Category: News

Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men,’ dies at 86

by NPR News | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, NPR | 0

Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders...

What killed 500-plus penguins? How scientists solved the mystery

by NPR News | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, NPR | 0

The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica. The prime suspect was avian...

Lost your spark? The “silent sister” of depression, and a quiz to spot her

by NPR News | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, NPR | 0

Always busy, but rarely joyful? Allison Aubrey and Juana Summers discuss a tool to spot...

The Anchorage Weekender: Trick-or-treating, a crafting coven and 9 more local events

by APRN News | Oct 29, 2026 | Alaska News, Feeds | 0

Looking for Halloween fun or something a little less spooky?

Special election would ask Sitkans to consider sales tax increase

by APRN News | Oct 29, 2026 | Alaska News, Feeds | 0

If approved by voters, Sitka’s summer sales tax rate — that’s from April through September — would...

Listen: Sitka Chamber hosts Ballot Prop 2 forum

by KCAW Sitka | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, Southeast News | 0

From left: Phil Izon (lon screen), Chad Goeden, and moderator Robert Woolsey (KCAW/Rose) Next week, for the third time in six years, Alaskans will once again weigh in on ranked choice voting. Ballot Measure 2 on the November 3...

Even birds get jet lagged, study shows

by NPR News | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, NPR | 0

A species of seabirds appears to become disoriented on flights back to its nest due to shifting...

Fishing is a key issue in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race

by NPR News | Oct 29, 2026 | Feeds, NPR | 0

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is embroiled in an emotional fight over fish. Many in the state rely upon salmon to feed their families but those fish and others are increasingly hard to find.