Alaska Airlines passengers are still reeling on Tuesday after a system-wide IT outage left thousands stranded at airports across the country.

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The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans recaptured Kiska Island from the Japanese military, following an

This story was updated Tuesday with additional information from Aid to the Church of Need International. A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska has been released unharmed several weeks after being captured by Boko Haram in early June,

Alaska signed on to a $7.4 billion national Purdue settlement last month, which could bring the state more than $12 million. The state is also set to receive almost $2 million in another settlement with eight opioid manufacturers.

Legislators will have an opportunity to call for an override vote on most of those vetoes when they meet Aug. 2 for a special legislative session.

Whittier, the quirky port town at the western edge of Prince William Sound, is known for keeping people in close quarters. Almost all of the approximately 275 residents live in a single building, a converted military structure called the Begich Towers.