Alaska discovery reveals 12,000-year bond between humans and dogs
Researchers have discovered evidence that humans and dogs have been companions for thousands of years, with new findings from Alaska showing early people shared their food with canine partners about 12,000 years ago.
Anthropologists discovered remains of early doglike mammals during research digs in Alaska. The animals showed evidence of eating large amounts of salmon, according to François Lanoë, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona, whose team made the discovery.
The finding was unusual because the dogs weren’t found in areas where salmon is naturally available.
“Which in that part of Alaska suggests that people fed that salmon to the animals,” Lanoë said. “These animals were eating salmon for a big part of the year, probably relying on stored salmon, salmon that people caught in the summer and dried for use during the winter.”
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Memphis colder than Anchorage, Alaska, Monday as winter weather persists
It was colder in Memphis than in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday morning, Jan. 26, as the Mid-South city continues to feel the effects of a winter storm system.
Anchorage was a balmy 20 degrees Monday morning with a daytime high of 26, according to the National Weather Service, while Memphis recorded a frigid 14 degrees and had a daytime high of 18 degrees.
Temperatures could drop to zero Monday evening in the Mid-South, while Anchorage will remain at a nearly tropical 17 degrees throughout the night.
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Why Summer 2026 Will Be the Best Time Ever to Cruise Alaska
Alaska has long been a popular destination for cruising, and each passing summer season typically brings new cruise lines, itineraries, and ships to the state. But the summer of 2026 is shaping up to be one of the best ever, with three companies going to the state for the first time and others returning after yearslong absences.
The growing number of choices means consumers now have an even wider array of options to suit their tastes.
Whether you’re interested in a crowd-pleasing big ship bursting with amenities, a small ship that can navigate less-traveled waterways, an adults-only ship with sophisticated onboard entertainment, or a luxurious yacht that promises highly personalized service, cruise lines are promising the best summer yet in Alaska.
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Alaska Airlines dissatisfied with Amazon cargo contract, executive says
Alaska Airlines wants to renegotiate the cargo flying contract with Amazon it inherited after acquiring Hawaiian Airlines 16 months ago because the venture isn’t very economical, a top executive strongly suggested last month.
Industry experts familiar with both companies say Alaska Airlines’ dissatisfaction with the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) business likely stems from difficulties aligning passenger and cargo pilot schedules for better efficiency, and contract terms with razor-thin profit margins.
Hawaiian Airlines began supporting Amazon’s air logistics network in October 2023 and currently operates 10 Airbus A330-300 converted freighter aircraft on behalf of the retail giant. Under the contract, Amazon supplies the leased widebody aircraft and Hawaiian provides crews and maintenance. Alaska Air Group acquired Hawaiian in September 2024.
“We’re excited about the cargo side of the business, but there is optimization that has to happen. [The dedicated charter arrangement] with Amazon is a tough business. It’s only 10 aircraft. It’s a whole different operation than the passenger side of the business. And we’ve got to make that work long-term,” Alaska Air Group’s Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett said during a session at the Goldman Sachs Industrial and Materials Conference on Dec. 4.
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Duke suing its own quarterback in hope of keeping him in a Blue Devils uniform
Duke University sued its star quarterback, Darian Mensah, on Tuesday, alleging that he had agreed to stay in Durham before he made a last-minute announcement that he would explore transfer opportunities.
Mensah, the second-team all-ACC signal caller who led Duke to its first outright conference football title since 1962, stunned the school last week when he announced he'd be transferring. Enrolling and playing for another school would allow him to license his name, image and likeness to that school in an agreement that could mean more money for Mensah than what he is getting with the Blue Devils.
The school had announced Dec. 20 that Mensah was staying for at least another football season.
On Tuesday, he was still listed on the school's 2026 football roster as a redshirt junior, meaning he'd have two more seasons of college eligibility.
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In Alaska’s biggest city, a massive animal is rampaging through shopping centres. Here’s what’s going on
The moose is a charismatic animal that inhabits the circumpolar boreal, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the northern hemisphere. It is to be found contiguously from Alaska and Canada to Fennoscandia, the Baltic states and east into Russia.
My first sighting of a moose – the largest, tallest and heaviest of the world’s deer – was only a couple of years ago in Estonia. It is referred to as an elk in Europe, but I realised that moose and elk were indeed one and the same species.
Interestingly, there is also another ‘elk’ in North America, but it is the alternative name for the wapiti, a completely different deer species. The moose is the classic large animal of densely forested remote areas, with the largest population densities in Canada and Alaska.
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Democrats in Congress seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after a deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to States Newsroom’s request for comment.
The three articles of impeachment were introduced by Illinois Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly. Nearly 70 Democrats have co-signed, but as the minority party in both chambers, any support or movement for the articles will likely only occur if Democrats win the midterm elections and flip the House.
“She needs to be held accountable for her actions,” Kelly said. “Renee Nicole Good is dead because Secretary Noem allowed her DHS agents to run amok.”
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Air Force identifies last of the service members killed in 1952 Alaska plane crash
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The last of the 52 service members killed in a 1952 transport plane crash in Alaska have been identified, closing a project begun 13 years ago when glacier movement first revealed remains of the missing.
“Reaching this point — identifying all 52 of our fallen service members — represents the highest fulfillment of our sacred duty to bring our fallen home,” said Air Force Col. Martha Sasnett, the commander of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations.
The four-propeller C-124 Globemaster II was on a flight from McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Wash., to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage on Nov. 22, 1952, when it went down on Mount Gannett.
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ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the mayor described as reckless and unnecessary.
The 37-year-old woman was shot in the head in front of a family member in a snowy residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, just a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets and about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
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Alaska Airlines orders more than 100 Boeing planes
Alaska Airlines placed an order for more than 100 Boeing planes Wednesday, the largest order in the airline’s history.
The order includes 105 narrowbody 737 MAX 10s and five widebody 787-10s. It also includes the option for an additional 35 737s down the line.
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