Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 15, 2026
State lawmakers reject Gov. Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general.
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Journalist walking across the globe for last decade takes to the sea in Southeast Alaska
National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now...
Alaska Senate passes resolution urging Trump administration waive visa fee for teachers
Alaska school districts have increasingly relied on international hiring to fill an ongoing...
Murkowski votes with Dems to end war — but she’s open to paying for it
Sen. Murkowski is frustrated the Trump administration keeps Congress in the dark about the Iran war. She calls the cost “eye-popping.”
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Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia’s Democratic-friendly congressional maps
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters, but the state Supreme Court...
Colorado’s Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
Gov. Jared Polis’ controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump...
Hantavirus countdown: U.S. cruise passengers settle in for 42 days of waiting
The hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has potentially exposed passengers to a deadly disease....
Shakira returns to official World Cup song duty, this time with Burna Boy
FIFA’s official 2026 World Cup song is “Dai Dai” from Shakira and Burna Boy....
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