Anchorage Breaking News & Events
Here’s the latest for Wednesday August 16th: More than 100 confirmed dead in Hawaii fire; Maui residents struggle with power and cellphone service; North Korea claims soldier who crossed border was disillusioned with US; California judge accused of kil…
Poland staged a military parade to showcase its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems as it marked the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing on Europe. (August 16)
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Young environmental activists on Monday prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. Legal observers called it a landmark victory for the 16 plaintiffs. (Aug. 15)
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Authorities say a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain. (August 15)
A Japanese climber died and his fellow mountaineer was injured while trying to scale one of the highest and unscaled peaks in northern Pakistan last week, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said on Tuesday. (Aug. 15) (AP Video: Manzoor B…
The devastating fires on the Hawaiian island have left many traumatized and in need of mental health care.
Exorbitant logistics costs and Russia’s blockade of the ports has made shipping grain too expensive for thousands of Ukrainian farmers. (Aug 14.)
Texas police has released a video showing U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson being taken to the ground by officers during an altercation at a rodeo. (Aug. 15)
Firefighters and farmers have joined forces to combat the wildfires that had spread in Saocha, a city just outside the Colombian capital, Bogota. (Aug. 15)
A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state returned at least one indictment Monday, though it was not immediately clear against whom. (Aug 14)
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