Anchorage Breaking News & Events
Students still living at Columbia University were lucky to be able to celebrate graduation Wednesday alongside roommates and friends who were unable to go home when stay-at-home orders went into effect in New York as a result of the coronavirus. (May 2…
The FBI says a shooting at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi in Texas that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related.” (May 21)
Residents of a senior living community in Maryland watched staff in inflatable costumes race through an obstacle course. The event was organized for residents after the annual Preakness Stakes horse race was postponed because of the virus. (May 21)
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Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed says central Alabama residents who need ICU beds may not be able to get them. He announced Wednesday some hospitals in the region had run out of space, and urged people to keep taking distancing measures seriously. (May 21)…
The Trump administration notified international partners Thursday that it’s pulling out the Open Skies Treaty because Russia is violating the pact. However, President Donald Trump is leaving the door open for future discussions with Russia. (May 21)
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Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons, has opened around 1,500 dining rooms, or 15% of its U.S. total. (May 21)
For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. (May 21)
J.J. Watt says ‘Ultimate Tag’ is ‘as crazy as possible’
Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood is 80% Latino and has one of the highest rates of positive coronavirus cases in the city. Across the US, states reporting racial data show overwhelmingly high rates of infection within the Latino population. (May 2…
Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood is 80% Latino and has one of the highest rates of positive coronavirus cases in the city. Across the US, states reporting racial data show overwhelmingly high rates of infection within the Latino population. (May 2…