Native News Weekly (December 8, 2024): D.C. Briefs

Native News Weekly (December 8, 2024): D.C. Briefs

WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. White House Tribal Nations Summit to be Held on Monday, Dec. 9 As Native News Online previously reported, the White House Tribal Nations Summit will take place … Read more

Person says friend ‘accidentally pulled the trigger’, shooting him

Person says friend ‘accidentally pulled the trigger’, shooting him

A person is hospitalized after being accidentally shot in Dayton Saturday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As News Center 7 previously reported, Dayton officers and medics responded around 9:26 p.m. to the 100 block of N. Wright Avenue on reports of a shooting, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch. … Read more

Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1 and says Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed

Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1 and says Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed

President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to issue pardons to his supporters involved in the attacks on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.” Trump’s comments, the most sweeping he’s made since winning the 2024 election, came during an exclusive … Read more

Donald Trump says he won’t try to remove Fed chief Jerome Powell

Donald Trump says he won’t try to remove Fed chief Jerome Powell

President-elect Donald Trump said he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term runs through May 2026. In an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Trump said, “I don’t,” when asked if he plans to cut short the central bank chief’s term. “The chairman of the Federal Reserve, … Read more

Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’

Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’

In his first sit-down news interview since winning a second presidency in November’s election, Donald Trump renewed promises to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the US Capitol in early 2021. He also doubled down on promises of mass deportations and tariffs in the conversation with NBC’s Meet the Press host Kristen Welker … Read more

Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, new studies find

Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, new studies find

Fans walk past a BetMGM sign featuring Wayne Gretzky prior to an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in November 2023 in New York City. As sports betting proliferates, researchers are beginning to calculate the costs on American households. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) While states have cheered the new tax revenue from sports … Read more

Coast Guard alters opening schedules for bridges that link West Palm, Palm Beach

Coast Guard alters opening schedules for bridges that link West Palm, Palm Beach

In an effort to coordinate drawbridge operations with adjacent bridges while the U.S. Coast Guard enforces a security zone around President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, the agency has temporarily modified the operating schedule for the three bridges that connect West Palm Beach to Palm Beach. The Coast Guard announced the step Nov. 27. The agency … Read more

Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

I never imagined that closing dumpsters could help save an endangered species, but that’s exactly what I learned during my time at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. What started as a volunteer position turned into a mission to protect one of our most vulnerable desert residents, the Mojave Desert tortoise. The story that changed … Read more