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As government shutdown continues, Houston is on the front lines of helping feed military families
Military families are turning to emergency food boxes as paychecks remain uncertain. HOUSTON — The showdown in Washington continues with little sign of an end to the ongoing shutdown. We are now on day 23 of the shutdown and its ripple effects are...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
Making Waves: Looking Beyond Today’s Illusory ‘Icebreaker Gap’ and Troubled PSC Program to a Cheap, Quiet, and Plentiful Polar Sub Fleet for Tomorrow
News headlines flashed red and bated Beltway breaths were anxiously held as China deployed its (dubiously) menacing armada of five icebreakers – the Xue Long 2, Tan Suo San Hao, Zhongshandaxue Ji Di, Ji Di, and Shen Hai Yi Hao – into America’s...
Owner: Small Wars Foundation
Alaska’s Boys & Girls Club pauses clubhouse operations
The Boys & Girls Club of Southcentral Alaska, which operates 20 clubhouses around the state including in Ketchikan and Metlakatla, has temporarily paused clubhouse and athletic operations effective Monday. The move comes after funding challenges...
Owner: Rainbird Community Broadcasting & American Government
“Ordinary Handling”: Alaska Airlines Initially Offers $50 After Tearing Passenger’s Suitcase Apart
A passenger traveling with Alaska Airlines discovered that his checked suitcase had been “shredded” upon his arrival at San Francisco. Such incidents are rare, but can still happen, and in this case, Alaska Airlines initially offered just $50 in...
Owner: Sam Youseff
AP Business SummaryBrief at 9:44 p.m. EDT
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, high-profile cryptocurrency figure WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Zhao served prison time...
Trump Administration Restores Oil and Gas Exploration in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is resuming oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska. Official sources in the administration confirmed the news. The move allows oil and gas companies to...
Owner: Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich
Media coverage of Venezuela boat strikes paints incomplete picture
[Karah Rucker] THERE ARE SOME BASIC RULES OF JOURNALISM 1-0-1 – AND I’VE FOUND SOME OF THE BIGGEST NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AREN’T FOLLOWING THEM WHEN IT COMES TO THE MAJOR STORY ABOUT THE U.S. MILITARY STRIKING BOATS OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA. A...
Owner: Joe Ricketts
Georgia ranks among states with least family-owned businesses
Georgia ranks among states with least family-owned businesses IN OTHER NEWS – New data reveals that Georgia is ranked among states with the least family-owned businesses in the country. Release: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, family...
Owner: Black Crow Media
Afognak Tribal member named "Warrior of Light" at Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Malia Villegas has family ties to Kodiak and Afognak Island, a community that was forever changed by a tsunami generated by the magnitude 9.2 earthquake in 1964. During Villegas’ acceptance speech at AFN on Oct. 17, she pointed out that Afognak or...
Owner: Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corp. & American Government
Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others but denies Illinois, Vermont and Maryland
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Newsday - New York
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President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for...
Owner: Patrick Dolan
Wisconsin Chief Justice Jill Karofsky: Political violence is on the rise
Days after a man was charged with stalking her, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky told a forum in Madison that political violence is “on the rise.” Speaking at a luncheon hosted by WisPolitics Thursday, Karofsky said that safety...
Owner: Educational Communications Board & University of Wisconsin-Madison
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations. On Thursday, the interior secretary announced the...
Owner: The Scott Trust
Letter: Why are we prioritizing hotel chains over Anchorage residents?
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Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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This is in response to Ann Rappoport’s letter, “Why an increased tax on short-term rentals makes sense for Anchorage.” As an Anchorage muni mom, I care deeply about our community and want to see real solutions for affordability and city budget...
Owner: Ryan Binkley
Trump administration to allow drilling in Alaska’s arctic wildlife refuge
ISTANBUL The Trump administration unveiled a plan Thursday to permit oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest untouched wilderness areas in the US. The move marks the latest development in a decades-long...
Queso for a cause and the many joys of Anchorage Restaurant Week
Eating queso for good is not a hard sell, and that’s exactly what you can do this Thursday (Oct. 23) at Serrano’s, which is donating $2 to the Food Bank of Alaska for every queso sold. The promotion is part of Anchorage Restaurant Week, where...
Owner: The Alaska Current (Non-profit)
Lawmakers and villagers mixed over two-week deadline to return to Kipnuk, Kwigillingok
KIPNUK AND KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska (KTUU) - As the federal, state and local governments work to repair Kipnuk and Kwigillingok following the devastation of former Typhoon Halong, all parties say they’re working against the clock. “The biggest issue...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Goodbye to SNAP benefits in November 2025: These states will stop payments due to government shutdown
As the US government shutdown enters its fourth week, different states are preparing to suspend payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), one of the most important support networks in the country. This is because there is...
Owner: Urbano Cairo
Trump administration approves drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge banned by Biden admin
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it was opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s (ANWR) 1.56 million acres for oil and gas development, which was banned under former President Joe Biden. The Biden administration restricted...
Owner: John Solomon
Alaska man shares video of his home floating away during typhoon with him INSIDE
An Alaska man whose home and two dogs were swept away by a typhoon drifted for nearly a mile inside it before being rescued. Steven Anaver was caught up in the devastating storms which ravaged western Alaska on October 12. His Kwigillingok home...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Opinion: Can America afford to reopen the government?
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Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss its impact on health care, at the...
Owner: Ryan Binkley