Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Lawmakers respond to a proposal to open up more Alaska waters to offshore drilling.
Alaska News
LatestNew offshore drilling plan opens almost all federal water off Alaska
The draft plan calls for lease sales in Cook Inlet and the Arctic, as well as the Bering Sea and other regions important to the fishing industry.
Group working to separate Eagle River-Chugiak area from Anchorage gains ground
The Eaglexit movement gained momentum this week when it submitted a draft detachment petition to the state boundary commission. “This is definitely the furthest we’ve gotten,” says the group’s chair.
That figure you’ve heard on how much food Alaska imports? It’s not real.
The 95% number has been repeated so often, for so long, it’s become something like conventional wisdom. But experts aren’t convinced it should stay that way.
NPR
LatestAre there lessons for the U.S. in this European country’s struggle with measles?
In 2024, Romania, an upper middle income European country, had over 30,000 cases — putting it on the world’s top ten measles list. Its vaccination rate hovers around 60%. How did this happen?
CDC claims vaccines may cause autism. And, Trump and Mamdani to meet today
The CDC claims, without evidence, that vaccines may cause autism. And, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani heads to the White House, where he will meet the president for the first time.
This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the “Fall of Freedom” – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
Brain scientists are seeking weight-loss drugs without the nausea
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound often cause nausea and other side effects. Brain scientists are looking for ways to solve this problem.
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