Alaska

NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets

He told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the campaign arm will focus money on other targets including Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Hampshire.

Sep 23, 2026 · byPOLITICO

John Green got an astronomical following from his books. What came next? ‘I’m still competing for clicks’

Returning with his first-ever adult novel, the bestselling author reflects on fame, YouTube and his brother’s AI controversy By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate

Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parents The supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute between an Alaska surrogate and a California couple whose child was born with a rare and serious heart defect. On Tuesday, Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from McKenna West, an Alaska nurse and surrogate who had asked the US’s highest court to halt a California court order recognizing the couple, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, as the boy’s legal parents. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Heart of the Beast review – Brad Pitt survivalist dogmance serves up wilderness with side of cheese

Pitt and loyal hound Odin get stuck in remote Alaska in this serviceable adventure with hints of Jack London and Marley & Me One man and his dog have an amazing adventure in this survivalist drama starring Brad Pitt, from screenwriter Cameron Alexander and director David Ayer, for which the first and last words of the title have been carefully chosen to signal a mix of sentimentality and thrills. It’s an entertaining anthro-canine-mance, with man and dog relating to each other on a deep level … kind of like Owen Wilson in Marley & Me (only without Jennifer Aniston), or Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz, only without the devastating melancholy. Pitt, who last worked with Ayer on the second world war action thriller Fury , plays a US military special forces veteran called Belmont, tough, self-reliant and laconically good-humoured in the classic Pitt manner, now spending his retirement roaming the breathtaking remote landscape of Alaska in his seaplane. He is accompanied by his beloved service dog Odin, or Odey (played by four different German shepherds), who saw action with Belmont in various fuzzily imagined flashback combat sequences. Odin took retirement with Belmont and is now his best and only pal. Whether or not Belmont ever had a human partner is never revealed. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

How to break the negative habit of 'toxic multitasking'?

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear contest is starting in Alaska. Who's going to be the chonkiest chonk?

Sep 22, 2026 · byFrance 24

Alaska gets its first H125 VR simulator

Loft Dynamics, the leader in virtual reality (VR) pilot training, announced that Pathfinder Aviation will install Alaska’s first Airbus H125 VR simulator at its main base in Anchorage, giving its pilots year-round access to aircraft-specific training in Alaska. Pathfinder operates a fleet of 22 helicopters and averages roughly 8,000 flight hours annually, supporting remote operations The post Alaska gets its first H125 VR simulator appeared first on HeliHub.com .

Sep 21, 2026 · byHeliHub

US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says

Hawaiian and Alaska Announce Honolulu Airport Changes from October 3

Hawaiian updates Honolulu check-in locations and sets a 50-minute Neighbor Island deadline as Alaska adds daily Kahului 737 flights from October 3, 2026.

A 66-million-year-old tooth reveals T. rex was nearly as warm as a human

Chemical clues preserved inside fossilized T. rex teeth reveal that the dinosaur maintained a body temperature of about 97 degrees Fahrenheit, almost identical to humans. The finding provides direct evidence that the giant predator was warm-blooded, helping explain how it stayed active and survived in chilly environments as far north as Alaska.

Sep 20, 2026 · byScienceDaily

Alaska Debuts 737-800 Inter-Hawaiian Island Service in 4Q26

Published at 1900PDT 19SEP26 / 0200GMT 20SEP26 Alaska Airlines this past summer filed Boeing 737-800 operation on inter-Hawaiian Islands service. Available for reservations since the week of 20JUL26, the Oneworld member initially plans to operate Honolulu – Kahului service with 3 daily round-trip starting 03OCT26. Operational schedule below focuses on the week of 03OCT26. AS1416 HNL0820 – 0909OGG 73H D AS1426 HNL1204 – 1256OGG 73H D AS1436 HNL1554 – 1646OGG 73H D AS1415 OGG1010 – 1059HNL 73H D AS1425 OGG1405 – 1454HNL 73H D AS1435 OGG1746 – 1832HNL 73H D

An Alaska storm scattered artifacts. Archaeologists are racing to save what's left

Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.

Sep 19, 2026 · byNPR

Alaska's salmon-feasting bears face off in biggest Fat Bear Week ever

This year's single-elimination tournament will see 16 competitors face off, compared to 12 in past years. Officials report more cubs in Katmai National Park than they've seen in recent memory.

Sep 18, 2026 · byNPR

WATCH: Nat Geo's 'Moment on the Earth' captures bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park

This "Moment on the Earth," from National Geographic's National Parks USA, spotlights bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park, a safe haven for mothers raising cubs.

Sep 18, 2026 · byABC News

Fat Bear Week has returned – and the salmon are swimming for their lives

The public will, for the 12th year in a row, vote for the fattest of brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai national park The bears have returned to the river and are packing on the pounds as another Fat Bear Week begins at Katmai national park. The 12th annual Fat Bear Week, in which the public will vote for the fattest of Katmai’s brown bears as mothers, cubs and males gather along the salmon-run at Brooks river in Alaska begins on Monday. Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Alaska governor’s race shifts to toss-up: Cook Political Report

Nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted Alaska’s gubernatorial race to a toss-up on Thursday after previously leaning Republican. Jessica Taylor, the handicapper’s Senate and governors editor, reported that new AARP polling found Democratic former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins had 40 percent of respondents’ backing, while his closest challenger — conservative businesswoman Bernadette Wilson (R)…

Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill

Estes bets $56M on cross-border, offshore freight expansion

Estes Express Lines is deploying nearly $56 million into terminals, equipment and capacity serving Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The post Estes bets $56M on cross-border, offshore freight expansion appeared first on FreightWaves .

Sep 17, 2026 · byFreightWaves

Alaska Airlines' 1st Transatlantic Summer Was Really Just 3 Different Fleet Bets From Seattle

Alaska launched three European routes from Seattle in 2026 using two aircraft types and three different strategies. Two more will arrive in 2027.

Sep 17, 2026 · bySimple Flying

Crashed PA-24 in Alaska Was Approaching Low and Fast, Witnesses Tell NTSB

Report indicates aircraft bounced on the runway multiple times and ‘possibly had a tail strike’ before killing four.

Sep 17, 2026 · byFLYING Magazine

Sullivan trails Peltola in Alaska Senate contest: AARP poll

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) trails former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) by 5 percentage points in the Alaska Senate race, according to a new poll.  An AARP poll conducted by pollsters Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research released Thursday showed Peltola ahead of the GOP senator at 46 percent support to his 41 percent, with 7 percent of…

Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill

M 6.5 - 166 km W of Nikolski, Alaska

ShakeMap - V DYFI? - III Time 2026-09-17 14:19:52 UTC 2026-09-17 14:19:52 UTC at epicenter Location 52.772°N 171.311°W Depth 108.38 km (67.35 mi)

Sep 17, 2026 · byUSGS

Picture of the Day: Sept. 16, 2026

Docked and ready for sunny Alaska flying.

Sep 16, 2026 · byAVweb

Tyrannosaurus rex teeth reveal a body temperature close to the human average

When picturing a scaled, toothy Tyrannosaurus rex stomping across North America, building nests and eating other dinosaurs, it's easy to forget that scientists have gleaned everything we know about T. rex from clues left more than 60 million years ago. While the presence of fossils in Alaska suggested that this prehistoric ancestor of birds was already on the evolutionary path from cold-blooded reptile to warm-blooded avian, there wasn't a way to take T. rex's temperature—until now.

Sep 16, 2026 · byPhys.org

Ninth Circuit questions executive authority over Arctic refuge oil and gas leases

The appellate judges noted that reversing a cancellation of the leases may not even do anything to stop drilling on 400,000 acres of once-protected land in northern Alaska.

Sep 16, 2026 · byCourthouse News

Alaska NW26 Sydney Service Reductions

Published at 0600PDT / 1300GMT 15SEP26 Alaska Airlines in recent week filed service reductions on Honolulu – Sydney route during Northern winter 2026/27 season. From 20DEC26 to 06FEB27, the Oneworld member schedules 6 weekly flights, instead of initially filed 1 daily for the period of 15DEC26 – 01FEB27. Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 aircraft operates this route. AS851 HNL1205 – 1945+1SYD 332 x2 AS852 SYD2140 – 1045HNL 332 x3