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On June 15, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 decision. The ruling preserves a 35-year-old law intended to address the harm caused by the federal government’s boarding school program by prioritizing the placement of Alaska Native and American Indian children in tribal homes. Alaska Native leaders and the state of Alaska praised the verdict, with praise pouring in from all corners of the state. “Like most Alaska Native and American Indian tribes across the country, we have been anxiously awaiting this decision,” Julie Kitka, president of the Alaska Federation of…

The pushback against proposed wind turbine projects on New Jersey’s South Atlantic coast has begun to have a significant impact.Three resident groups have sued the state over its proposed offshore wind farm, and Congress has agreed to investigate the environmental impact of the turbines.An attorney for the plaintiffs, Bruce Afran, says the state “has recognized that wind turbines will destroy marine habitat, compress the seafloor, severely damage marine communities … and harm the beach economy.” Opponents of offshore wind projects in New Jersey are gaining legal and political traction as they seek to shut down the nascent industry. Over the…

NEW YORK – Trust in the scientific community declined among American adults in 2022, a major survey shows, driven by a partisan divide in views of both science and medicine that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19. A technician prepares samples from patients with the COVID-19 coronavirus for testing in a laboratory on March 11, 2020 in Long Island, New York. John Minchillo, Associated Press Overall, 39 percent of American adults said they had “a lot of trust” in the scientific community, down from 48 percent in 2018 and 2021. That’s according to the General Social Survey, a long-running survey…

Abdoulaye Bathilyreported the Security Council and recognized the recent efforts of the so-called “6+6” Commission working towards new elections, as an important step forward, although insufficient to resolve the most controversial problems. He said that the lack of agreement on the eligibility criteria for the presidential poll, the link between it and the parliamentary elections and the question of forming a new unified government, were “highly controversial“and they depend on reaching a political agreement”across the political spectrum“. Without the internationally recognized government and other rival centers of political power such as the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA)…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Sacramento on Monday for a private breakfast at the Del Paso Country Club to raise money for his GOP presidential campaign. Rep. Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, who attended the event, said about 50-60 people, mostly business leaders from the region, joined the $3,300-a-person fundraiser . “He had a lot of energy, just the room in general was very energetic,” Patterson said. “He’s taller than I expected, he’s got presence, he’s definitely presidential. He’s up for the challenge.” Both were invited by the DeSantis campaign. DeSantis discussed Florida vs. California during the COVID-19 pandemic, stressed the…

Breaking news! National Motos Honda dominate the EWC Dunlop Superstock Trophy battle at Spa National Motos Honda revived their FIM Endurance World Cup title hopes after topping the podium in the Dunlop Superstock Trophy category at the 24H SPA EWC Motos. The French team, a Honda motorcycle dealer and EWC stalwart, moved up to third in the standings with victory in Belgium as the 33 Louit April Moto team took second place after a battle fight Honda No Limits, fourth at the start of the Le Mans season, took third to move up to second in the provisional title standings,…

BOSTON – An international air and water search is underway off the coast of Cape Cod to find five people in a submersible that disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean while trying to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, a Guard admiral said Coastal Monday afternoon. “What we’re focused on is finding these five people,” said Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, commander of Coast Guard District 1 in Boston. He said a commander and four “mission specialists” are aboard the sub. Mauger did not identify the five people aboard the sub on Monday. The search for the submersible is underway…

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — Charges have been filed against four people who police say broke into the former Century III mall. West Mifflin’s police chief said his department charged three men from Ohio, a YouTuber who filmed the crime and admitted to breaking in, and a Clairton man who was also allegedly scouting the mall that day with an unidentified woman. Police say Brody Lones, 23, of New Lexington, Ohio, and his two friends, Christopher Cross, 27, and Drake Pierce, 22, drove to Century III Mall in late May and enter through a door who drove to the Old…