Alaska

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The unusual visual spectacle was the result of excess fuel being jettisoned at high altitude, where it turns into ice and, in the sunlight, produces what on the ground look like a big, swirly cloud

Sixteen Native men are being honored for saving the crew of a U.S. plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago

Minnesota sued Juul in 2019, accusing the San Francisco-based company of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine

ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak

The decision announced on Monday is one of the president’s most consequential climate choices and is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists

Regulators prepare to announce a final decision on the Willow project, a controversial oil drilling plan pushed by ConocoPhillips in the petroleum reserve

The last known eruption for Tanaga was in 1914. It erupted twice in the late 1700s and again in 1829

The #StopWillow campaign has garnered more than 50 million views and counting, and was trending in the top 10 topics on TikTok

The Transportation Department is rolling out a ‘dashboard’ to let travelers see at a glance which airlines help families with young children sit together at no extra cost

This is the 51st running of the Iditarod, but its 33 mushers are the smallest field ever to start the race

Scientists are racing to perfect new battery chemistries that don’t lose as much energy in cold weather as today’s lithium-ion systems

Idaho Gov. Brad Little led the multistate coalition of Republican governors — from Virginia to Alaska — opposing the federal water rule

The photo shows the top of the pilot’s helmet inside the U-2 cockpit with the balloon flying below

The announcements capped three dramatic weeks that saw US fighter jets shoot down four airborne objects

Analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon, U.S. officials said

The president has directed national security adviser Jake Sullivan to lead an ‘interagency team’ to review US procedures

With little information to go on, senators in both parties demanded answers as they returned to Washington on Monday

The Chinese allegation comes after America shot down a suspected spy balloon that had crossed from Alaska to South Carolina, sparking a new crisis in bilateral relations

Authorities have shot down three different devices since Friday: the first was the size of a car, the second was cylindrical and the third octagonal

The move comes a day after US planes took similar action over Alaska

The object was flying at about 40,000 feet and posed a “reasonable threat” to the safety of civilian flights

Beijing responded that it reserved the right to ‘take further actions’ and criticized Washington for ‘an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice’

The move, cheered by Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists, deals a heavy blow to the proposed Pebble Mine

The first fatal such incident in Alaska in 30 years underscored the risks of living alongside animals that can weigh more than 1,700 pounds

It appears the mother and toddler had no idea what was coming because of low visibility

The animal was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said