Topic: Great Falls

How retirement is being reinvented worldwide

People are working longer – out of necessity and choice – as the world undergoes one of the biggest demographic shifts in history.

Recession over? Not in these four cities.

America's longest postwar recession officially ended more than a year ago. But in some places, the recession still looks alive and well. Here are four cities that over the past year have seen the biggest drops in employment and at least a 1 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate, according to the US Department of Labor. Is your city on the list?

World's oldest man celebrates 114th birthday Tuesday in Montana

World's oldest man turns 114 on Tuesday. A Montana resident believed to be the world's oldest man is celebrating Tuesday.

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Plan to restore the Upper Missouri River could boost fish and cottonwood trees

A plan to boost the flow of the Upper Missouri River could help ailing cottonwood trees and endangered fish.

Fort Hood shooter, Virginia mosque links probed

Investigators are looking into links between suspected Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and a Virginia mosque that was visited by a radical prayer leader and two of the 9/11 hijackers.

When nature gets a second chance

Degraded landscapes can be returned to natural beauty and usefulness.

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Montana’s got wind, needs power lines

But environmentalists worry that an expanded grid will help carry more dirty power.

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Will the bull market survive the storm?

Investors eked out modest gains last year, but now ill economic winds are whirling through Wall Street.