Veteran reporter John Yang named Anchor of PBS News Weekend; will continue to cover the Supreme Court and other national issues for PBS NewsHour. "I’m grateful and humbled to be entrusted with this responsibility,” Yang said. to.pbs.org/3Hp1vEe

Ten years ago today, a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 20 students and six educators dead. It was one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. History. William Brangham spoke with Nicole Hockley who lost a child that day. to.pbs.org/3HKupyG

In honor of Judy Woodruff’s last night in the show’s anchor chair, the team here at the PBS NewsHour wanted to say thank you for her years of thoughtful leadership with the program.

For better or worse, we ended 2022 witnessing the Capitals beat down the Canadiens 9-2 on New Year’s Eve. #LetsGoCaps #HappyNewYear2023

I’ll never forget watching tapes alongside Dax during the wee hours of Sunday mornings ahead of This Week. He never shied away from sharing his unbridled energy and enthusiasm for our business inside edit bays or the control room. I learned a lot and I will dearly miss him.

The mysterious Mohawk stone carving tread thousands of miles, somehow winding up at its new home among the Onondaga Nation. Read the tale of how it ended up here: centralcurrent.org/how-a-mysterio…

I had the chance to speak with Chairman and CEO Vincent Logan FCA in his first official media interview back in December following a nomination by Joe Biden and a successful confirmation in the U.S. Senate. Check out this Q&A on #farmcredit and #equity.

Check out my latest PBS News digital piece on how you can help Californians coping with the recent winter storms.

On this very day, Congress passed the 1819 Civilization Fund Act, which was later terminated in 1873 — 150 years ago. Today, we Central Current examine that federal policy, which brought about the U.S. boarding school era on this overlooked anniversary in American history.

Extremely humbled to see my Next City piece on Chi-Nations Youth Council place second in the photojournalism category NAAJAgJournos 2023 Writing Awards. Thank you Aysha Khan (aysha.bsky.social) for your support!

Incredibly honored with another second place award NAAJAgJournos 2023 Writing Awards, this time for my profile Civil Eats on Elena Terry and her Wisconsin-based Wild Bearies nonprofit.

Congrats to Chris Libonati, Michael Greenlar and the Central Current newsroom for earning five finalist nods as a part of this year’s annual Syracuse Press Club awards! My #Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address article was among the best multimedia stories. syracusepressclub.org/news/syracuse-…

Congrats to Grey Moran and Civil Eats for earning an honorable mention as a part of the inaugural Next Gen Young Writer award NAAJAgJournos. My coverage of Indigenous foodways placed third overall in this new category!

I haven’t been able to step back and appreciate my recent accolades from earlier this week. I was completely caught off-guard when I was presented NAAJAgJournos’s J.S. Russell Memorial Award, the organization’s highest honor, at the National Press Club. Thank you, Jacqui Fatka!

Native CDFIs aren’t funded like the rest, so Skya Ducheneaux and @AkiptanInc are trying to remedy problem alongside Native Farm Bill Coalition on Capitol Hill this year. Check out my first contribution to our ‘Faces of the Farm Bill’ series Civil Eats.

Consider taking a moment on this federal holiday to read four powerful profiles in my limited series, “Service and Sacrifice: How Haudenosaunee Veterans View Memorial Day,” only available Central Current.

Check out my in-depth interview with @garydfarmer for Central Current, only a few months before the third season of Reservation Dogs releases in early August. It’s still surreal to me! centralcurrent.org/reservation-do…

Despite its enormous budget, experts and former service members say the U.S. military is failing to ensure soldiers can feed their families. Gabriel Pietrorazio, M.J. buff.ly/3PHs381

Before I embark for Europe, I’m humbly excited to share that I’ll be trading in Washington for the Southwest next month when I begin covering Indigenous natural resources KJZZ Phoenix in Arizona following my time PBS News. I cannot wait to start my next public media journey!