In America, states now celebrate not just flowers but their own desserts, minerals, neckwear—even firearms. Is there any ...

Alaska has a governor who habitually makes appointments to governing boards of individuals who have what should be ...

NASA’s Opportunity rover delivered the highest resolution images of Victoria Crater, pushing the boundaries of what we know about the Red Planet. Designed for just 90 Martian days, Opportunity defied ...

U.S. and Japanese forces fought over the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Relics of this conflict can still be found on ...

On the second floor of the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, children sang the Alaska Flag songs, Junior ROTC students marched ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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 ...

A sun on the horizon, also featured on our current state flag, represents renewal,” said Clanin and Hayes. The colors included were blue to symbolize unity, green for agriculture, and yellow for a ...

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades o ...

AMCHITKA ISLAND, Alaska -- A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists call a “swarm," but the ...

The green-white-black-red opposition flags were seen across Syria. Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended ...

The history of Armed Forces Flag Day dates back to 1949 when a committee was set up under the Ministry of Defence. This committee was tasked with the responsibility of organizing an annual event ...

Rupakheti is quick to point out that even Nepali history scholars aren’t completely sure about the full backstory of the national flag. One of the earliest depictions of the flag comes from ...