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The bills, from Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, would push cruise lines to use cleaner fuel.

He spoke of a limited role for the U.S. in regime change: "It's something that we can shape, but that's going to be ultimately up to the Iranian people.”

The bill would ban AI-generated child sexual abuse material and, for adults, AI deepfakes and revenge porn. It also includes sharp limits on minors' use of social media.

The Mat-Su Sentinel's Amy Bushatz says, similar to other districts, Mat-Su schools have suffered from stagnant state funding and declining enrollment, but unlike other parts of the state, the Mat-Su Borough's population isn't shrinking.

The recommendations are not binding but offer the legislature a guide to what laws Alaska would need to offer care if medicines become legal federally.

Crews are clearing the massive Doyon 26 drilling rig from the North Slope. Concern remains for the spilled diesel and hydraulic fluid. The rig toppled last month.

Data shows there’s one major thing that predicts whether a pedestrian will actually die when they’re hit: the speed of the vehicle.

Even the heartiest of Fairbanks sourdoughs are struggling to remember a winter as cold and snowy.

The nearly $90 billion Permanent Fund is outperforming similar large funds on a risk-adjusted basis, investment consultants with the firm Callan told lawmakers this week.

Wellness influencer Casey Means told senators she's not anti-vaccine. Sen. Murkowski confronted her with past statements casting doubt on their use.