NORAD spots Russian military planes near Alaska air zone 4 times in 5 days

Despite the rapid succession in less than a week is abnormal, such interceptions are viewed as routine and not a threat

East Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga won’t seek reelection this spring

Bronga endorsed Yarrow Silvers, who announced her intent to run. Silvers became a regular presence during pandemic-era Assembly meetings and as a critic of the Bronson administration.

OPINION: Defined-benefit foes misrepresent Alaska union member sentiment

Since 2007, I have yet to meet a single union member — not one — who wants the current, inadequate system.

OPINION: It’s time to stop Russian interference in Alaska’s fishing industry

Russian seafood sneaks into American restaurants and supermarkets undetected, despite being outright banned.

A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport

A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily.

River otter attacks and drags child underwater in Washington state

The child suffered bites to the head, legs and face in the attack at a Seattle-area marina. River otters can be territorial, wildlife authorities say.

Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, and Afghan women despair

Afghan religious police wield new power to enforce a ban on women raising their voices in public and looking at men other than their husbands or relatives.

How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s national moment

A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas.

How grieving military families became a pro-Trump force with GOP operative’s help

While some families who lost loved ones in a 2021 bombing during the evacuation of Afghanistan have engaged in partisan politics, others are uneasy about it.

Trump posts ‘I hate Taylor Swift,’ days after the star’s Harris endorsement

In all caps, the Republican presidential nominee took to Truth Social on Sunday to rage against the singer with 284 million Instagram followers.

The Rewind: South flag football shuts out West; Dimond football keeps rolling; UAA volleyball extends win streak

Plus, the weekly scoreboard and a look at the action in the week ahead.

Sebastian Coe among 7 IOC members to enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president

Two former Olympic champions are in the race to be the next IOC president. So is a prince of a Middle East kingdom and a former IOC president’s son.

Older Texas players enjoying return to No. 1 after 16 years and memories of 5-7 in 2021

The Texas Longhorns returned to class Monday as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in 16 years and with college football buzzing about hotshot backup quarterback Arch Manning.