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S&P 500 rises 0.86%; crude oil retreats after sharp weekly surge; VIX falls more than 11% U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with all three major indexes posting solid gains to close out the week even as they remain below levels reached a month ago. The S&P 500 rose 0.86% Friday to close at 7,656.98, though the index is still down 0.80% over the past five trading days and 1.82% over the […]
S&P 500 rises 0.86%; crude oil retreats after sharp weekly surge; VIX falls more than 11% U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with all three major indexes posting solid gains to close out the week even as they remain below levels reached a month ago. The S&P 500 rose 0.86% Friday to close at 7,656.98, though the index is still down 0.80% over the past five trading days and 1.82% over the past month. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.96%, while the Dow […]
MISSOULA, Mont. — Rep. Ryan Zinke announced the introduction of the A River Runs Through It Act, a locally developed public lands package bringing together more than two decades of work by communities throughout the Blackfoot and Clearwater valleys. Zinke unveiled the legislation at Smoke Elzer Barn in Missoula alongside local elected officials, members of the timber industry, sportsmen, recreation groups and conservation organizations who helped shape the proposal. The legislation combines the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal and the Lincoln […]
A University of Montana political science professor will spend the academic year sharing his expertise and research at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions. Dr. Robert Saldin, a political scientist and co-director of UM's Democracy Studies Program, has been awarded the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The visiting professorship is a highly-competitive international research honor and will allow Saldin to pursue his studies at Oxford while collaborating with scholars based there. Saldin, […]
President Trump announced that the federal government will return hundreds of millions of dollars in Obamacare overcharges collected under the Biden administration, issuing refunds of $500 per person to nearly 1 million Americans across 30 states. According to the White House, the Biden administration overcharged Americans through Obamacare exchange "user fees" that were passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums, funding the federal exchange's operations far beyond what was needed to run it. The result, officials said, […]
MISSOULA – Thousands of feet above Salt Lake City, chemistry students from the University of Montana spent this summer tracking air pollution. They collected airborne data over seven weeks as part of a major research campaign to understand factors driving poor air quality in Western cities. They are working to support efforts to make air cleaner and healthier for those living there. Dr. Lu Hu, a UM associate professor of environmental and analytical chemistry, leads the Atmospheric Chemistry Group. In […]
President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other distinguished attendees commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. soil during a formal ceremony today in the Pentagon's courtyard. The two leaders were joined by First Lady Melania Trump; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Condoleezza Rice, who served as the national security advisor during 9/11. During his remarks before a large gathering of guests that […]
Retired Air Force Col. Rolando Aguilar, a former Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a day off that turned into a scramble to intercept an inbound aircraft he didn't yet know was Air Force One. Woken by his unit's crew chiefs with news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, the young airman scrambled to get ready as the alarm sounded for battle stations. He ran for his jet […]
The United States Mint announced a special-issue 2026 Semiquincentennial Enduring Liberty Half Dollar to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The coin features a unique privy mark: the date of the attack encircled by the phrase "NEVER FORGET." "As we approach the 25th anniversary of September 11, we honor the memory of those we lost and the courage of those who risked their lives to save their fellow Americans," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "A quarter century […]
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is requesting public feedback on a draft programmatic environmental assessment for its Oil and Gas Registration Program, with comments due by Oct. 1, 2026. The Montana Environmental Policy Act requires DEQ to analyze impacts from all agency actions that may affect the state's environment. As allowed under MEPA, and because potential impacts from oil and gas well facilities are similar across Montana, DEQ periodically prepares an updated programmatic environmental assessment for regulated oil and […]
