Native American Protesters Halt Pipeline Construction Near North Dakota Reservation

A growing protest led by hundreds of Native Americans stopped construction of an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota on Tuesday. Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier of Morton County ordered the workers to stop on builder Dakota Access’ pipeline after protesters surged into the construction zone, the Bismarck Tribune reported. It’s unclear when work will resume, the sheriff told the newspaper.  The $3.8 billion-project will funnel 500,000 barrels of crude per day from N...