Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

Temperatures in Alaska's largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celcius) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle.
BP fined $25 million over Alaska oil spill

BP fined $25 million over Alaska oil spill

BP has been fined $25 million and ordered to spend an estimated $60 million to improve pipeline safety in Alaska after a 2006 oil spill there, US authorities said Tuesday.