Extreme cold postpones Fairbanks’ popular fireworks show
The National Weather Service says temperatures could plunge to nearly 50 below Wednesday night and stay dangerously cold through the weekend.
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Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore.
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
Read MoreWhat Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances...
Read MorePhotos: The world welcomes the new year
As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026.
Read MoreOur top 10 stories of 2025
2025 was full of big stories — from the threat of Mount Spurr erupting to Presidents Trump and Putin meeting in Anchorage to the devastating Western Alaska storm that displaced hundreds.
Read MoreMeet five new species discovered in 2025
A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
Read MoreWhat to know about Nick Shirley, the YouTuber alleging daycare fraud in Minnesota
Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described “independent YouTube journalist” who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.
Read MoreGreetings from Vienna, where an imperial palace hosts a holiday market for all
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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