Alaska
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Nikolski, Alaska, USGS says
The quake was at a depth of 83 km. (51.57 miles), the USGS said.
Eight confirmed dead after charter plane crashes in western Alaska
The Alaska perspective: A reminder that the world doesn't revolve around Israel - comment
Sullivan vs. Sullivan: Alaska investigates US Senate candidate who shares name with incumbent
The Arctic Council countering Russia in the Arctic - opinion
With the current dynamics of Russia shunned by the international community, the Arctic Encounter Symposium held a dialogue desperately needed.
Neo-Nazi prison gang head Filthy Fuhrer convicted of murder, kidnapping
Filthy Fuhrer, formerly known as Timothy Lobdell, is the leader of the Alaskan prison gang the 1488s, whose influence reaches to prisons throughout Alaska and beyond.
Jewish doctor takes on Santa Claus, Sarah Palin in Alaska House race
It’s Jew vs. Santa Claus — and 48 others — in Alaska’s carnivalesque special House election.
Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75
Zhirinovsky, 75, was admitted to hospital earlier this year after contracting COVID-19, according to Russian media.
Alaska museums express solidarity with Jewish museum after antisemitic attacks
Museums in Alaska expressed solidarity with the Alaska Jewish Museum after swastikas were placed on it twice in one year.
Even in Alaska, a tiny Jewish community can make its voice heard
"I used to think that everyone had their bar or bat mitzvah during the summer, because in Alaska, anyway, that was the best time to invite relatives."
Anchorage mayor defends anti-maskers who wore yellow Stars of David
The mayor of Alaska’s largest city defended anti-maskers who wore yellow Stars of David in reference to the Holocaust, calling their use of the Nazi-era symbol a “credit” to the Jewish people.
Alaskan Republican compares Biden to Hitler in tweet
Representative David Eastman compared a quote from a speech of Joe Biden's to one of Adolf Hitler's, causing backlash from his fellow representatives.
Hundreds attend Jewish solidarity march in Alaska
The solidarity march protesting a recent antisemitic event in Alaska was combined with a dedication ceremony for a new Torah scroll belonging to the campus Chabad.
Is Tokyo Olympics gold-medal swimmer Lydia Jacoby Jewish?
Jacoby’s underdog status, as the first-ever Olympic swimmer from Alaska, which has just one Olympic-sized pool, meant that Jewish viewers may have wondered for the first time: Is Lydia Jacoby Jewish?
