This Day in Alaskan History-April 15th, 1929

With Help From Trump-GOP Law, At Least 88 Big US Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax Last Year

  The companies avoided more than $26.7 billion in income taxes last year, enough to give free school lunches to every child in America. Dozens of America’s most profitable corporations avoided paying any federal income taxes in 2025, according to an analysis out on Tuesday from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The 88 companies—which include Tesla, Southwest Airlines, [...]

‘Designed-to-Backfire’: Trump Slammed for Closure of Hormuz Strait as Iran Talks Falter

  “Blocking the Strait of Hormuz to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is peak Trump foreign policy,” said one observer. US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as Vice President JD Vance’s negotiating team failed to gain the trust of their Iranian counterparts, who have been burned by the United [...]

Fatal Alaska Crash: Lawsuit Alleges ‘Profit Over Safety’

  A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against airline Bering Air after a fatal 2025 crash in Alaska that killed all passengers on board.  Filed by law firm Wisner Baum LLP, the lawsuit alleges that the crash of Flight 445 was not simply the result of weather—but a preventable tragedy caused by critical safety failures [...]

Let the show begin! New planetarium at UAF ready to open

  The stars finally aligned to bring a planetarium to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Now it’s ready for the public. The Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium at the UA Museum of the North will open Saturday, April 25, International Astronomy Day. A grand opening day of free activities will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. [...]

Genetics Shines New Light on Cod Populations and Distributions in Alaska

  Researchers identify distinctive genetic stocks of Pacific cod in Alaska and use that information to build a cost-effective genetic tool to answer important ecological questions for the species. A team of researchers from NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and Alaska BioMap, Inc., recently published the most comprehensive population genetic assessment of [...]

This Day in Alaskan History-April 14th, 1950

Dems Urged to Force Vote to Impeach Increasingly Deranged Trump

  “He’s a clear and present danger to America and the world,” wrote one critic. “We’ve got to do whatever we legally can to remove him from office.” US President Donald Trump’s flurry of increasingly deranged late-night social media posts over the weekend—combined with his continued violent belligerence overseas—prompted fresh calls on Monday for congressional Democrats to [...]

Iran’s Top Diplomat Says Trump Team Sabotaged Talks With Deal ‘Inches Away’

  “Zero lessons earned,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Trump administration’s representatives derailed marathon talks in Pakistan’s capital with maximalist demands, just as the two sides were “inches away” from a preliminary agreement to end the six-week conflict. “In intensive talks at the highest level in 47 [...]

Sullivan, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Help Blind Americans Return to Work

  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the workforce. Specifically, the legislation reforms SSDI by replacing the current “earnings cliff,” where beneficiaries [...]