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US may return land stolen 175 years ago from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly 175 years after the U.S. government took land from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief while he was away visiting relatives, the state of Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. The 1829 treaty that Chief Chabeney signed with the U.S. government to maintain his reservation in northern Illinois was never […]

‘You Lied’: Josh Hawley Confronts Biden Agency Chief Over Alleged Involvement With Lethal ‘Terrorism’

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday confronted Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director Tracy Stone-Manning over allegedly lying about her reported involvement with potentially deadly eco-terrorism. Stone-Manning was an editor for an issue of Earth First journal that contained a non-bylined story boasting that federal investigators were “bungling” their investigation into an eco-terrorism incident […]

OpenAI Appoints Former NSA Chief to Board of Directors

OpenAI, the troubled startup behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has announced the appointment of retired U.S. Army General and former NSA director Paul Nakasone to its board of directors, claiming he will use his extensive experience in cybersecurity to protect the company’s cutting-edge technology. Bloomberg Reports OpenAI said in a statement Thursday that General […]

FAA chief admits agency was 'too hands-off' before Boeing door blowout

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that the agency was “too complacent” in regulating plane makers until a door blew off a Boeing plane in January, sparking a weeks-long investigation into the company’s manufacturing safety. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker said at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Boeing that the agency […]

Biden taps new FDIC chief after sexual harassment scandal

President Biden announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), replacing current FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, amid an ongoing controversy over workplace misconduct. Romero has served as director of the CFTC, which oversees U.S. commodities and derivatives markets, since […]