STATE HOUSE — The Obama administration on Wednesday challenged a federal court ruling that would strip the Mashpee Wampanoag of its tribal land in southeastern Massachusetts, according to the tribe, reigniting hope for the future of the tribe's planned casino in Taunton.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell cheered the move by the U.S. Justice Department to file a motion to reconsider after U.S. District Court Judge William Young ruled in late July that only tribes federally recognized before 1934 can be eligible for reservation lands. The awarding of land in-trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag was remanded back to the U.S. Department of Interior.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time.
Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus.
