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Photo: Slam’s new look

PCL Construction employees install copper-color glass panels onto the front of the State Library, Archives, and Museums building on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Mayor Greg Fisk talks about his first week on the job during an interview on Friday.

A sit down with the new mayor

Greg Fisk officially assumed his position as Juneau’s new Mayor when he was sworn in Oct. 20. On Friday afternoon — with almost a week… Continue reading

Mayor Greg Fisk talks about his first week on the job during an interview on Friday.
Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, asks a question during a presentation by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation during a House Finance Committee meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Legislators: Is gasline corp ready?

Leaders of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation were the subjects of a legislative inquiry on Tuesday as lawmakers consider whether the AGDC is fit… Continue reading

Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, asks a question during a presentation by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation during a House Finance Committee meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday.
Sheryl Weinberg, a cancer survivor, is the executive director of the non-profit Southeast Regional Resource (SERRC).

Gynecologic cancer: “Be aware down there”

In the spring of 2013, Sheryl Weinberg ran into a friend at a grocery store in Juneau. While catching up, each woman spoke about how… Continue reading

Sheryl Weinberg, a cancer survivor, is the executive director of the non-profit Southeast Regional Resource (SERRC).

Around town for Wednesday, Oct. 28

Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing… Continue reading

BP reports 96 percent drop in 3Q profit

LONDON — Oil giant BP reported a 96-percent drop in third-quarter profit Tuesday and announced further efforts to curtail spending as it prepares for a… Continue reading

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Elderberry takes aboard navigation markers from Gastineau Channel on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, 2015. Each winter, the markers are removed from the channel to protect them from damage during ice and winter storms. The markers are reinstalled in the spring.

Photo: Elderberry removes buoy

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Elderberry takes aboard navigation markers from Gastineau Channel on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, 2015. Each winter, the markers are… Continue reading

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Elderberry takes aboard navigation markers from Gastineau Channel on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, 2015. Each winter, the markers are removed from the channel to protect them from damage during ice and winter storms. The markers are reinstalled in the spring.
In this photo taken Oct. 18, Ugandans drink a local brew known as "malwa" at the Charismatic Club in the Kitintale district of Kampala, Uganda.

Mega beer merger bets on the rise of African drinkers

LONDON — Charles Kwara and his friends sit around an earthenware pot, sipping a frothy gray drink through long straws as laughter fills the Charismatic… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 18, Ugandans drink a local brew known as "malwa" at the Charismatic Club in the Kitintale district of Kampala, Uganda.

‘Womenomics’ makes small chips in Japan’s glass ceiling

TOKYO — Two years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made women’s advancement a top policy priority, statistics suggest Japan’s male-dominated workplaces have evolved slightly, but… Continue reading

Carter: US is retooling fight against IS

WASHINGTON — Signaling a possible escalation of U.S. military action in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the United States is… Continue reading

Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.

China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2015
  • By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and ROBERT BURNS
  • Nation-World
Locator map of Subi Reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea.
A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.

American killed in Palestinian attack

JERUSALEM — An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel… Continue reading

A Palestinian use a handmade slingshot to hurl a stone during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank on Tuesday.

Authorities: Vegas cryotherapy spa had no license

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas spa where an employee was found frozen and dead inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments… Continue reading

GM recalling 1.4M cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued its third recall in seven years for cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging… Continue reading

Walgreens buying Rite Aid, creating drugstore giant

NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens is buying buy rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores… Continue reading

Nunchucks make comeback for Calif. cops

SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Arrest of teen who texted in class prompts civil rights case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A girl who refused to surrender her phone after texting in math class was flipped backward and tossed across the classroom floor… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Appeals filed in water reservation case

JUNEAU — Business and industry groups have appealed a state agency decision to grant a water reservation to conservationists who want to protect fish from… Continue reading

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Congress, Obama avert gov’t shutdown

WASHINGTON — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed… Continue reading

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Carson not backing off Nazi, slavery examples

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — On the eve of the his party’s third debate, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson promised not to curb his penchant for… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)