Israel-Hezbollah War: Netanyahu Vows to Dismantle Militia and Secure Peace Through Strength 
U.S. Weapons Delays to Europe Amid Ongoing Iran Conflict 
Iran Offers Partial Strait of Hormuz Access Amid U.S. Peace Talks 
Justice Jackson Slams Supreme Court's Growing Use of Shadow Docket 
House Republicans Near Deal on FISA Extension with Limited Reforms 
China Navigates Diplomatic Tightrope Between Iran Peace Efforts and Trump Summit 
Trump Pushes for Lebanon-Israel Dialogue Amid Renewed Hezbollah Conflict 
Trump Administration Moves to Deport Iranian Academic Yousof Azizi Over Alleged Visa Fraud 
South Korea Denies U.S. Intelligence Restrictions Over North Korea Nuclear Site Disclosure 
Pentagon Taps Auto Giants to Supercharge U.S. Weapons Production 
Brazil's Former Intelligence Chief Alexandre Ramagem Released from U.S. Immigration Custody 
U.S. Signals Opposition to Bachelet's UN Secretary-General Bid 
U.S. Senate Blocks Resolutions to Halt $450 Million Weapons Sale to Israel 
U.S.-Iran War Talks Resume Amid Economic Pressure and Ceasefire Uncertainty 
Ukraine's Svyrydenko Returns from U.S. With Renewed Support and Diplomatic Momentum 
Trump Nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as New CDC Director 
The Biden administration announced the expansion of a historical site in Colorado that memorialized a massacre of Native Americans in the 1860s. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the site would be expanded to an additional 1,400 hectares of land.
Haaland announced during a ceremony Wednesday that the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Colorado would receive almost 1,400 hectares of additional land. The site served as a memorial of the massacre of over 230 Native Americans by US soldiers back in 1864.
“We will never forget the hundreds of lives that were brutally taken here – men, women, and children murdered in an unprovoked attack,” said Haaland, who is the first Native American to become a member of a presidential Cabinet in the country.
“Stories like the Sand Creek Massacre are not easy to tell but it is my duty – our duty – to ensure that they are told. This story is part of America’s story.”
The additional land that would be given to the historical site comes as the country continues to grapple with the ongoing discussions of its legacy on race, violence, and historical memory. Haaland has also pushed for action to be taken to address the issues of Native Americans.
The location of the site was memorialized in 2007, and the land is deemed sacred by the Northern and Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. The chiefs of the tribes were in attendance, as well as the state’s senators, John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennett.
The expansion is the latest effort to address the legacy of the event, with Hickenlooper issuing an apology in 2014 during his time as the state’s governor on the 150th anniversary of the massacre.
On the same day, President Joe Biden announced the extension of the major disaster declaration for Florida as the state was devastated by Hurricane Ian to 60 days. The extended declaration would allow the federal government to shoulder the cost of debris removal and sheltering following the recent hurricane.
In his visit to Fort Myers, Biden pledged the help of the federal government to help Florida recover and rebuild.
