The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia for $7.2 million — on this day in history, Oct. 18, 1867. The transfer of 665,000 square miles ...

A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently ...

"It barely exists anymore," said the mayor of Vovchansk, an industrial town razed by a Russian onslaught shocking even for ...

Two Chinese vessels and two Russian patrol vessels were seen by the U.S. Coast Guard near the maritime boundary between the U ...

NORAD U.S. military officials have released video and images of a Russian military jet racing just feet away from a NORAD aircraft above the waters off of Alaska. The North American Aerospace ...

O’Shaughnessy said in a statement. “On several occasions, we have intercepted multiple Russian aircraft operating near Alaska and we will continue to do air patrols to protect the approaches t ...

The castle was home to many Russian governors in the 1800s, and its history spans far longer than Alaska was part of America ... economic downturns, leaving ruins and urban legends in their ...

For day 3 of our Alaska road trip, we’re heading to the Sterling Highway to look for bears and enjoy two of the prettiest ...

When you think of Kodiak, Alaska, you might picture commercial fishing ... drives because we kept viewing—you guessed it—hilltop ruins that seemed to spring out of the ground and cottages ...

It has the largest number of ancient architectural ruins after Greece and Italy ... Bulgaria has a complicated historical ...

The castle was home to many Russian governors in the 1800s, and its history spans far longer than Alaska was part of America ...