Alaska
Cyclist fends off 500lb bear after getting bitten in Alaska
Man said he yelled at and kicked the animal as it charged him along a riverbed before it retreated
Maya Yang
26, Oct, 2021 @4:50 PM
Alaska hospitals make wrenching decisions as they begin to ration care
With Covid cases soaring and medical centers short of staff, doctors are forced to choose which patients to treat
Melody Schreiber
07, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
Ursus gluttonous maximus: 480 Otis wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest
Beefy brown bear, missing two teeth, triumphs in vote that compares pre-hibernation weight gain of bears in Katmai national park
Gloria Oladipo in New York
06, Oct, 2021 @3:55 PM
Fat Bear Week: Alaska to choose most portly and hibernation-prepared bear
Voting is underway at Katmai National Park and Preserve of bears who have feasted on salmon running through the Brooks River
Edward Helmore
03, Oct, 2021 @3:38 PM
River otter attacks baffle authorities in Anchorage, Alaska
Officials say ‘care will be taken to remove only animals exhibiting unusual behaviors’ after woman, boy and dog are bitten
Amanda Holpuch
27, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
‘It’s awful. It’s exhausting’: Alaska rations care as it hits Covid nadir
The state has the highest rate of Covid in America, leaving hospitals overwhelmed and health workers burned out
Melody Schreiber
24, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
What I learned visiting Alaska’s only maximum-security prison | Christopher Poulos
The reforms at the Spring Creek prison show what can be done when people are treated humanely and prepared for life on the outside
Christopher Poulos
03, Sep, 2021 @9:00 AM
Woolly mammoth walked far enough to circle Earth twice, study finds
Research into life of Kik adds weight to theory that climate change could have contributed to species’ demise
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
12, Aug, 2021 @6:00 PM
Stranded killer whale saved after hours-long rescue effort in Alaska
Orca washed up on Prince of Wales island and was stuck in a crevice of rocks above the tide line
Richard Luscombe
02, Aug, 2021 @4:24 PM
Sarah Palin hints at Alaska Senate run against Republican Lisa Murkowski
Former Alaska governor says, ‘If God wants me to do it I will’
Martin Pengelly
01, Aug, 2021 @12:52 PM
Pentagon chief ‘deeply concerned’ by sharp rise in suicides among US troops
Defense department promises improvements in quality of life and mental health help on army bases
Maya Yang
26, Jul, 2021 @7:30 PM
‘The bear came out of nowhere’: Alaska prospector on terrifying grizzly attack
Richard Jessee, who was searching for gold, said: ‘There was no doubt about it: the bear was trying to get into my cabin’
Martin Pengelly
24, Jul, 2021 @4:06 PM
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