Wild proposal for Alaska-Russia tunnel catches Trump’s eye — but leaves Zelensky seething

President Donald Trump said Friday he would consider a far-fetched proposal for Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build an undersea rail tunnel connecting Alaska and Russia — an idea pitched by an envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I just...

Trump And Zelensky Laughed At The Idea Of Building A Tunnel Between Alaska And Russia

5 Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky Video. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky laughed at the idea of Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev to build a tunnel between Alaska and Russia, New...

Alaska Conducts Historic Evacuations After Being Devastated By Typhoon Halong Remnants

Authorities launched a gargantuan airlift in Western Alaska as the state’s National Guard use planes and helicopters to evacuate civilians from villages hit by Typhoon Halong’s remnants. Forced to leave their homes and belongings, hundreds of...

Gov. Dunleavy requests Trump declare federal disaster for Western Alaska storm

Gov. Mike Dunleavy requested Thursday that President Donald Trump declare a federal disaster after remnants of Typhoon Halong brought high winds and record-breaking floods to coastal villages in Western Alaska. “This incident is of such magnitude...

New movies to catch in theaters and streaming at home

New in theaters is the historical World War 2 drama "Truth & Treason." When loyalty to a country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good...

'You get to know their stories': Local Red Cross volunteer joining Alaska relief effort

ARGENTA, Ill. (WAND) - A local Red Cross volunteer is making her way to Alaska amid devastation and rescues occurring in the state. Shari Grider, a volunteer from Argenta, said that her greatest honor is helping people. "There's so many people...

Video shows hundreds airlifted from flood-ravaged Alaska villages

Hundreds of residents in remote western Alaskan villages were airlifted to safety Thursday after devastating flooding swept through the region earlier this week. The flooding followed high winds and heavy rains brought on by the remnants of...

2024: How much was spent on football teams from the Municipality of Anchorage

The Municipality of Anchorage's institution did not fund their football teams in 2024, the same as in the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.The average sports expenses at The Municipality of Anchorage have grown 15.5%...

Western Alaska residents from storm-ravaged villages arrive in Anchorage by the hundreds

Western Alaska residents from the storm-ravaged communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok continued to land Thursday night in Anchorage at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, carrying backpacks and plastic bags filled with their belongings as they...

What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska

In the late night hours of Oct. 11, the remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska's southwest coast, bringing hurricane-force winds and record flooding to numerous Alaska Native villages on the coast. Evacuees and rescuers describe massive...

Putin's history rant in Alaska prompted Trump to raise his voice and cancel lunch – FT

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Photo: Getty Images During his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on 15 August, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin launched into a lengthy historical monologue that angered the US president, forcing him to...

Dunleavy requests federal disaster declaration after Western Alaska storm

Alaska National Guard members guide passengers onto a C-17 aircraft before it departs Bethel for Anchorage. The Alaska National Guard transported 205 people displaced by Typhoon Halong from Bethel to Anchorage in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on...

Wrangell third graders continue singing the tradition for Alaska Day

Evergreen Elementary third graders sing the Alaska Flag and Wrangell Song at KSTK on Oct. 17, 2025. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell third graders from Evergreen Elementary gathered around two microphones in KSTK’s studio to sing Alaska Flag and...

Halloween Filmmaker John Carpenter To Return To Horror With New TV Series

Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. John Carpenter is returning to the horror genre. The filmmaker is perhaps best...

Alaska floods: What we know as hundreds evacuated after devastating storm

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

OPINION: Alaska to endure more lefty hypocrites railing against ‘Kings’ and all things Trump

Partisan leftists across Alaska and around the country will be holding another “No Kings” rally on Saturday, Oct. 18. This will include protests scheduled for both Soldotna and Homer. These individuals believe they are standing up to tyranny and...

It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the U.S.

Way back in 1991, as the once-mighty Soviet Union disintegrated and Westerners cheered, Vladimir Putin’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll band released “Don’t Fool Around, America,” a patriotic hit about an even older lost cause — Russia’s 1867 sale of...

The Anchorage Weekender: AFN, haunted trails and 8 more local events

It might be getting darker and colder, but there's still a lot going on in Anchorage, from fall festivals and the Alaska Federation of Natives convention to haunted trails and hip-hop. The Anchorage Weekender rounded up 10 things to do to...

FT: Putin's lengthy historical monologue in Alaska angered Trump

During his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on 15 August, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin launched into a lengthy historical monologue that angered the US president, forcing him to raise his voice and even threaten to leave. The Financial Times...

Every single Jennifer Lopez movie, ranked

2025-10-17T14:38:33Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Jennifer Lopez is well-known for her pop career, but she has...