Supplemental budget bill stalls as Alaska House mulls war-fueled oil price forecast
The fate of a bill that would provide millions for disaster relief, firefighting and construction projects is back up in the air.
Alaska News
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Uncertainty over oil prices delays budget decisions in the Alaska House.
Denali Highway neighbors battle for Iditarod lead at the Yukon River
For the second year in a row, Jessie Holmes and Paige Drobny are jockeying for the top spot.
After contentious debate, Legislature again extends Halong disaster declaration
The extension allows state agencies to continue responding to ongoing needs associated with the storm. House Republicans said the administration’s approach could be legally vulnerable.
NPR
LatestSnow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes
A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
How the U.S. is using AI in the war in Iran
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lauren Kahn of Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology about the role of artificial intelligence in war.
Texas’s state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home
Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas’ state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.
Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said.
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