A South Dakota Catholic bishop and local Jesuit priests are criticizing U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for deciding that ...

On Dec. 29, 1890, hundreds of Lakota Sioux men, women and children were killed by U.S. Army troops on the Pine Ridge Reservation in what is known as the Wounded Knee massacre.

Manny Iron Hawk of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe speaks at a Capitol Hill press conference on the Remove the Stain Act, June 25, 2019. The bill seeks to rescind Medals of Honor awarded for the 1890 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards ...

APTOPIX Pentagon Commanders Meeting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via ...

In May, the senator helped reintroduce legislation, Remove the Stain Act, that would rescind the medals and remove the ...

The National Congress of American Indians strongly condemned on Saturday a Pentagon review that decided against revoking ...

Correction: The Associated Press erroneously reported that there were 20 soldiers. The correct number is 19. Washington – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 19 ...

The Wounded Knee Memorial for victims of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre stands on Feb. 7, 2012, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (Rapid City Journal via AP) Native American ...

FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson ...