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Zuckerberg’s $300 million superyacht ‘refused’ to help stranded boat in Alaska: What happened?

August 10, 2026 10:39 pm

Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht Launchpad allegedly ignored a distress call from a stranded boat in Alaska. A spokesperson for the billionaire founded denied it was intentional.

Former Alaska mayor charged with sexually abusing teenage girls. He was once 'parent of the year'

June 29, 2026 9:37 pm

Authorities believe "there could be additional victims" who have not been identified or have not yet come forward.

Arctic warming turning Alaska’s rivers red with toxic runoff

December 19, 2025 8:54 am

The melting permafrost exposed naturally occurring deposits of pyrite, an iron sulfide mineral, to air and water, causing a chemical reaction known as oxidation. As the climate warms and permafrost thaws, groundwater seeps into deep soil layers.

Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Southcentral Alaska on Thanksgiving Day

November 28, 2025 12:26 am

Thursday’s was the largest quake to hit Southcentral since 2021, when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, 73 kilometers north of Chickaloon, Alaska.

Five times pets took the mayor’s seat and charmed the town

September 21, 2025 5:29 pm

In a world full of political drama, these furry and feathered mayors show us that sometimes, the best leaders don’t need a campaign, but a wag, a purr, and a cheerful cluck!

Amid tariff chill, war games in Alaska boost India-US defence ties

September 03, 2025 9:25 am

Subject-matter experts from both armies will conduct working groups on critical domains, including UAS and Counter-UAS operations, information warfare, communications, and logistics.

F-35 crash in Alaska: Pilot spent nearly an hour on call with Lockheed engineers before ejecting

August 28, 2025 2:13 pm

The January 28 crash destroyed the $200 million aircraft, though the pilot escaped with only minor injuries after ejecting.

The unlikeliest prize of the Trump-Putin summit: a motorcycle for an Alaska local

August 20, 2025 8:47 pm

Two days before the Trump-Putin summit on August 15, Mark Warren, a retired Anchorage fire inspector, got a call from the Russian journalist telling him, “They’ve decided to give you a bike.”

Alaska summit: Putin hoodwinks Trump, yet again

August 17, 2025 1:34 pm

Where are we left after a whirlwind summit that achieved absolutely nothing? Exactly where we were beforehand, but with a few illusions stripped away

Not ceasefire, Trump says best way to end Ukraine war is a 'peace agreement' with Russia

August 16, 2025 4:15 pm

Trump also confirmed that he will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, hinting at a potential subsequent meeting with Putin.

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