Anchorage Daily News

The Anchorage Daily News is a daily publication owned by the Binkley Group, located in Anchorage, Alaska. This newspaper was acquired by Alaska Dispatch on July 20, 2014, and was initially known as Alaska Dispatch News until November 18, 2017, when it came under the ownership of the Binkley Group. With a daily circulation of approximately 57,622 copies and around 71,223 on Sundays, it stands as the most widely circulated newspaper in Alaska. The newspaper’s main office is in Anchorage, and it also has additional bureaus in Wasilla, Fairbanks, Juneau, Bethel, and Washington, D.C.

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60,000 people are set to prematurely lose federal housing assistance

1 day ago | adn.com | Anumita Kaur

Nearly 60,000 people in the United States will lose their federal housing assistance years before they anticipated, placing them at imminent risk of eviction and potential homelessness. A sweeping effort launched in 2021 allocated $5 billion to rapidly house the most vulnerable people at the height of the coronavirus pandemic: those living on the streets, facing domestic violence or experiencing human trafficking.
Trump arrives in Middle East for meetings marked by potential private business conflicts

1 day ago | adn.com | Cleve R. Wootson Jr. |Susannah George |Emily Davies |Todd Frankel

President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday in a region where his family business has grown significantly in recent months, presenting his administration with more potential conflicts of interest than ever. The president’s sons, who head the Trump Organization, have spent the past few weeks crisscrossing the Middle East, laying the groundwork for deals that will benefit the company and, in some instances, Trump himself.
The Rewind: Service baseball stays undefeated, UAA sprinter breaks records at GNAC championships and Anchorage Wolverines fall in 2nd-round playoff series

2 days ago | adn.com | Josh Reed

Welcome to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska’s world of sports. This past week featured several notable individual and team performances across the Alaska sports landscape at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. The high school seasons for baseball, softball and soccer saw some top contenders stay unbeaten while yet another fell from their ranks.
49 white South Africans arrive in the U.S. as refugees, a status Trump suspended for other groups

2 days ago | adn.com | Matthew Lee |Rebecca Santana |Mogomotsi Magome

DULLES, Virginia — The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a small group of white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country’s government strongly denies.
Trump repeatedly bypasses Netanyahu, stoking dismay among Israelis

2 days ago | adn.com | Gerry Shih

JERUSALEM - During his first major overseas trip this week, President Donald Trump is set to visit three countries in the Middle East - Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - without stopping in Jerusalem. It’s not the first time he has bypassed Israel - or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Zelenskyy hopes for ceasefire with Russia and challenges Putin to meet him in Turkey ‘personally’

3 days ago | adn.com | Samya Kullab |Dasha Litvinova

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday challenged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him personally in Turkey on Thursday, the latest move in a weekend-long exchange of proposals from both sides on the next steps in the U.S.-led peace effort.
Anchorage Wolverines fall to Wisconsin in hard-fought Game 5 of Midwest Division finals

3 days ago | adn.com | Josh Reed

The Anchorage Wolverines won’t be advancing to the next round of the NAHL playoffs following a 2-1 loss to the Wisconsin Windigo in Game 5 of the Midwest Division championship series Saturday night at Sullivan Arena. Their hopes of making it back to the Robertson Cup finals for the first time since their inaugural season in 2021-22 were dashed after they tried to come back after falling into an early 2-0 hole in the first period.
Opinion: Elon Musk’s most alarming power grab

3 days ago | adn.com | Ross Andersen

When Elon Musk’s engineers bundled a batch of prototype satellites into a rocket’s nose cone six years ago, there were fewer than 2,000 functional satellites in Earth’s orbit. Many more would soon be on the way: All through the pandemic, and the years that followed, Musk’s company, SpaceX, kept launching them. More than 7,000 of his satellites now surround Earth like a cloud of gnats.
US-China tariff talks to continue as Trump touts ‘great progress made’

3 days ago | adn.com | Paul Wiseman |Didi Tang |Jamey Keaten

GENEVA — President Donald Trump said “great progress” was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs menacing the global economy, and even suggested a “total reset” was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland. No major breakthrough was announced in discussions that lasted over 10 hours between U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and a delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
Anchorage Wolverines top Wisconsin to even Midwest Division Finals at 2-2

4 days ago | adn.com | Josh Reed

After going 1-2 on the road to open the second round of the NAHL playoffs in the Midwest Division Finals best-of-five series, the Anchorage Wolverines entered Friday night’s game at Sullivan Arena in survival mode, going up against the top-seeded Wisconsin Windigo. “We knew the uphill challenge we had but we also knew we were coming home and now they have to play on the road,” Wolverines head coach Nick Walters said. “I felt like we did our job down there.