There are no easy fixes for US and China's trusty relations in the first high-level in-person talks of the Biden administration with China. Top diplomats from the two world powers discussed a laundry list of issues in the Alaska summit.

Public rebukes at Alaska Summit, US accuses China of 'grandstanding'

First US-China in-person talks under Biden begins on sour note

For the first time since President Joe Biden took office, US State Secretary Antony Blinken will hold high-level, in-person talks with Chinese representatives next week in Alaska.

US, China to hold first high-level meet under Biden in Alaska

French-born musher Nicolas Petit held the lead on Tuesday (March 9) after two days in the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the Alaskan wilderness.

Petit leads as sled dog teams reach the Alaska Range

Almost every inmate held at the Alaska's largest prison has contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic hit the facility in November this year. New data from the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) shows that Out of 1,236 total inmates at Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC), 1,115 have tested positive for COVID-19, the US media reported.

US: Nearly every inmate at Alaska's biggest prison has contracted coronavirus

Health officials in Alaska have reported that a second health care worker had an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine. Also read | Alaska healthcare worker suffers an allergic reaction to Covid-19 vaccine, Pfizer to assess the report Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau says the two workers showed adverse reactions about 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine and were treated.

Second Alaska health care worker has a severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

An Alaskan town saw the sun on Thursday and will next see daylight after 60 days. Utqiagvik, a small town situated north of the Arctic Circle has entered into the annual period of darkness, known as polar night.

This Alaska town will see sun after 60 days

The situation of the election in the United States continues to remain tense and the world is waiting eagerly to see the next president of the United States. Over the last several months, the world's largest economy has seen it all: from becoming the world's worst-hit coronavirus country, widespread protests, riots and violence related to racism and President Donald Trump's erratic presidency and unverified claims.

Americans share hilarious posts as election counting saga continues

Scientists fear that Alaska could soon be hit by a mega-tsunami owing to a landslide which was triggered by melting of glaciers in the region. Even though the bigger projected timeline of the disaster to strike is within the next two decades, scientists warned that the catastrophe could strike within the next 12 months.

Scientists warn of a mega-tsunami along Alaskan coast as early as 12 months

October 18 in history: USA takes Alaska from Russia, and more!

The Trump administration on Monday finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting it on track to issue decades-long leases in the pristine wilderness area before a potential change in U.

Trump administration approves oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning for areas within 200 miles of the epicentre. The shallow quake hit at 0612 GMT Wednesday about 500 miles southwest of Anchorage, and around 60 miles south-southeast of the remote settlement of Perryville, the US Geological Survey said.

Tsunami warning as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska

A five-year-old girl's heartwarming video in which she has urged people to stay at their homes and wash hands has gone viral and earned the praise of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

Five-year-old Alaskan girl's video urging people to stay home goes viral, earns praise of Canadian PM

A Utah man who was stuck in Alaska wilderness has been rescued nearly three weeks after his house was burnt down and had almost no food left to survive. Tyson Steele, 30, was rescued from his remote homestead in the Susitna Valley on Thursday morning, as per a news release by Alaska State Troopers.

Utah man in Alaska wilderness rescued 22 days after his home burnt down

Alaska will soon close a year that is shaping up as its hottest on record, with glaciers in the "Frontier State" melting at record or near-record levels, pouring waters into rising global seas, scientists said after taking fall measurements.

Disappearing frontier: Alaska's glaciers retreating at record pace

Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the legacy of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus, who is traditionally seen as the first European to arrive in the New World and who is sometimes accused of being responsible for the genocide of indigenous Americans.

Donald Trump prefers 'Columbus Day' over 'Indigenous Peoples' Day'

Victor, a nine-year-old white-tailed eagle, has been enlisted to raise awareness of climate change with spectacular images of him soaring over the peaks in his Alpine home which has already been hard hit by the rise in global temperatures.

Victor the eagle's bird's eye view of Alps raises awareness of climate change

A man gathering firewood in Alaska discovered a bottle with a handwritten message inside wishing the finder "happy sailing" more than 50 years after it was dropped into the sea by a Russian sailor.

Russian sailor's message in bottle found 50 years later in Alaska

Europe heatwave: July 2019 is the hottest ever month, Temperature records tumbled across Europe during late July's heatwave Watch video to know more.

Europe heatwave: July 2019 is the hottest ever month

Adventure junkie and host of 'Man vs Wild' Bear Grylls on Saturday reflected on his experience with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former United States President Barack Obama and said it was really heartening to see such powerful men standing up for protecting the environment.

Ahead of 'Man vs Wild' episode with PM, Bear Grylls reflects on his experiences with Narendra Modi, Barack Obama

July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.

Alaska records warmest month ever in July

Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.

Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

Alaska's heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and bloating rivers with meltwater. In Anchorage, home to about 40 per cent of Alaskans, the National Weather Service issued a dense smoke advisory on Sunday warning against the prolonged outdoor activity, along with advisories for the elderly and the sick to stay indoors.

Alaska’s heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers

US Attorney General William Barr on Friday declared a public-safety emergency in rural Alaska and pledged $10.5 million in federal funds to combat some of the nation`s worst rates of sexual assault, child abuse and other violent crimes.

Trump administration declares emergency in violence-plagued rural Alaska

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