US touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands and water
Top U.S. officials say they are entering a new era of collaboration with Native American and Alaska Native leaders in managing public lands, water and other resources
Biden tells Native American tribal leaders he’s working to ‘heal the wrongs of the past’ and ‘move forward’
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding and have greater autonomy over how to spend it.
UNLV shooter was professor who didn’t get job, official says
The 67-year-old gunman killed three people and critically wounded a fourth before dying in a shootout with police on Wednesday.
GOP rivals take on Haley, and other takeaways from the latest Republican debate
As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear.
Photos capture rare humpback whale visit to downtown Seattle
The dramatic photos show a young humpback whale breaching in the waters in front of the Space Needle.
Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
NCAA president Charlie Baker says his proposal to allow the most highly resourced schools in Division I to pay athletes through a trust fund is just a starting point.
The top 25 Wikipedia pages of 2023 reveal our fascination with ChatGPT, Oppenheimer and cricket
Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts.
Economists predict inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession
Only 24% of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said they see a recession in 2024 as more likely than not.
Alaska Airlines to buy smaller rival Hawaiian for $1.9 billion
The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands.
Online therapy at school has skyrocketed for U.S. students
The rapid rise reflects the pressure schools face to address a mental health crisis among students amid a shortage of counselors.
Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight
Playwright and Cherokee Nation citizen Mary Kathryn Nagle said she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago. Nagle’s 2018 play “Manahatta” has landed in New York City this winter and it’s just the latest in a flowering of Native storytelling.
Despite tribal objections, work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project
It's back to work for construction crews that are clearing land and building access roads for a $10 billion project that the Biden administration describes as an important part of the nation's transition to renewable energy. Federal land managers briefly halted work on the SunZia transmission line in southwestern Arizona earlier this month after Native American tribes raised concerns about the destruction of culturally sensitive sites.