Tips + NewsTrending NewsGetting a new or renewed passport has been a struggle for Americans in the past year, with ever-growing processing times leaving would-be travelers uncertain and stressed—and sometimes scurrying to find an alternative before their planned international trip.After more than a year of processing times creeping up from the typical 6 to 8 weeks to 10 to 13 weeks, the State Department announced yesterday that wait times are finally starting to come back down.Those who submitted a passport application on or after October 2 can now expect to get their fresh passport in the...…Tips + NewsTrending NewsGetting a new or renewed passport has been a struggle for Americans in the past year, with ever-growing processing times leaving would-be travelers uncertain and stressed—and sometimes scurrying to find an alternative before their planned international trip.After more than a year of processing times creeping up from the typical 6 to 8 weeks to 10 to 13 weeks, the State Department announced yesterday that wait times are finally starting to come back down.Those who submitted a passport application on or after October 2 can now expect to get their fresh passport in the...WW…

Grazer, a 15-year-old sow, will maul, swat or bite any bear that even thinks about getting too close to her cubsSupported byLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.37 EDTMeet Grazer, a 15-year-old sow, and arguably one of the most easily recognizable animals on the park’s , which live-streams footage of the park’s brown bears from early summer to just before hibernation. With a light blond coat, a long, straight muzzle and large, conspicuous ears not unlike pom-poms, she’s easy to pick out, and something of a celebrity; a after they rode the current over a waterfall garnered 1.8m views and...…Grazer, a 15-year-old sow, will maul, swat or bite any bear that even thinks about getting too close to her cubsSupported byLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.37 EDTMeet Grazer, a 15-year-old sow, and arguably one of the most easily recognizable animals on the park’s , which live-streams footage of the park’s brown bears from early summer to just before hibernation. With a light blond coat, a long, straight muzzle and large, conspicuous ears not unlike pom-poms, she’s easy to pick out, and something of a celebrity; a after they rode the current over a waterfall garnered 1.8m views and...WW…

Want to see fewer ads? .An Alaskan miner bakes a loaf, likely of sourdough, in 1898.In This StoryTalkeetna Roadhouse 25 years ago, she was given three things: the deed, a set of keys, and a sourdough starter that the previous owner said dated back to 1902.The year-round population of Talkeetna, Alaska, hovers around 900 people, but in a normal year, Costello’s crew churns out hundreds of pounds of dense sourdough hotcakes per day, each dappled with a cosmos of mixed berries or chocolate chips and hanging over the side of the plate. They’re enormous, and enormously popular, with tourists,...…Want to see fewer ads? .An Alaskan miner bakes a loaf, likely of sourdough, in 1898.In This StoryTalkeetna Roadhouse 25 years ago, she was given three things: the deed, a set of keys, and a sourdough starter that the previous owner said dated back to 1902.The year-round population of Talkeetna, Alaska, hovers around 900 people, but in a normal year, Costello’s crew churns out hundreds of pounds of dense sourdough hotcakes per day, each dappled with a cosmos of mixed berries or chocolate chips and hanging over the side of the plate. They’re enormous, and enormously popular, with tourists,...WW…

Want to see fewer ads? .Chef Amy Foote preparing fresh Alaskan salmon for soup.In This Storyjello cups on the menu at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Instead, patients and visitors choose between reindeer pot pie, smoked hooligan, birch sourdough biscuits with fireweed jelly, herring roe, salmon-belly or seal soup, and Eskimo ice cream (made with animal fat, fish oil, and berries).Depending on the season, the hospital’s Executive Chef, Amy Foote, receives boxes of fiddlehead ferns and spruce tips trimmed in the late spring, coho salmon and halibut caught in late summer,...…Want to see fewer ads? .Chef Amy Foote preparing fresh Alaskan salmon for soup.In This Storyjello cups on the menu at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Instead, patients and visitors choose between reindeer pot pie, smoked hooligan, birch sourdough biscuits with fireweed jelly, herring roe, salmon-belly or seal soup, and Eskimo ice cream (made with animal fat, fish oil, and berries).Depending on the season, the hospital’s Executive Chef, Amy Foote, receives boxes of fiddlehead ferns and spruce tips trimmed in the late spring, coho salmon and halibut caught in late summer,...WW…