Q: When Alaska was admitted into the Union, in 1959, were Texans upset about losing their status as residents of the biggest state? A: At about 268,596 square miles, Texas has reigned as America ...

Getty images/iStock photo A USB drive discovered in the business center of an Alaska hotel led to the arrest of a Texas man on suspicion of possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors said.

A bleak side-by-side image of the weather on opposite ... This week, several states in the South saw a rare and deadly snowstorm while Alaska was snow-free with a partially sunny sky.