Russia formally sold Alaska to the United States for just $7.2 million. While this may seem like an unbelievable bargain today, there were several strategic and financial reasons behind the sale.

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That’s the burning question now in Louisiana politics. Within the next 60 or so days, the U.S. representative has to choose among three tantalizing options: Does she run for reelection, challenge U.S.

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...

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The Trump administration transferred 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares) in a remote part of Northwest Alaska to a native ...

Multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces are experiencing poor air quality from wildfire smoke. Here's where.

A one-mile stream in Alaska dubbed “Nazi Creek” after it was reclaimed from the Axis Powers during World War II has finally ...

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week.

The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...