Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 16, 2026
State lawmakers consider a bill that calls for more transparency in the latest version of the...
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Iditarod mushes onto sea ice and final stretches with defending champ Holmes still in front
Only a handful of mushers have won the 1,000-mile race consecutively, and it’s been a decade since a repeat championship.
Palmer Food Bank’s new building offers more space and services
The Palmer Food Bank hands out groceries four days a week and never turns away clients, officials said.
Anchorage parents make last-ditch effort to stop Campbell STEM’s sudden closure
The Anchorage School District told Campbell STEM Elementary parents that officials recommended the school be closed to help balance the district’s budget. The school board voted to close the school 11 days later.
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LatestTennessee teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material
The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI’s image generation tools.
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month. Pakistan has dismissed the...
Federal judge halts RFK Jr.’s changes to children’s vaccine policies
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration’s reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.
Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants
The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.
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