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Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.

China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2015
  • By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and ROBERT BURNS
  • Nation-World
Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.
A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.

American killed in Palestinian attack

JERUSALEM — An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel… Continue reading

A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.

Authorities: Vegas cryotherapy spa had no license

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas spa where an employee was found frozen and dead inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments… Continue reading

GM recalling 1.4M cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued its third recall in seven years for cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging… Continue reading

Alpha XR buying Rite Aid, creating drugstore giant

NEW YORK (AP) — Alpha XR is buying buy rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores… Continue reading

Nunchucks make comeback for Calif. cops

SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Arrest of teen who texted in class prompts civil rights case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A girl who refused to surrender her phone after texting in math class was flipped backward and tossed across the classroom floor… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Appeals filed in water reservation case

JUNEAU — Business and industry groups have appealed a state agency decision to grant a water reservation to conservationists who want to protect fish from… Continue reading

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Congress, Obama avert gov’t shutdown

WASHINGTON — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed… Continue reading

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Carson not backing off Nazi, slavery examples

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — On the eve of the his party’s third debate, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson promised not to curb his penchant for… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Air Force picks Northrop Grumman to build next big bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force said Tuesday it chose Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of the B-2 stealth bomber, to build its next-generation bomber, a… Continue reading

Woman struck, killed by van in downtown Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — A woman died Tuesday morning when was struck by a van on a busy downtown Anchorage street.Witnesses tell police the van was traveling… Continue reading

Delta leaves airline lobbying group; was split on issues

NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines is leaving the main trade and lobbying group for U.S. carriers.The CEO of Airlines for America, Nicholas Calio, said… Continue reading

Scott Willis, Vice President and Generation Engineer for AEL&P, right, discusses the rebuilding process of transmission lines destroyed in an avalance with Tim McLeod, president of AEL&P, at the Snettisham hydroelectric project in April 2008.

AEL&P’s avalanche man dies at age 61

The public face of Alaska Electric Light and Power during the Snettisham avalanche crisis has died.Kenneth Scott Willis, 61, succumbed to cancer on Thursday in… Continue reading

Scott Willis, Vice President and Generation Engineer for AEL&P, right, discusses the rebuilding process of transmission lines destroyed in an avalance with Tim McLeod, president of AEL&P, at the Snettisham hydroelectric project in April 2008.

Vandals hit old Sitka cemetery 3rd time in recent weeks

ANCHORAGE — Vandals have struck a 200-year-old Russian Orthodox and Alaska Native cemetery in Sitka for the third time in recent weeks, toppling marble headstones… Continue reading

WSU regents to vote on tobacco-free campus

SPOKANE, Wash. — Tobacco and nicotine products may be banned from the sprawling Washington State University campus in Pullman.The Board of Regents will vote Friday… Continue reading

Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, left, Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, center, and Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, listen to Deepa Poduval, principal consultant at Black and Beatch, and Marty Rutherford, deputy commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, give a presentation on Gov. Bill Walker's proposed buy-out of TransCanada in a gasline project at the Capitol on Monday.

In Alaska Legislature, questions about legality of TransCanada buyout

On the third day of the Alaska Legislature’s gas pipeline special session, there was a shift in the questions asked by lawmakers.In hearings held by… Continue reading

Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, left, Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, center, and Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, listen to Deepa Poduval, principal consultant at Black and Beatch, and Marty Rutherford, deputy commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, give a presentation on Gov. Bill Walker's proposed buy-out of TransCanada in a gasline project at the Capitol on Monday.

Research on Ice Age burials offers new insight

FAIRBANKS — Genetic research into the ancient remains of two infants found near the Tanana River may have revealed how the Americas were populated.The infants,… Continue reading

Around town for Tuesday, Oct. 27

Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing… Continue reading

Safeway employees Heather Abrams and Aileen Sanchez, right, embrace during a memorial Monday for former employee Brandon Cook, 30, who was murdered last week. Police have charge Christopher Strawn with the crime and he is being held on $1 million bail.

At Safeway, co-workers and friends remember Brandon Cook

Gathered on the sidewalk outside Safeway, friends and co-workers remembered Brandon C. Cook as someone with a big smile and an even bigger heart, known… Continue reading

Safeway employees Heather Abrams and Aileen Sanchez, right, embrace during a memorial Monday for former employee Brandon Cook, 30, who was murdered last week. Police have charge Christopher Strawn with the crime and he is being held on $1 million bail.