The Alaska Railroad makes it easy to get up to Spencer Glacier, and guides like Chugach Adventures can get you across Spencer Lake and on top of the glacier itself. Campsites are also available for those staying overnight.
The most decorated US track and field Olympian ever, Allyson Felix, talks with CNN's Kate Bolduan about her new daughter and taking a stand against Nike.
UNESCO Assistant Director General, Stefania Giannini, talks to Becky Anderson about the rehabilitation and fundraising initiative #ForBeirut.
Emilia Jones plays a 'Child Of Deaf Adults' (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) who loves to sing in the Sundance hit. David Daniel has a look.
Hachinohe (Japan) (AFP) – A cargo ship has run aground and broken into two pieces off northern Japan, with the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel reportedly taken to safety. Aerial images show the separated stern of the Crimson Polaris tipped upwards and the other part of the stricken boat floating into the sea.
Kamchatka (Russia) (AFP) – Rescuers search Kuril Lake in Russia's far east after a helicopter carrying 16 tourists and crew on a sightseeing trip crashed into the lake, leaving eight people feared dead and two others in serious condition. The Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed into the icy waters in the mountainous Kamchatka peninsula amid poor visibility and sank.
Mandas (Italy) (AFP) – Italian firefighters have been at work since the early morning to extinguish wildfires affecting the rural area of the Italian southern island of Sardinia and blazes that threatened a carriage museum in Calabria.
Kamchatka (Russia) (AFP) – Rescuers search Kuril Lake in Russia’s far east after a helicopter carrying 16 tourists and crew on a sightseeing trip crashed into the lake, leaving eight people feared dead and two others in serious condition. The Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed into the icy waters in the mountainous Kamchatka peninsula amid poor visibility and sank.
Mandas (Italy) (AFP) – Italian firefighters have been at work since the early morning to extinguish wildfires affecting the rural area of the Italian southern island of Sardinia and blazes that threatened a carriage museum in Calabria.
Albany (United States) (AFP) – SOUNDBITE New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers for the first time since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over sexual harassment allegations. In just under two weeks, Hochul will succeed Cuomo as the state’s 57th governor.
Hachinohe (Japan) (AFP) – A cargo ship has run aground and broken into two pieces off northern Japan, with the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel reportedly taken to safety. Aerial images show the separated stern of the Crimson Polaris tipped upwards and the other part of the stricken boat floating into the sea. A fuel leak from the ship has spread around 24 kilometres (15 miles) according to a coastguard spokesman and the extent of any environmental impact remains unclear.
China recently commenced the export of cocoa beans to Belgium, the third biggest importer of the commodity.
