The National Hurricane Center reports that Vance has become a hurricane off the coast of Mexico. As of early Friday, Vance is a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph. It's located about 440 miles …
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer spent nearly two hours in the water as his team rescued 16 survivors from a boat wreck off Mexico's Baja California coast. The crew responded to a mayday call in the …
French authorities report that a shooting in a Parisian suburb on Friday left one person dead and four others wounded. Police arrested a suspect near Trappes, but the motive remains unclear. French …
Israel says it has killed two gunmen and thwarted a “terror attack” against Israeli civilians. The prime minister's office announced Friday that the army has been instructed to close the occupied …
Kenya’s Health Ministry has announced the country's second Ebola death. A 65-year-old woman, a close relative of the first patient, died after developing symptoms while in quarantine. She began …
Federal prosecutors are demanding that county registrars across California set aside and verify ballots that may belong to noncitizens. The LA County Registrar says Friday that the Department of …
The Kremlin says that a first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States has set sail under a new import agreement. This comes two weeks after President Donald Trump announced a deal with …
President Donald Trump has said U.S. warships returning from Iran could stop in Cuba. It's his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. This idea, mentioned …
After finishing behind Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pushed for popular — and costly — measures to bolster his …
The Trump administration's top border official is defending plans to build a wall in Texas' Big Bend region. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott argues the entire $46 billion wall …
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing. The NFL franchise has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most …
An upstate New York woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections. …
SPOOKY FISH - Costumed youngsters pick out marine debris at an activities table set up for making monster dolls Thursday night in the Sitka Sound Science Center's Sage Building. Hundreds turned out for the center's annual Haunted Aquarium. The...
Baseball’s union chief said the owners’ proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb” and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred …
Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date, saying they could need several more years to prepare their case. An …
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Concerns have risen about a potential lengthy battle over election …
Early, in-person voting for Alaska’s general election opened in Sitka on Tuesday morning, and as of this afternoon more than 530 people had cast ballots at the Centennial Hall voting site. The Alaska Division of Elections reported Thursday that...
More than a hundred Sitkans weighed in Thursday with their suggestions and priorities for a 20-year Parks and Recreation master plan. Sitka Recreation Foundation and the city Parks and Recreation division hosted the three-hour open house. The...
President Donald Trump's administration has taken steps to block the results of a midterm election in Alaska. The issue centers on two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. One is a …
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.N. …