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A full-blown congressional debate on the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will unfold this fall, but some lawmakers have already weighed in on the most controversial issue: whether it makes sense, at a time of huge budget deficits, to extend tax relief for those earning more than $250,000.

More than a year after its revolution, Egypt votes for a new president on Wednesday and Thursday. The race is wide open and none of the 12 candidates is expected to get an outright majority. If those forecasts prove true, a runoff will take place next month between the two top vote-getters.

An analysis of data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that incomes for the very wealthiest Americans have grown by nearly a third in recent years in the same period that those for the bottom 99 percent increased by only a fraction.

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri is the "king of clubs" in a pack of playing cards issued to U.S. troops to help identify Iraqi officials. He is thought to have been instrumental in the sudden rise of ISIS.

A health official in Gaza says 338 Palestinians, including more than 70 children, have been killed so far in the 11-day conflict.

KNBA Top Stories: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Eklutna Tribe’s casino in Birchwood.The search goes on for a cruise ship passenger, who failed to return after a hike in Juneau. A fatal crash on the Parks Highway near Trunk Road. An Anchorage pedestrian, struck by a car last month, has succumbed to her injuries. A look at plans for downtown Anchorage’s new R.V. Park.

KNBA's Top Stories: The House settles on a $1500 Permanent Fund Dividend in its final budget that now goes on to the Senate. An environmental group goes to federal court to protect Bering Sea fur seal pups on St. Paul Island. A gathering in Bethel brings local knowledge and science together to better understand the changing climate. A workshop this Saturday in Palmer this Saturday teaches you how to grow your own food.

KNBA Top Stories: GCI says its purchase of Quintillion will help to close the digital divide in Alaska. A federal oil and gas lease sale is coming to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An Israeli company called Moonshot has partnered with the Alaska Aerospace Corporation to bring an electromagnetic satellite launching system to Alaska. A bill that would ban Alaska restaurants from serving food in styrofoam containers has passed the House.

Nothing prepares you for losing a beloved parent to illness. But when you can't be present at the bedside or the graveside, how do you let go and begin to grieve?

Karen Handel kept her distance from Trump in the Georgia special election, but her efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of its funding from the Susan G. Komen foundation could keep liberals fired up.