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A helicopter drops water on the Bannack Fire, July 25, 2019.

Firefighters Working 3 Lightning-Caused Fires In Western Montana

Another north-central Montana county has instituted burn restrictions because of weather conditions that could lead to rapidly spreading fires from errant…

Black bear sniffing dumpster near Ice Box Canyon in Yellowstone National Park.

Unsecured Food Leads To Bear Deaths In Yellowstone

Unsecured food has led to the death of two black bears in Yellowstone National Park this summer, with officials trying to capture a third. The severity of…

A screen capture from the Potters Field website July 25, 2019 says the ministry "will no longer be in operation."

Potter's Field Ministries Allegedly Diverted Funds From Kids Food Program

Whitefish-based Potter’s Field Ministry is facing new allegations that it misrepresented a program that provided food to kids in foreign countries. The…

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley hold an event to introduce the "Medicare for All Act of 2019" near the U.S Capitol in April.

The Practical Reasons Candidates Talk About Improbable Policies

Congress is unlikely to pass ambitious policies like "Medicare for All" or the Green New Deal, even if a Democratic proponent of them were elected. But there are plenty of reasons to run on them.

Economic Crisis Rattles Venezuelan Cattle Ranchers

Power outages, increased crime and gasoline shortages are hurting Venezuela's once-vaunted cattle industry. Herds have been halved and meat production is down by more than 60 percent.

A common guillemot (<em>Uria aalge</em>) brings a sprat to feed to its chick. The laying dates of this species were followed for 19 consecutive years on the Isle of May, off the coast of southeast Scotland. According to a new paper in <em>Nature Communications, </em>many birds are adapting to climate change — but probably not fast enough.

Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late?

By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.

Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes performs at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival. Dawes is back for the 2019 festival broadcast.

Listen Live: Newport Folk Festival 2019

Listen to the 2019 Newport Folk Festival's official broadcast, with select performances by Jeff Tweedy, Jade Bird, Yola and more.

Sovereign Valentine, a personal trainer in Plains, Mont., needs dialysis for his end-stage renal disease. When he first started dialysis treatments, Fresenius Kidney Care clinic in Missoula charged $13,867.74 per session, or about 59 times the $235 Medicare pays for a dialysis session.

Dialysis Firm Cancels $524,600.17 Medical Bill After Journalists Investigate

This week, NPR profiled a Montana man who was billed nearly half a million dollars for 14 weeks of dialysis, after being caught in a dispute between insurer and the dialysis provider. Now he owes $0.

Protesters block the main road outside the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj al-Barajneh, south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on July 16. The protests are against Lebanese government decision to restrict Palestinians' work opportunities.

In Lebanon, Palestinians Protest New Employment Restrictions

The protests were spurred by the closure of two Palestinian-owned businesses amid a larger government crackdown on Syrian refugees. Palestinians make up about 10% of Lebanon's population.

T-Mobile and Sprint stores in El Cerrito, Calif. The Department of Justice approved the $26 billion merger of the two wireless carriers.

T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Finally Wins Justice Department's Blessing

A deal years in the making is getting federal regulatory approval to move forward. The $26 billion merger is subject to court approval, and state attorneys general are seeking to block the deal.

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