The North Norway Plan went into operation in March 1952, signalized by a lavish and successful national trade fair held in Tromsø during July of that year. It was attended by the King and members of ...

The Arctic Circle passes through Norway’s islet of Vikingen and is symbolized by a globe monument. (Photo by Norma Meyer) Several ports later, we hit Longyearbyen, the closest settlement to the ...

North Dakota has advantages as a laboratory for correctional reforms. Like Norway, it is sparsely populated and relatively homogeneous—race-based prison gangs hold little sway here.

Yet neither Alaska nor the U.S. as a whole has a monopoly on Norway-esque destinations. America's neighbor to the north also has an impressive collection of stunning coastal fjords that would fit ...

In 1941, the Norwegian boat Arnefjord made a perilous 200-mile North Sea crossing, transporting refugees. 83 years later, it ...

Only 2.5% of Norway’s 125,000 square miles are cultivated for food crops. Before the war the thrifty Norwegian Government laid in food reserves sufficient for a year’s consumption.

This year, Pentecost Sunday falls on June 8. On Pentecost Sunday 1822, the historic Grue Church in Norway caught fire, killing at least 113. The influences of the church reach into North Dakota.

Week 25 of 2025 saw more strong fishing effort from Norwegian vessels on their herring grounds, with catches now at 46% of ...

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway plans to raise its defence spending to 3.5% of the country's GDP, and also aims to use an additional 1 ...

Last week, far north in the Arctic, where Norway borders on Finland, the Russians pounded over the line in pursuit of the Germans, then took over the iron-ore port of Kirkenes, used by the Germans ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — At least one person was killed and four people injured when a train running along Norway’s northern coast derailed Thursday with 55 people on board, police said.