The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation was given back its territory bordering Yosemite National Park, a move that some activists hope is a milestone in their goal of obtaining large swathes of land that belong to Native Americans. The 900 acres of land, roughly 1.4 square miles, were returned to the tribe by the nonprofit organization […]

The U.S. government is reportedly asking Lebanon to turn over an unexploded bomb in Beirut out of fear that it could fall into the hands of Russia or China. The munition in question, an unexploded GBU-39 small-diameter bomb, was launched by Israel last month as part of an operation to kill Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali […]

A federal judge again blocked a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that prevents Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers, despite a federal appeals court lifting her previous halt on the law in a different lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled late Tuesday that the federal government likely failed to give clear notice of the […]

Malaysia announced a U.S.-based marine robotics firm will spearhead a renewed effort to find a plane that is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean over a decade ago. Malaysian transport ministry officials said Wednesday that Ocean Infinity will search intermittently for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 beginning Dec. 30 for a total of 55 […]