A government agency goes after enemies of the president's policies. Covert operations kill civilians abroad. Phone records are seized and reporters' privacy at home and at work is invaded.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim - she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.

JUNEAU - Fighting "federal overreach" was one of the early themes of this year's legislative session, with lawmakers passing a handful of measures aimed at addressing conflicts between the state and federal governments.

ANCHORAGE - ConocoPhillips Alaska announced Wednesday it will not drill in Arctic waters off Alaska's northwest shore in 2014.

ANCHORAGE - A young miniature horse in sneakers is helping a 4-year-old special needs child at an Anchorage public elementary school. Zoe, a black mare, is a service animal for preschooler Zaiden Beattie at Russian Jack Elementary School.

This editorial first appeared in the Anchorage Daily News: One. That's the number of cases of voter fraud in Alaska that elections director Gail Fenumiai could recall. Eighty-six.

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong may be considering a change in course, dropping his years of denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs - though whether such a move would help him is uncertain.

A federal prosecutor in Juneau has won an award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Attorney General. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska announced Thursday that Jack S.

A divided Alaska Supreme Court has reversed course and approved the Alaska Redistricting Board's attempt to create an election district in Southeast that with have a strong Native presence.

...Board on Friday submitted the redistricting plan it adopted with the Alaska Supreme Court's approval to the U.S. Department of Justice.The board is seeking required federal approval, known as "pre-clearance," that the plan does not diminish...