Day: December 6, 2023

Oklahoma man known for tribal sovereignty case reaches plea deal in sexual abuse trial

5:57 pm December 6, 2023

The Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors less than a week before he was to go to trial, according to court documents. Jimcy McGirt, 75, pleaded guilty Tuesday before a federal magistrate in U.S. District Court in Muskogee […]

Iran claims it has sent a capsule capable of carrying animals into space

5:53 pm December 6, 2023

Iran is claiming Wednesday to have launched a capsule into orbit that is capable of carrying animals. Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour told the state-run IRNA news agency that the launch of the 1,000-pound capsule – which he says went 80 miles into orbit – is aimed at sending Iranian astronauts to space in coming years, […]

Biden’s billion-dollar plan to build 500,000 EV chargers has yet to yield a single charger

5:19 pm December 6, 2023

President Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure package included billions of dollars to fund an ambitious plan to construct a massive nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network, but has yet to yield a single charger two years later. Overall, the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) earmarked $7.5 billion for electric vehicle chargers – $5 billion for […]

Virginia museum returns 44 stolen ancient artworks following investigation

5:11 pm December 6, 2023

Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum has begun the process of returning 44 pieces of ancient art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday that […]

US grid sees first electricity generated from offshore NY wind farm

5:10 pm December 6, 2023

Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what’s set to be the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm. It’s a milestone many years in the making and at the same time a modest advance in what experts say needs to be a […]