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Explained | How a man imprisoned in New York could sway a key house race in Alaska

The Democratic incumbent, Mary Peltola, is an Alaska Native who grew up in a fishing family. Her Republican challenger, Nick Begich III, hails from an Anchorage political dynasty. John Wayne Howe, a third-party candidate, has mined for gold and battled a bear.

16 October 2024, 10:44 IST

Explained | How a man imprisoned in New York could sway a key house race in Alaska

Explained | How a man imprisoned in New York could sway a key house race in Alaska

Explained | How a man imprisoned in New York could sway a key house race in Alaska

16 October 2024, 10:44 IST

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan

Photos from the aftermath of the slide showed a wide tract of a steep, thickly wooded hillside stripped of vegetation, and a tangle of twisted, broken pine trees and other debris that lay heaped against several buildings at the bottom of the slope.

27 August 2024, 08:23 IST

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan

27 August 2024, 08:23 IST

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Our research suggests that rapid atmospheric warming above ground can cause peat soils to suddenly heat up to smouldering temperatures underground, all without any spark or other ignition. These zombie fires may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion.

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Boeing shares on longest losing streak since 2018

The recent troubles started early this year after a panel covering an unused door blew out mid-air during an Alaska Airlines flight. The near-calamity has led to regulatory probes, a sweeping management overhaul and a wider lack of confidence in the company’s safety controls.

13 April 2024, 06:53 IST

Boeing shares on longest losing streak since 2018

Boeing shares on longest losing streak since 2018

Boeing shares on longest losing streak since 2018

13 April 2024, 06:53 IST

Explained | How Boeing's latest crisis could imperil its 2021 DOJ crash agreement

Victims' representatives meeting on Tuesday and later this month with US Justice Department officials are expected to say that Boeing violated a 2021 deal with prosecutors to overhaul its compliance program following crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

09 April 2024, 05:38 IST

Explained | How Boeing's latest crisis could imperil its 2021 DOJ crash agreement

Explained | How Boeing's latest crisis could imperil its 2021 DOJ crash agreement

Explained | How Boeing's latest crisis could imperil its 2021 DOJ crash agreement

09 April 2024, 05:38 IST

FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found dozens of issues

The FAA also conducted 13 product audits for the part of the inquiry that focused on Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the fuselage, or body, of the 737 Max. Six of those audits resulted in passing grades, and seven resulted in failing ones, the presentation said.

12 March 2024, 04:08 IST

FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found dozens of issues

FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found dozens of issues

FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found dozens of issues

12 March 2024, 04:08 IST

US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.

07 February 2024, 04:20 IST

US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

07 February 2024, 04:20 IST

Explained | Why did Alaska Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place?

The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on January 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage.

19 January 2024, 05:04 IST

Explained | Why did Alaska Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place?

Explained | Why did Alaska Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place?

Explained | Why did Alaska Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place?

19 January 2024, 05:04 IST

Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight cancellations through Tuesday

Alaska has been cancelling about 20 per cent of daily flights since Saturday after the grounding of its 65 MAX 9 planes.

13 January 2024, 03:30 IST

Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight cancellations through Tuesday

Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight cancellations through Tuesday

Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight cancellations through Tuesday

13 January 2024, 03:30 IST

Fliers check plane model when booking trips after Boeing's midair blowout

An Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing jet had to make an emergency landing and grounded more than 170 planes.

11 January 2024, 17:10 IST

Fliers check plane model when booking trips after Boeing's midair blowout

Fliers check plane model when booking trips after Boeing's midair blowout

Fliers check plane model when booking trips after Boeing's midair blowout

11 January 2024, 17:10 IST