WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Air Force F-35As Deliver Deterrence at Altitude * The runway trembles as Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs surge forward, heat waves dancing behind their engines. The low growl builds to a thunder, echoing across the skies of the Pacific Ocean. At the heart of that power is the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of the Air Force's  more

SEATTLE, Jan. 8 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Alaska Airlines announces largest fleet order in airline's history Summary * Alaska orders 105 737-10 aircraft and 5 787 widebody aircraft - extending the delivery stream through 2035. * The order includes an option for 35 additional 737-10 aircraft within the same timeframe. * The airline will also welcome its first 787 widebody aircraft in the new Alaska global l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Introduce Bycatch Reduction & Research Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), have introduced the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act. The legislation would improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska; prioritize technology that supports researc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Introduce Bycatch Reduction & Research Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jan. 7, 2026 - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), have introduced the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act (link is external). The legislation, which builds on Sen. Sulivan's landmark Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act (link is external), would improve ma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Chairs of Arctic Caucus Comment on Trump Administration's Greenland Posturing * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, released the following statements following members of the Trump Administration's recent comments on Greenland. "I continue to hope the administration's rhetoric on Greenland is nothing more than post  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 8 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Leads 23-State Coalition in Support of FCC's Proposal to Combat Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons and Jails Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin are leading a 23-state coalition in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of a proposal that would allow States to use jamming technology to combat contraband cell   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Murkowski, Begich Introduce Bycatch Reduction & Research Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), have introduced the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act. The legislation, which builds on Sen. Sulivan's landmark Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act, would improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Berin  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 8 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * CLIMBS researchers go global in finding hazard solutions through NSF's CLaSH initiative By Kevin Puckett, Center for Applied Energy Research Geologic hazards are complex, connected and continuous. Extreme precipitation can unleash catastrophic floods and trigger landslides that reshape landscapes and threaten communities. Landslide debris can block streams or surge into rivers, intensifying floods and   more