration on Friday is expected to propose a rule that aims to reinstate the ban on roads in about half of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest that some state leaders say will hurt economic growth, according to a report….

November 17 By Ellen Knickmeyer A U.S.-sponsored show of alliance with Japan and South Korea stumbled Wednesday when American diplomats couldn’t convince their Asian allies to share a news conference stage. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was due to hold the press conference at…

November 16 By Brenda Wintrode Providence Alaska Medical Center is investigating the workplace environment of Alaska CARES, its statewide child abuse forensic clinic, after a wave of staff departures, including the entire medical staff. “Providence is aware of increasing concerns about the workplace environment at…

November 13 By Rebecca Shabad Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced Friday that she’s running for re-election next year, setting up a fight with former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed another Republican in the GOP primary. “I’m running for re-election to continue the important work…

November 12 By Lora Bails The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for the US in Kabul since its troop withdrawal in August. Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin…

November 12 By Jill Colvin In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face. Several of the 13 House Republicans who backed a bipartisan infrastructure bill said they faced…

November 10 By Andrew Kitchenman The Alaska Redistricting Board spent Monday drawing the district lines for the state Senate. The board, which was required to pair House districts to set the Senate boundaries, chose a Senate map for Anchorage drawn by board member Bethany Marcum….