7.7 magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
Homes nearby were shaken but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
View ArticleUnflippinbelievable! Sarah Palin dropped by Fox News
The former vice presidential candidate and Tea Party favourite has been dropped by the US broadcaster.
View ArticleCheck out our 8 favourite pictures from 'The Last Great Race'
The sled dog race consists of a gruelling 1,000-mile trek through Alaska.
View ArticleIn pictures: 53-year-old musher becomes oldest ‘Last Great Race’ champ
“This is for all of the gentlemen of a certain age,” said Mike Seavey after his Iditarod victory.
View ArticleVIDEO: Irish fisherman saved from waters off Alaska
The US Coast Guard hoists a 35-year-old Cork man to safety after he fell into icy waters without a survival suit.
View ArticleSitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
View ArticleMeet the 200-year-old fish caught in the US
Henry Liebman was on holiday when he hooked the very, very old rockfish.
View ArticleAnglo, abortion and archaeology: The week in numbers
Plus – how many seconds does the new single from former Green Party TD Paul Gogarty last for?
View ArticleTen killed in Alaska plane crash
Before firefighters could get to the aircraft, it was engulfed in flames and none of the passengers survived.
View ArticleColumn: Is it time for the US to abandon the pipe dream of missile defence?
While protect itself with the threat of using nuclear weapons is far from ideal, it is infinitely preferable to the situation in which the US has now found itself: chasing its tail over costly and...
View ArticleHeroic cat mayor survives dog attack
Yes, there is an actual cat mayor in an Alaska town.
View ArticleBear told to get out of Alaskan pub, leaves without incident
If only all regulars were this well-behaved.
View ArticleScientists strapped a camera to a polar bear... now see the footage
The US Geological Survey is studying the bears’ behaviour.
View ArticleSwarm of earthquakes in Alaska leaves scientists puzzled
People there aren’t used to earthquakes, and the recent cluster have some residents worried.
View ArticleHave a spare €7 per month? Why not subscribe to Sarah Palin's new web TV...
Doesn’t sound like a great deal?.. Perhaps we should mention that it’s free to watch if you happen to be in the US military?
View ArticleDetails of the Palin family brawl have emerged and they're not pretty...
Bristol Palin is accused of repeatedly punching a man in the face.
View ArticleParents discover son isn’t dead when he answers door at girlfriend’s house
The couple were wrongly informed that their son had died in a car crash.
View ArticleWeed is now legal in another US state
Alaska joins Colorado and Washington State in the cannabis club.
View ArticleMeet Nellie Cashman – Irishwoman, philanthropist and prospector in Alaska's...
Nellie Cashman was an extraordinary woman from Cork who made her way to the US west coast in search of a lucky strike.
View ArticleAlaskan bear family to be killed because they love the big city too much
They just can’t stay away from those rubbish bins.
View ArticleHeading out tonight? Here are the chat up lines you should be using...
A study in the United States as looked at how 600 subjects responded to three different types of lines.
View ArticleWe're not taking the drinkable p**s: Barack Obama is doing a survival show...
It’s all in the name of climate change.
View ArticleHas Obama been drinking his own urine in a bid to highlight climate change?
The US President is taking part in Bear Grylls’ show in a bid to bring the issue to a wider audience.
View ArticleSarah Palin wants immigrants to the US to 'speak American'
The former US vice-presidential candidate said English is a “unifying aspect” of America.
View Article"Is there a doctor on board?" - Watch this woman give birth in a plane over...
Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen
View ArticleWATCH: Skier somehow survives terrifying 1,000 foot fall down a mountain
“I got really lucky.”
View ArticleSarah Palin’s husband in hospital after snowmobile accident
The former Alaska governor has cancelled a campaign stop for Donald Trump.
View ArticleCommercial pilot flies closer to erupting volcano to give passengers a better...
The Pavlof Volcano in Alaska spontaneously erupted without warning early this morning Irish time.
View ArticleOutdoor Studies professor mauled by bear during mountaineering class
He was with a group of 12 students at the time.
View ArticleWATCH: Police officer saves man trapped beneath burning SUV
The man’s arm was trapped beneath the passenger side of the vehicle.
View ArticleShooting of Alaska policeman gives detectives unexpected break on string of...
There had been fears a serial killer was roaming the Anchorage trails, picking off one or two people at a time.
View ArticleTwo-month-old girl among four dead in suspected murder-suicide in Alaska
The victims have been identified as Linda Hutton (54), Emily McDonald (22), McKay Hutton (22) and eight-week-old Teagan Hutton.
View ArticleShacks, bears and isolation - an Irishman's summer in a remote Alaskan town
McCarthy, population: 28.
View ArticleSomeone recreated Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement with 45lbs of cheese......
Some Brie-oncé and the rest of the day’s celeb dirt right here.
View ArticleTeenager who was killed by bear sent text to his family while being chased
“This young man didn’t do anything wrong. He was just in the wrong place.”
View ArticleScientists baffled by appearance of pink sea creatures off Alaska
The tropical, filter-feeding spineless creatures are usually found along the equator.
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