Commander of the US Air Forces, Europe and Africa, USAFE-AFAFRICA, Gen. James Hecker, says the US Air Force will carry out airstrikes against terrorists’ targets across Africa. Hecker made this ...

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit. The past year has been a tough one for ...

Nancy Lord is a Homer-based writer and former Alaska writer laureate. Her books include "Fishcamp," "Beluga Days," and "Early Warming." Her latest book is "pH: A Novel." Trump says he’ll buy a ...

Shedd Aquarium welcomed its first beluga calf in four years, born to 35-year-old Naya. The baby is thriving under expert care, and aquarium members are voting on his name. Listen to Story Beluga calf ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The first beluga whale calf born at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in several years is now seven months old and ...

Beluga Calf in Chicago Is Meeting the Aquarium's Pod and Will Soon Be Named CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the ...

Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in what looked like a smile. Jacobsma’s face lit up in response as he cooed to the calf like a human parent to a toddler.

A little boy who was taken to the aquarium in Beijing, China, had his day made when a beluga whale shared a sweet interaction with him. The little boy had been visiting the attraction with his ...