In the 1730s, Daufuskie Island was home to several plantations tended to by people enslaved from West Africa. When the Civil ...

A NASA satellite captured a stunning mix of cloud streets, spiraling vortices, and a rare polar storm over southern Alaska as ...

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued five people in waters near Umnak Island, in the region of Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands, the service said in a news release. Those who were rescued had ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded on March 4 near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck shortly before 9 a.m. local time about 139 miles ...

Stretching between Alaska and the Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Islands form a remote chain of volcanic landscapes shaped by wind, water, and time. This aerial view reveals rolling green hills, winding ...

A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (BuNo 33969) of Patrol Squadron 61 (VP-61) flies on patrol near a snowy Aleutian Island, in March 1943. This aircraft crashed on 17 January 1944 at Massacre ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian ...

A large stretch of the Alaska coast was on watch for a tsunami for several hours Wednesday afternoon after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake off the Aleutian Islands, officials said. Subscribe to read this ...