While 47 snow crab boats are registered, only 20 were fishing with the rest standing down because of what looks like the worst season for Bering Sea ice in 30 years.
The reviews are pouring in for "Big Miracle," the Alaska-filmed movie starring John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore, with most critics concurring that it's a pretty good, if heavy-handed, feel-good flick.
The Air Force is realigning around the U.S., and Alaska will be affected. Four C-130s based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will retire, and a squadron of F-16s at Eielson Air Force Base will move to Elmendorf.
It wouldn't be the first time that a pilot has made a landing without a propeller, but a pilot in Mexico might be the first one to land a single-engine Cessna on video after the propeller detached from the aircraft.
Canada's two-year term as chair of the eight-nation Arctic Council begins in 2013, and China's ambassador to Canada on Wednesday said his country should have a seat at the table.
A growing chorus believes members of Congress should be banned from trading individual stocks, since they have access to so much regulatory information.
