Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations
A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system’s omission of that history in its curriculum.
Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins
A large excavator stretched up and punched out a window on the top floor of a three-story classroom building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland, Florida’s, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as a long-awaited demolition got underway.
Worst rainfall that triggered floods in Florida is over as affected residents clean up
Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says
A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic.
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says
An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders.
Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
New details from federal investigations into the crash of a gasoline delivery truck that destroyed an I-95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago says gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the tanker.
Large whale group spotted off New England includes orca eating a tuna, dozens of endangered species
Scientists say a large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale.
Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases.
Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover
The president of California State University, Los Angeles, says demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside.
Lauren Boebert's ex-husband pleads guilty to reckless endangerment after altercations with family
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's ex-husband pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Wednesday after separate altercations with his ex-wife at a local restaurant and their son at a home earlier this year.
Native American tribe is on a preservation mission as it celebrates trust status for ancestral lands
A Native American community in the heart of New Mexico has officially doubled in size as more than 93 square miles of ancestral land was taken into trust by the U.S. government for Santa Ana Pueblo.
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor says Sen. Bob Menendez sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to be nominated as U.S. attorney after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.