The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and ...

Satellite imagery, provided to Newsweek by Planet Labs, shows four aircraft on the main apron at the Anadyr airbase in Russia's Chukotka region close to Alaska on June 3, 2025.

Alaska's abundant energy reserves could strengthen American security amid Middle East tensions and Ukraine conflict, with a ...

Discover why Russia colonized Alaska in the 18th century. Explore the economic, strategic, and geopolitical motivations behind Russia’s expansion into North America and the lasting impact on the ...

St. Olga, a Yup'ik woman who died in 1979 at age 63, was a midwife, a mother of 13 and the wife of an Orthodox Christian ...

The Pentagon successfully tested a long-range radar in Alaska to detect missile threats from Russia and China, advancing plans for the USD 175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system.

A journey to Alaska turns perilous as gale force winds bring severe trouble at sea. This video highlights the struggles and ...

Interestingly, Russia was motivated to sell Alaska because it had just lost a war in Crimea, a land they stole from Ukraine a few years ago. History is just cruel sometimes, isn’t it?

Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small ...

A federal appeals court panel refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope though it found flaws in how the approval was reached.

For the ninth year in a row, the State Department of Fish and Game has opened the Russian River Sanctuary Area to sockeye ...

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