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A 1-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq was bitten by a seal or polar bear before eventually making it home.
A young, hungry moose entered a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska — and began munching on plants in the lobby.
Although wildlife sightings are a normal occurrence on the Anchorage hospital campus, there is no code for when a moose enters a building.
The Biden administration has approved the controversial Willow oil project to allow drilling in a nearly untouched part of Alaska. It is a reversal from candidate Biden's stance back in 2020 when he said "no more drilling on federal lands, period." The approval of the project has angered environmentalists and progressives in his own party who say it flouts the Democratic president's pledges. Ed O'Keefe reports from Los Angeles.
The suspect is in custody on a second-degree murder charge and awaiting extradition from Alaska, authorities announced this week.
The decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska's Willow project, in a federal oil reserve roughly the size of Indiana, was revealed Monday.
The Biden administration is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope.
The administration is expected to unveil the new restrictions amid controversy over a proposed drilling project in Alaska.
Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory started seeing multiple earthquakes per minute below the summit of the state's Tanaga Volcano.
The project has bipartisan support but has been criticized by locals and environmental groups.
An influx of the synthetic opioid in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health systems and affected struggling Native communities.
State Rep. David Eastman said it's been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a "cost savings" because the child won't need related government services.
A woman is recovering after she was kicked in the head by a moose while walking her dog in Anchorage, Alaska. The woman who recorded the video said she ran out of the truck to assist the victim.
No debris from either object was found, officials said.
President Biden delivered remarks Thursday about the Chinese spy balloon and three other aerial objects recently shot down by the U.S. military. He said the latest objects were likely tied to private companies, recreation or research. Watch his full remarks in this CBS News Special Report anchored by chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.
This was the second intercept — when an aircraft makes visual or electronic contact with another plane — in two days.
U.S. warplanes stationed in North America have seen rare offensive action this month.
The U.S. military shot down mysterious objects three days in a row over Alaska, Canada's Yukon Territory and Lake Huron. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding, former director of strategy for the National Security Council, joined CBS News to discuss the potential threats to U.S. airspace.
The U.S. military on Sunday shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron, officials said. Rep. Elissa Slotkin said the "object has been downed by pilots from the U.S. Air Force and National Guard." Skyler Henry reports.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," just one day after U.S. fighter jets shot down a high-altitude object over Alaska, an unidentified item was taken down over the Yukon territory of Canada. We'll talk with two key lawmakers as frustration is mounting on Capitol Hill about what's going on here — and what more we can do to head off these intrusions.
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the latest on the two unidentified objects that were shot down over Alaska and Canada on Friday and Saturday.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," just one day after U.S. fighter jets shot down a high-altitude object over Alaska, an unidentified item was taken down over the Yukon territory of Canada. We'll talk with two key lawmakers as frustration is mounting on Capitol Hill about what's going on here — and what more we can do to head off these intrusions.
The six Chinese entities are said by the U.S. to be linked to Beijing's aerospace programs.
The Pentagon is working to recover debris from a flying object that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet off the northern coast of Alaska on Friday. The White House said the car-sized object posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flights. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports the latest developments.
The White House said a military fighter jet shot down an object over Alaskan airspace Friday, this after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina last weekend. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest from Washington. Then, Mark Esper, former U.S. secretary of defense, spoke with CBS News about what we know so far.