The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it had detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating near Alaska on Tuesday, July 22, though it remained in international airspace. The Russian aircraft was operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), NORAD said, without specifying its type.

Alaska police say a brown bear attacked a woman as she hiked on a popular trail in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains.

Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights and thousands of passengers’ travel plans were disrupted over the weekend and well into Monday following a “significant IT outage” that resulted in the grounding of planes for about three hours.

The students will study at the University of Alaska Anchorage for two to four years, then go on to residency. The program increases physicians in rural areas.

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours.

Alaska Airlines has revealed that an "unexpected failure" of a critical piece of hardware caused an IT outage that led to its entire fleet being grounded.

Alaska Airlines' operations resumed late Sunday after it had asked for a ground stop for all the airline's mainline aircraft, according to the airline and the FAA.

Medicaid budget could shrink by up to 18% due to new work requirements and eligibility checks, the Department of Health said.

Alaska Airlines warned of more flight disruptions on Monday after an unexpected failure of a critical piece of hardware at its data centers late Sunday forced it to halt all flights for about three hours.

The state failed a test earlier this year that would allow it to use $80 million in federal money to offset its contribution to school districts. If successful, the state can continue using its typical funding structure for this fiscal year.

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