A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like Covid-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water in parts of rural Alaska has made that simple practice not so easy to carry ...

Alaska had a cold, and in some parts of the state very snowy, end to 2025. December in Southeast Alaska was one for the record books, with historic snow and cold. Juneau had its snowiest-ever December ...

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

This story, A Family Hunt for Alaska Brownies, originally ran 75 years ago, in the July 1947 issue. While it is a classic example of an OL family hunting adventure, it also shows how hunting ethics ...

Restoring an old French hand-cranked grinder from Val D'or, possibly dating from 1933. The restoration process begins with disassembly, revealing a gearbox with ball bearings, highlighting its ...

A domestic violence suspect was arrested after his victim used hand signals to get the attention of a bystander in Los Angeles County recently, police said. Officers were initially sent to a 7-Eleven ...

In the lead-up to the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this month, things did not look good for Ukraine. Characterizations of the summit ...

Georgia game wardens checking on fishermen on a creek in Wilkes County encountered a man and woman attempting to electroshock fish with an old crank-style telephone. Sgt. Matt Garthright and Chason ...

Last week’s Alaska summit only reinforces what Europe should already know: to protect Ukraine, it needs its own security architecture. Furthermore, “We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will ...

First lady Melania Trump raised the plight of children in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, when President Donald Trump met with the European leader in Alaska but did ...

President Donald Trump departed Friday's high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin without securing a cease-fire in Ukraine, a goal he had publicly set before boarding Air Force One for ...

Dr. Notte is an expert on Russian foreign and security policy. She wrote from Berlin. President Vladimir Putin might be forgiven for thinking the second Trump administration is a boon to Russia. In ...