Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

Alaska Child and Family will host its annual Alaska Flag Day celebration on July 9 to honor Benny Benson, the 13-year-old who ...

Beijing is conducting research projects in the Arctic, and is investing in international natural gas production facilities ...

The cocktails have names only Canadians understand, like “TVO Kids” and “Hadfield.” Everywhere, there is knowing Canadian kitsch: Canadian-side Niagara Falls projected onto a wall; a Wall of Heroes ...

An Independence Day vacation to the San Francisco Bay area proved that our rabble-rousing president and his right-wing have ...

The Dalai Lama celebrated his birthday on Sunday, capping a week of festivities during which he spoke about his hope to live ...

As a travel writer with two decades of exploring the nooks and crannies of the United States, I’ve seen firsthand ...

It was on July 9, 1927, almost a hundred years ago, that Benny Benson ran the very first Alaska flag up a flagpole. He was ...

A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

Mystery flag #2 Thanks to the state bird featured on this flag (a pelican), the residents of this state can fly their flags in more ways than one.

To call a heat advisories in Alaska, temperatures must be forecast to reach maximums of at least 75 to 85 degrees depending on location.

When we think about the visuals that represent America, we might picture the Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagles, the Great Seal ...