Tag: Alaska
Troubled US-China ties face new test in Alaska meeting
WASHINGTON — The United States and China will face a new test in their increasingly troubled relations when top officials from both countries meet...
Last musher brings dogs over Alaska’s Iditarod finish line
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The final musher has crossed the finish line in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, nearly three days after the...
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world as the two sides met face-to-face...
I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — An electoral reform that has taken root in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska could be gaining traction nationwide.
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Alaska GOP wants Murkowski to stop identifying as Republican
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Republican Party previously censured U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting to convict former President Donald Trump after his impeachment...
China, NKorea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia
WASHINGTON — Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration's first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort...
Dallas Seavey on the cusp of 5th title with Iditarod lead
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dallas Seavey was leading the Iditarod on Sunday, positioning himself to tie one other musher for the most wins ever in...
Dog illness prompts former Iditarod champion to scratch
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One of four former champions in this year’s Iditarod quit the race Saturday, saying it was in the best interest of...
Second winter: Anchorage gets up to 18 inches of fresh snow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Residents in some parts of Alaska’s largest city woke Thursday to a surprise: up to 18 new inches of snow.
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Iditarod officials contact tracing after positive virus test
JUNEAU, Alaska — A musher taken out of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after testing positive for COVID-19 at a checkpoint is believed...