CHICAGO — The planned shutdown of nearly 240 air traffic control towers across the country under federal budget cuts will strip away an extra layer of safety during takeoffs and landings, leaving … more

LONDON — How do you burn through billions? The unexplained death of Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found Saturday inside his upscale English home, has refocused attention on the fantastic … more

Twenty-one college and high school students with high hopes for future careers in diesel technology had to use everything they’ve learned in their studies — and then some — in the … more

FRIDAYRED WAGON, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., $60 to $100, Campbell County Senior Citizen Center.SVJH MUSICAL, 7 p.m., Cam-plex Heritage Center.SATURDAYZUMBA FOR ANGIE, 8 to 11 a.m., $10, fundraiser to help … more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from … more

BUTTE, Mont. — A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend. Mike Taylor picked up the 25-year-old … more

NEW YORK — These moms curse a lot, drink to excess, reveal scary truths and draw twisted little stick figures of their kids pooping and whining relentlessly. And this Mother’s Day, they’re … more

DAMASCUS, Va. — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash … more