Russian warplanes intercepted Alaska.

The U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska again. The North American Aerospace Defense Command reported the incident Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday, marking the third time it has happened in about a month and the ninth time this year. NORAD says it detected two Tu-95s and two Su-35s in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. Nine U.S. aircraft, including an E-3 Sentry and four F-16s, were scrambled to intercept them. NORAD says the Russian planes stayed in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian territory. NORAD says such activity is regular and is not considered a threat.