US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns
Associated Press — The Biden administration appears to be picking up where former President Donald Trump left off as the federal agency that oversees...
Top-tier management team assigned to New Mexico wildfire
OTERO, N.M. — A top-tier management team and additional tankers and ground crews have been assigned to a wildfire burning in the Sacramento Mountains...
US agency seeks to speed up Native American land decisions
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Interior Department officials on Tuesday moved to reverse actions taken under President Donald Trump that they said had hindered efforts...
US to help Guatemala train its border protection force
GUATEMALA CITY — The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting...
Drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned...
Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year
The coronavirus pandemic brought powwow season largely to a screeching halt last year.
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Jill Biden to visit Navajo Nation, once floored by COVID-19
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Jill Biden is traveling to the country's largest Native American reservation, the Navajo Nation, which was hit hard by the coronavirus...
California shelter opens to immigrant children from border
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A federal emergency shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities in what advocates hope will...
Biden taps Montana environmentalist for US public lands boss
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally-owned land in...
Jill Biden visits Southwest US amid vaccine push
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — First lady Jill Biden is kicking off a three-day, two-state visit to the U.S. Southwest with a tour of a vaccination...

