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'This Is Not Okay': Alaska Airlines Fleet Grounded Due To 'IT Outage', Passengers Stranded
Last Updated:July 21, 2025, 14:54 IST The airline said it experienced an "IT Outage" that resulted in a temporary, system-wide ground stop" for all flights. It was resolved, but not before leaving passengers stranded. All flights of Alaska...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:12 p.m. EDT
More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:01 p.m. EDT
More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that...

Elections Yukon tries to drum up interest in electoral reform plebiscite without a ballot question
Take it from your friendly neighbourhood reporter: how you phrase the question matters. Sometime this year, Yukon voters will be asked whether they want to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or adopt a new one where voters can rank...
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Ron Howard's Son-in-Law Tim Completes Epic 365-Day Song Challenge: 'A Pure Labor of Love' (Exclusive) By Jen Juneau
NEED TO KNOW Tim Abou-Nasr, who is married to Ron Howard's daughter Paige Howard, chats with PEOPLE about his recently wrapped 365-day song-cover project Ron praises his son-in-law's music venture as "a pure labor of love" Abou-Nasr's final song...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 11:05 a.m. EDT
Wall Street rises toward records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising toward more records ahead of a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Monday...

CNBC ranks Mississippi among 5 worst states for business. What to know
A new list judging how well each state meets modern business needs places Mississippi near last. CNBC ranked all 50 states using 10 metrics of success that account for 135 separate metrics. The news site has ranked the states for almost 20 years,...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:50 a.m. EDT
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights Alaska Airlines says it has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours. The carrier says in a...

Full list of Alaska Airlines flights canceled after 'technical error' led to entire system outage
The full list of cancelled Alaska Airlines flights has been revealed after a technical error led to the airline's entire system being brought down for three hours. They have now resumed operations but some flights had to be cancelled. The carrier...

Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake
Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning for the region. There were no...

Nova Minerals Spearheads Intensive Exploration at Estelle Gold Project in Alaska
Highlights,Nova Minerals expands exploration with multiple rigs in Alaska,Promising drilling results strengthen mineral resource potential,Strategic activities progress toward project development milestones,Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) has accelerated...

US Carrier Alaska Airlines Grounds All Flights Due To IT Outage
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) US carrier Alaska Airlines grounded all of its flights after experiencing an IT outage on Sunday that impacted its systems, the company said, without specifying the nature of the outage. "At approximately 8pm Pacific on...

U.S. Goldmining Announces 2025 Exploration Program Targeting Continued Growth At The District Scale Whistler Gold-Copper Project, Alaska
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The 2025 exploration program expands the scope from previous seasons, which focused on delineating and growing the Whistler deposit. As the Company advances its previously announced initial assessment study (" PEA ") for the...

What caused the Alaska Airlines IT outage and what are my rights if my flight was cancelled?
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America's terrible tariffs could actually be a huge win for Canada's economy
The whole thing about Canadians is that they're remarkably nice. Except lately, they haven't been feeling so warm and fuzzy, namely toward their neighbors to the south. Given everything that's going on — President Donald Trump's on-and-off trade...

Alaska’s Schools Face Cuts as Governor’s Veto
Alaska’s Schools Face Cuts as Governor’s Veto Deepens Emergency by pedro graterol Alaska faces an education emergency after deep budget vetoes, stalled override efforts, and millions withheld in federal funding. Alaska’s education crisis, which...

Coast Guard responds to Chinese research vessel detected near Utqiagvik
UTQIAGVIK, Alaska (KTUU) - A Chinese research vessel was detected off the Northern coast of Alaska near Utqiagvik on Friday, according to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Arctic District. The Chinese-flagged research ship, Xue Long 2, was...

Alaska quake strike, Senate pulls plug on public radio alerts
This was the scene late last night: cars and yard tools shaking, people rushing to evacuate, and a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocking the remote town of Sand Point, roughly 600 miles from Anchorage. A tsunami warning was issued shortly...

Ohio showing it’s pro-business
Ohioans have always had an entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit. But according to a new report by CNBC, it now has the pro-business credentials to match. The news outlet ranked the top states in the country for business in 2025 — using 135...

World News | Earthquake of Magnitude 6.2 Strikes Alaska
Alaska [US], July 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Alaska on Monday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the statement, the earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 48km, making it susceptible to...