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First lady of the U.S. Jill Biden poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife Mariko in Tokyo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high. (Kyodo News via AP)
Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

By Mark Thiessen And Darlene Superville Jul. 21, 2021 08:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Will Alaska financing program ease eviction woes?

By Becky Bohrer Jun. 25, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

Alaska launches COVID-19 airport vaccination program

Jun. 01, 2021 06:59 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has begun offering COVID-19 vaccines at airports, a move that was anticipated for the start of the summer travel season. ...

Anchorage revokes mask mandate; Juneau eases mask rules

May. 14, 2021 06:20 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Assembly voted Friday to immediately revoke the city's mask mandate, shortly after Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s...

This photo provided by Nathan Hadley Jr. shows flooding in the village of Buckland, Alaska, on Thursday, May 13, 2021. An ice jam on the Buckland River, a half mile below the community, has caused the entire village of about 500 residents in northwest Alaska to be completely inundated. (Nathan Hadley Jr. via AP)
Widespread flooding reported in northwest Alaska community

By Mark Thiessen May. 13, 2021 08:10 PM EDT

Anchorage making pandemic business, gathering rules advisory

Apr. 28, 2021 01:36 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Assembly has voted to revoke pandemic-related restrictions on businesses and gatherings and to make them recommendations...

Fully vaccinated prisoners will be allowed to have visitors

Apr. 19, 2021 02:59 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska will allow prison visitations for all inmates who have been fully vaccinated, the Alaska Department of Corrections said Monday....

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

Alaska to offer tourists COVID-19 vaccines starting June 1

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 16, 2021 08:24 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday that COVID-19 vaccines would be made available at key airports in the state starting June 1, in...

Report details new coronavirus variant cases in Alaska

Apr. 07, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Health officials have reported a case of a coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa in south-central Alaska. ...

Alaska health department floats idea of airport vaccinations

By Becky Bohrer Mar. 25, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's state health department is floating the idea of providing coronavirus vaccinations to travelers at the state's busiest airports...

Vaccine hesitancy, virus cases affect Alaska prison visits

Mar. 24, 2021 09:35 AM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Vaccine hesitancy and rates of COVID-19 spread in communities housing Alaska prisons are hindering efforts to lift restrictions...

Anchorage modifies workplace mask rules for fully vaccinated

Mar. 23, 2021 05:08 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks at work in Anchorage when they are in their own workspace away from the public...

French President Emmanuel Macron talks to a man after he received a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center of Valenciennes, northern France, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The French government has backed off from ordering a tough lockdown for Paris and several other regions despite an increasingly alarming situation at hospitals with a rise in the number of COVID-19 patients. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: California prisons to resume in-person visits

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 04:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stroll in the premises of Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim in a message to Xi called for stronger “unity and cooperation” between the countries in the face of challenges posed by “hostile forces,” the North’s state media and Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Xi, Kim share messages reaffirming China-N. Korea alliance

By Kim Tong-Hyung Mar. 22, 2021 11:28 PM EDT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after a closed-door morning session of US-China talks in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, March 19, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/Pool via AP)
US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden

By Matthew Lee And Mark Thiessen Mar. 19, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Dallas Seavey sets out from the checkpoint in Iditarod on Thursday afternoon, March 11, 2021, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Last musher brings dogs over Alaska's Iditarod finish line

Mar. 18, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from right, joined by national security adviser Jake Sullivan, right, speaks while facing Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi, second from left, and China's State Councilor Wang Yi, left, at the opening session of US-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/Pool via AP)
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden

By Matthew Lee And Mark Thiessen Mar. 18, 2021 12:09 AM EDT

In-person attorney visits to resume in Alaska prison system

Mar. 17, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Corrections is allowing attorney-client visits to resume within its facilities after a yearlong suspension...

Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks to Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's foreign minister, and Nobuo Kishi, Japan's defense minister, both not pictured, during the two plus two security talks at Iikura guest house in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)
White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska

By Aamer Madhani Mar. 16, 2021 09:09 PM EDT