The village of Shishmaref, in Northern Alaska, may have to be relocated due to rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and rapid coastal erosion. Denis, who has lived here for 20 years ...

The island became US territory in 1867, following the Alaska Purchase. But links to Russia remain. Many residents still have Russian surnames, and the church remains a big part of the local community.

What three things would you take with you to a deserted island? Food? A knife? A good book? This is the age-old question of ...

The village of Shishmaref, in Northern Alaska, may have to be relocated due to rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and rapid coastal erosion. Denis, who has lived here for 20 years ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Helena Pagano’s great-grandfather was the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea, closer to Russia than North America. He died starving as a prisoner of ...