Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities

During his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on 15 August, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin launched into a lengthy historical monologue that angered the US president, forcing him to raise his voice and even threaten to leave.

State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth said the exhibit is meant to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a unique way.

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory from Russia.

The Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Coast Guard are among the agencies working to evacuate hundreds in the state’s remote coastal villages.

Trump reportedly threatened to walk out after Putin veered into a sprawling history lecture during his Alaska meeting

After the remnants of a typhoon devastated villages in western Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Trump for federal help in the recovery process.

Hundreds of Alaska residents airlifted from storm-ravaged villages are now facing life in the state's largest city, with little idea of when—or if—they'll be able to return home. More than 200 residents from Kipnuk boarded a C-17 military transport plane in Bethel,