The ice extent in January was down 498,000 square miles compared to the 1981 to 2010 average. That means the Arctic is now missing an area of ice six times the size of Wales.

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The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

State senators reelected Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, to lead a mostly Democratic coalition in that half of the Capitol. The Vox Borealis choir performs the “Alaska Flag Song” to open the 34th Alaska ...

The Alaska Flag Song was performed in the Senate chamber by Josiphiah “JoJo” Aevion Mason and in the House by the Juneau vocal ensemble Vox Borealis. Members were sworn in four at a time by ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order seeking to rename the Gulf of Mexico and change the name of North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, back to Mount McKinley.

But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

Governor Mike Dunleavy has directed that both the U.S. and Alaska flags be flown at full staff at the state capitol and all state facilities to honor the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered all flags in the State of New York to be raised to full-staff for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. Flags are currently flying at half-staff ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Jan. 16 that flags at the Alaska State Capitol will be raised from half-staff at sunrise to "celebrate the Constitution and honor the inauguration of President Donald J.