Tag: Alaska

Mike Gravel, Former US Senator for Alaska, Dies at 91

SEASIDE, Calif.—Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record, has died. He was 91. Gravel, who represented Alaska as a Democrat in the Senate from 1969 to 1981, died Saturday, according to his daughter, Lynne Mosier. Gravel had been living in Seaside, California, and was in…


A Pan-American Journey | Mythical Roads

Alaska has become a major destination for travelers in search of adventure and freedom. From Vancouver to southeastern Alaska, the call of the wild and the wide-open spaces can be irresistible, and the voice of nature is loud and clear. Travelers come to breathe in the pioneer atmosphere, the spirit of adventure, and America’s history….


NTD Business Full Broadcast (June 2)

Meat producer JBS getting back online following a cyberattack earlier this week. Is that enough time to fix the problem? And how secure is the food industry in general? AMC shares more than doubled to record highs today. It’s trying to attract retail investors with rewards like free popcorn. The Biden administration suspends some oil and gas…


6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Alaska

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska at 10:59 p.m. local time on Sunday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the “notable quake” hit 73 kilometers (45 miles) north of Chickaloon, Alaska, and about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage. The epicenter of the quake was registered at 43.9 kilometers (27.2 miles) depth. No tsunami warning has been…


Kings of Fish: In Alaska, Salmon Means Life

“Standing dead,” Don Honea tells me. He laughs—Native humor is very dry—because he is standing, clearly not dead, in the dim light of a Yukon River salmon smokeshack, holding up a five-foot cottonwood log that is indeed dead. It’s the only wood they cut to smoke their salmon catch, and the gnarled, musty aroma of…


Three Carnival Corporation Ships and Norwegian Cruise Line Vessel to Resume Service to Alaska

Three Carnival Corporation lines—Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Carnival Cruise Line—as well as Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Norwegian Bliss, are poised to set sail to Alaska in July, after Congress on Thursday passed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, paving the way for the resumption of Alaska-bound ships after a pandemic-related stoppage. This bill, which…


3 Carnival Corporation Ships and Norwegian Cruise Line Vessel to Resume Service to Alaska

Three Carnival Corporation lines—Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Carnival Cruise Line—as well as Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Norwegian Bliss, are poised to set sail to Alaska in July, after Congress on Thursday passed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, paving the way for the resumption of Alaska-bound ships after a pandemic-related stoppage. This bill, which…


10 Seconds of Terror: Alaska Man Survives Brown Bear Mauling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Allen Minish was alone and surveying land for a real estate agent in a wooded, remote part of Alaska, putting some numbers into his GPS unit when he looked up and saw a large brown bear walking about 30 feet away. “I saw him and he saw me at the same time, and it’s…


Trump Celebrates Prospect That Murkowski Might Not Run for Re-Election

Former President Donald Trump issued a statement on Wednesday celebrating the possibility that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) may not run for reelection. Trump vowed to work on defeating Murkowski in the Republican primary in 2022 and the Alaska senator voted in favor of convicting him during the second impeachment trial. “Great news for the Republican…


States Fight Back Against Biden War on the West

Commentary President Ronald Reagan used to refer to our country as “these United States,” not “the United States.” That may seem to be an inconsequential grammatical difference, but a whole different philosophy of our system of government is embedded in that phraseology. Reagan reinforced the traditional notion of American federalism: that the states created the…