In winter, an ice bridge appears between the Russian-owned Big Diomede Island and the US-owned Little Diomede Island.

As Trump and Putin meet in Alaska, two twin islands connected by an ice bridge in the Bering Strait are a reminder that the ...

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867.

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.

Alaska will host a landmark meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, ...

Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got ...