Cold Bay to Unalaska is nearly 200 miles. By plane, it takes about an hour. By kayak, it’s nearly a month.
History
Obama Names LGBT Landmark As National Monument
The Stonewall National Monument in New York City will be the first addition to the National Park System specifically highlighting the history of the LGBT community.
94-Year-Old Former Auschwitz Guard Found Guilty Of Complicity In 170,000 Murders
Reinhold Hanning, a former death camp guard, told victims in the courtroom, “I am sorry.” He said he has been silent all his life about his role as part of the Nazi killing machine from 1942 to 1944.
Evidence of ancient trade with Asia uncovered in Northwest Alaska
There’s new evidence that metal goods from central Asia made their way to Alaska long before contact with Europeans.
Putting ‘Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History’ Into Some Historical Context
The United States has had many devastating mass killings. But modern mass shootings have emerged as a category all their own.
Muhammad Ali memorial service: Louisville buries a beloved son
Muhammad Ali’s home town and people from around the country mourn his death.
Massive Structure Found ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ At Ancient Site Of Petra
Researchers using satellite images and drones discovered a structure the size of an Olympic-size pool near the center of the ancient city in Jordan. But what exactly it was used for remains a mystery.
Fossils Suggest That Island Life Shrank Our ‘Hobbit’ Relatives
Scientists say tiny bones dating back 700,000 years on the Indonesian island of Flores shine new light on how these mysterious, 3-foot-tall creatures got that way.
How Hawaii is setting an example for Tlingit language learners
Hawaii and Southeast Alaska have something in common when it comes to indigenous languages.
Hundred-year ‘treasure’ of Alaska history and culture opens in Juneau
The ribbon cutting was held on Monday for the new, $139 million Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Library, Archives and Museum.