A federal appeals court has dismissed a class action lawsuit that sought to force major reforms in Alaska’s foster care system.
Federal appeals court dismisses class action lawsuit over Alaska’s foster care system
An Anchorage federal judge ruled in March that foster youths failed to prove that they were harmed or endangered by the state.
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The Trump administration is proposing to loosen the regulation of offshore Arctic oil drilling by revoking several safety regulations put in place during the Obama administration. via @alaskabeacon.com www.adn.com/business-eco...
Trump administration mounts second attempt to relax offshore Arctic drilling rules
The administration is seeking to change safety rules for oil operations in Arctic waters off Alaska, a region where exploration and development projects have stalled.
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Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
I guess Max Miller figures that some Ohio voters keep reelecting Jim Jordan so he might as well stay in.
Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Capital One disclosed in a court filing that it shut down hundreds of Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns. President Trump has maintained that his businesses were "debanked" for political reasons, and the Trump Organization sued Capital One last year. https://cnn.it/4xiOF0T
President Trump praised the relationship between the U.S. and Japan, after the two countries coordinated intervention to support the yen.
If youre not sure where to find evacuation maps and notifications for your area, @wadnr.bsky.social has posted links on their wildfire portal: dnr.wa.gov/wildfire-res...
Wildfire Portal | Department of Natural Resources
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The craziest thing about these two photos of Max Miller is they are just from the first minute of his 20 minute live today for his own personally conducted public soothing Therapy Session while he waited for the teleprompter to start working.
BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?
Two people hospitalised after building collapse in Sydney - emergency services reut.rs/4wGHZKg
Two people hospitalised after building collapse in Sydney - emergency services
Two people were hospitalised after a building collapsed in Sydney on Monday, a spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said.
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Wildfires in southwest France have forced campsites to evacuate during the peak summer holiday season, threatening a tradition that has shaped generations of French family vacations.
The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets.
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets.
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About 60,000 ordered to evacuate from fires in Spokane, Washington
Around 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as wildfires threaten the city of Spokane in Washington state, local officials said Sunday, adding the fires in the region had destroyed 600 buildings, including homes and businesses.
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The feds no longer protect endangered species habitat. States say they can’t pick up the slack. More from Alex Brown and @stateline.org @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/20/r...
The feds no longer protect endangered species habitat. States say they can’t pick up the slack. | Alaska Beacon
The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe. But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task. Earlier ...
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Correct your priors: Private money is going after clean energy, governments are using public money to prop up fossil fuels "About 59% of all money spent on the fossil fuel system came from taxpayers in 2015. By 2025, that climbed to 68% and spiked at 78% in 2022." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Who’s Really Keeping Fossil Fuels Alive? Taxpayers
To judge by the way many people discuss the energy transition, we’re engaged in a fight between green idealogues in government and academia on the one hand, and a more realistic private sector that re...
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Philadelphia police say a suspect targeted gay men in a series of three shootings over six weeks, leaving two victims dead and one critically wounded, and the suspect remains at large.
Police Say Suspect Targeted Gay Men in 3 Shootings
All three shootings followed a similar pattern, occurring in the same area around the same time on three separate dates.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s curious resurgence
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s curious resurgence
A newly nominated director and a flurry of recent actions have some concerned that the administration is weaponizing the agency.
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Americans' attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.
America In Focus: consumers still gloomy about economy; US hiring falls in June
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.
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Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: Scientists say a plan to pull a long-standing ocean observation station off Alaska's coast threatens key climate data. Plus, Alaska sees its worst donated blood shortage in years. Listen here: https://akpub.io/3S2pH6H
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Scientists say a plan to pull a long-standing ocean observation station off Alaska's coast threatens key climate data.
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would provide $700 million to support coal projects across the U.S., including for a controversial large coal power plant proposed in the Susitna River watershed.
Trump administration selects proposed coal project for $89 million grant in Susitna River watershed
The grant would help support an assessment of the viability of a large new coal-fired power plant.
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Alaskans collected more than 1.5 million pounds of marine debris last year in organized community cleanups involving nearly 1,700 people in total, a new report says. (Via Alaska Beacon)
Cleanups removed over 1.5 million pounds of trash from Alaska beaches last year, report says
Sites ranged from the Inupiat village of Wales that is about 55 miles from Russia’s mainland in the northwest to Prince of Wales Island at the southern tip of the Southeast panhandle.
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A state appeals board this week determined the property tax value of the enormous 50-year-old pipeline system, which moves crude 800 miles from the North Slope’s oil fields to the port town of Valdez, to be $13 billion. (From Northern Journal)
In setback for oil companies, tax board raises trans-Alaska pipeline value by $3 billion
Alaska and three of its municipalities could be in line for an extra $60 million in oil industry tax revenue after a new ruling in a long-running feud
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Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund blocked for now by federal judge, reports Jonathon Shorman for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund blocked for now by federal judge | Alaska Beacon
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a fund that opponents fear will be used to pay off the president’s political allies.
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Three climbers on Denali who fell near a pass around 18,200 feet have died, a Latvian mountaineering group said, while a fourth climber was evacuated in critical condition. www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...
3 climbers who fell near treacherous pass on Denali are dead, 1 rescued
Denali National Park and Preserve rangers had to wait for the weather to clear before attempting to reach the climbers, who were in a group of seven on the mountain.
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Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply, reports Jonathon Shorman for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply. | Alaska Beacon
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit…
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