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John Baker arrives at the Unalakleet checkpoint at sunrise during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. 140309

Best photos of the 2014 Iditarod

A selection of the best images from the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

2014 Iditarod standings

Keep track of who's winning and who has scratched in the 2014 Iditarod sled dog race.

A 73-year-old man -- apparently distraught over the prospect of divorce -- allegedly stabbed his wife and is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, Anchorage police said Thursday. Police said a neighbor who witnessed the stabbing fired a warning...

Nation/World

Pro Ukraine protestors shelter inside a police bus during clashes with pro Russia protesters following a rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, March 13, 2014. Bloody clashes erupted between pro Russia and pro Ukraine protestors in the eastern city of Donetsk on Thursday evening, leaving dozens injured as police struggled to prevent the violence.

Russian troops engage in war games near Ukraine

Russia conducted new military maneuvers near its border with Ukraine on Thursday, and President Vladimir Putin said the world shouldn't blame his country for what he called Ukraine's "internal crisis."

Opinion

Jim Morin / Miami Herald (March 13, 2014)

Cartoons for the week of 3/9/14

Editorial cartoons from newspapers across the nation.

Sports

Colorado forward Kyle Ostrow attempts to slip past Alaska defenseman Sean Curry during the first period as the Aces battled the Eagles in the Sullivan Arena on Thursday, March 13, 2014.

Eagles blank Aces 2-0

The Alaska Aces arrived at Sullivan Arena on Thursday night for the opener of their final regular-season home series intent on stockpiling points before ending the ECHL campaign with 10 straight road games.

Entertainment

Dallas Seavey sits under the burled arch in Nome, Alaska after winning the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT

Reality Check: Seavey's unstoppable on TV and the trail

I was wrong. I was 100 percent wrong about the finale of "Ultimate Survival Alaska." Dallas Seavey is unstoppable.

Living

Pam Schamber is pulled by Mario and Hedley

Skijoring is like a piece of the Iditarod suitable for local trails

If you've ever seen a sled dog in harness, you have some idea of just how much they love to run. And they're not the only ones. You only have to look as far as the nearest multiuse trail to see local skijorers holding their own little Iditarods.

Business

Agreement allows BP to do business with US government

BP and the Obama administration have agreed to a deal freeing the company to do business with the federal government nearly four years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, lifting a suspension that had barred the oil giant from entering lucrative...