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Retiring Sister Judy Lund recognized with Spirit of Montana award for 'lifetime of service'
Students and teachers at St. Matthew’s Catholic School rose for a standing ovation as Gov. Greg Gianforte bestowed…
Dubai throws Emirates Air a cash lifeline as travel grounded
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai's government announced Tuesday it will inject equity into Emirates airlines as the Middle East's largest carrier groun…
Trump declares disaster as Wolf shuts schools indefinitely
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The president declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday night, capping off a day that saw nearly 700 new cases as Gov. Tom Wol…
Europe's trade system with Iran finally makes first deal
BERLIN (AP) — European countries trying to keep Iran's nuclear deal with world powers alive said Tuesday that a system they set up to enable trade with Tehran has finally concluded its first transaction, facilitati…
Hundreds of stranded Americans leave Nepal amid lockdown
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of stranded Americans left Nepal on a repatriation flight Tuesday, days after a complete lockdown was imposed in the Himalayan…
Ukraine approves legislation in a bid for IMF aid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that would allow the country to get $8 billion worth of a…
Chinese tech giant Huawei says 2019 sales rose 19.1% despite U.S. trade sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says 2019 sales rose 19.1% despite U.S. trade sanctions.
Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital …
Online voter registration options expanded in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is making it easier to register online to vote or to make registration changes through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
In packed, dirty cells, political prisoners fear virus
CAIRO (AP) — Reza Khandan got the word from friends jailed in Iran’s most feared prison, Evin. A prisoner and a guard in their cell block had been removed beca…
Crammed in filthy cells, political prisoners fear infection
CAIRO (AP) — Reza Khandan got the word from friends locked away in Iran’s most feared prison, Evin. A prisoner and a guard in their cell block had been removed…
The Latest: WHO warns `far from over' in Asia and Pacific
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with…
Brazilian pews become trenches in fight against quarantine
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like every Sunday, Brazilian Pastor Silas Malafaia took the stage of his Pentecostal temple in a middle-class Rio de Janeiro neighborhood…
South Korea shoe cobbler donates for needy amid coronavirus
PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Kim Byung-rok survived tuberculosis when he was 23, but was left with one good lung. In his work polishing and mending shoes, he inhal…
Hospital in Shelby in ‘dire need’ of more staff
Toole County is experiencing an increase in positive coronavirus cases and on Monday reported two fatalities from the virus, prompting the Montana Nurses Association to put out an urgent call for any available nurs…
Voting by mail only for June 2 primary
Flathead County officials decided on Monday to make the June 2 primary an all-mail election in an effort to protect voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.