Heavy rains is falling in eastern India after the second cyclone to hit the area in a week prompted evacuations of thousands of people. Cyclone Murasu made landfall Tuesday morning near Ongole in …
Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia are dealing with cyberattacks affecting their refrigeration systems. On Monday, some stores had to dispose of spoiled food due to these issues. …
Ukraine's economy is struggling as Russia's air war targets industries, logistics networks and ports needed for exports. The intensified missile and drone strikes are disrupting key revenue-earning …
Thousands of European troops are set to participate in a military exercise in Poland later this month. The exercise aims to support Ukraine in preparation for a postwar mission to boost the country's …
Week 8 of the NFL season features a battle for the AFC West lead as the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Denver Broncos. The Baltimore Ravens face the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Chargers take on the …
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is fighting to keep her job against Nithya Raman, another progressive Democrat who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Bass wants voters in the nation's …
I have fished out of Sitka, Alaska, for more than 40 years. I know the challenge of running a business where every cost increase is a risk to my bottom line. This past summer, the rapidly escalating cost of fuel added stress to an increasingly unpredictable business. For a fisherman, fuel is not optional. It […]
Leaders representing nearly a third of the world’s population are meeting on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua this week to strengthen ties during a time of global political upheaval. New deals …
The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi have demanded a meeting with the state official who ruled that the shooting was justified. Kohen Wiley’s …
President Donald Trump closed out the final weekend of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in two states he had handily won in the past. At the same time, Democrats began to fracture in …
A federal judge has ordered Iowa state officials to allow the Satanic Temple to hold a holiday event at the state Capitol. This decision follows years of rejected applications. Iowa’s Republican …
Two FBI agents on Friday showed up unannounced at a home in Sitka—and at several homes and businesses in Petersburg—and questioned residents about campaign donations made to U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg.
Tennessee prosecutors have released video of National Guard troops pointing their handguns at a man as he lay dying on a Memphis sidewalk last summer after a guard member shot him in the back. The …
From the Editor In the leadup to state elections the Alaska Division of Elections usually publishes sample ballots in newspapers throughout the state. This year the Sentinel did not receive an order from the state for putting a sample ballot...
Federal investigators are expected to provide an update on a fiery plane crash that killed all nine people on board in South Florida. The Learjet 60 nose-dived into a Palm Beach County neighborhood …
TRICK-OR-TREAT - Students from the Studio of Dance perform in front of St. Michael's Cathedral Saturday. Hundreds of Sitkans braved the weather on Halloween to take part in the annual Downtown Trick or Treat event.Downtown merchants handed out...
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall for Tuesday’s general election to pick candidates for U.S. and state offices. Voters are also asked to vote on ballot measures related to campaign finance and ranked choice voting; and...
The state ferry M/V Columbia is delayed in Ketchikan because of a mechanical problem with the port main engine of the vessel, the Alaska Marine Highway System reports. Engine repairs are scheduled to begin Thursday morning once a technician...
One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders has written the U.N. Secretary General and requested that the organization deploy a delegation to Haiti for dialogue and mediation as clashes between gangs …
Apple Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, giving new CEO John Ternus a positive start to his tenure that began in September. The company earned $30.71 …