The Montana Department of Revenue will continue to fight a court ruling that money from a tax credit program can benefit religious schools. District Judge Heidi Ulbricht ruled in May that the department incorrectly excluded religious schools from the program, which is funded by donations that can be offset by up to $150 in nonrefundable Read More…
As many as 400 homes were told to evacuate late Wednesday night after the Lolo Peak fire blew up, forcing the closure of the previous shelter for evacuees, according to the American Red Cross. The former shelter at the Florence-Carlton Community Church is now in an evacuation area. The new shelter is at the University Read More…
BILLINGS — A federal appellate panel has reversed a lower court ruling that condemned a group of mining claims in northwest Montana owned by a group of investors including former Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Schweitzer and other investors in Optima, Inc. sought $10 million from the owners of the proposed Montanore gold and silver mine as Read More…
Helena – More than two months in to his term as Commissioner of Political Practices, Jeff Mangan, is still using the services of a Billings lawyer his office previously found to have violated Montana’s campaign finance laws. In October 2016, then-Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl found that Billings attorney John Heenan and his political Read More…
Johannesburg – Minister of Transport Joe Maswanganyi will be meeting all aviation entities from the department to discuss the grounding of the Air Zimbabwe aircraft on Friday, allegedly due to non-compliance. The department on Saturday said the aircraft was grounded allegedly due to non-compliance with the South African Civil Aviation regulations. The department said the Read More…
Steve Leblanc, The Associated PressPublished Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:20AM EDTLast Updated Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:55AM EDT BOSTON — Thousands of leftist counterprotesters marched peaceably through downtown Boston on Saturday, chanting anti-Nazi slogans and waving signs condemning white nationalism ahead of a rally being staged by conservative activists a week after a Virginia demonstration Read More…
When we got up this morning on the C3, Tom Zagon from the Canadian Ice Service, gave us a briefing about about ice in the Arctic. For a lot of people, ice may not seem like the most engaging of topics, but it was fascinating to hear Tom speak about it. He’s very passionate about Read More…
Animal shelters across the country are teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need. The third annual Clear the Shelters event, a nationwide pet adoption initiative, will be held August 19, 2017. Hundreds of shelters in 20 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will waive or discount fees Read More…
Defenders argue that Trump’s inconsistent statements after the Charlottesville terror attack don’t matter. But they do. I care about it, and I wish he’d stayed on the right message. In this June 20, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Donald Trump’s Read More…
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s security clearance status could cause him issues moving forward as executive chairman at Breitbart News, according to legal experts. “Any time Breitbart now prints classified information they might now be required to clear it with the government,” Bradley Moss, a partner in the law office of Mark Zaid, Read More…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the Middle East and eastern Europe next week to play the increasingly familiar role of reassuring allies that the United States is committed to them despite mixed messages from President Donald Trump. Mattis will visit Jordan, Turkey, and Ukraine to address concerns about the fight against Islamic State and Read More…
(As events warrant, we’ll update this post at the top.) After this event was scheduled, canceled, rescheduled and debated, it appears that we’re ready to go. Despite arguments between the Boston Free Speech rally organizers and the city over the issuance of permits, the proper paperwork was filed and the rally participants were allowed to Read More…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the Islamic State, and why? As a professor of modern Middle Eastern history, I have spent the majority of my professional Read More…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Saturday, August 19 is World Humanitarian Day – a time to remember the tremendous humanitarian need around the world. World Humanitarian Day is also a time to remember the sacrifice of those who risk their lives to Read More…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the debate over what to do with Confederate statues. The impetus for the “Unite the Right” rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12 was Read More…
With its compelling action scenes and incoherent plot, the Charlize Theron spy thriller “Atomic Blonde” received mixed reviews. Even critics who praised it acknowledged its flaws. No one, however, thought it was kiddie fare. Except, that is, the people sitting next to us at the AMC Century City in Los Angeles. They brought two children Read More…
The debate intensified over whether the growing number of tech companies that blocked white supremacists and a neo-Nazi website on the internet have gone too far, as a prominent privacy group questioned the power a few corporations have to censor. The Chief Executive of Cloudflare Inc., one of several internet companies this week to cut Read More…
SEOUL—For Samsung Electronics Co., the launch this week of a new smartphone and a court ruling for its detained de facto leader may offer closure and clarity for a company rocked by two scandals over the past year. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 8 on Wednesday in New York, releasing what it hopes will Read More…
A pitched battle between China’s technology titans for control of the world’s largest mobile-payments market is starting to ripple overseas. The biggest combatant is Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and the owner of China’s dominant Alipay service. Alipay lets users pay for everything from haircuts to houses Read More…
Google is working on new tools to help news organizations sell subscriptions, a move that could help ease its strained relationship with publishers. The tech giant said it is testing changes to its “first-click-free” policy that allows access via Google search results to articles that require a subscription. Google might reduce the number of free Read More…