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April 27, 2020 1:27 a.m.

Facing disaster, Russian businesses find Kremlin aid lacking

MOSCOW (AP) — Desperate business owners in Russia have been pleading with the Kremlin for help in the pandemic shutdown. The response, however, has been slow and largely focused on big industries, leaving most smaller companies to fend for themselves and raising the prospect of massive unemployment and social unrest.

A robust June jobs report clouds outlook for US economy
July 10, 2022 midnight

A robust June jobs report clouds outlook for US economy

A strong hiring report for June has assuaged fears that the U.S. economy might be on the cusp of a recession — and highlighted the resilience of the nation's job market.

April 6, 2020 1:27 p.m.

After virus fades, service industries may be changed forever

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, personal trainer Amanda Tikalsky didn’t have to worry much about her job. The U.S. economy’s record-breaking 11-year expansion offered security to service workers like her.

April 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

After virus fades, service industries may be changed forever

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, personal trainer Amanda Tikalsky didn’t have to worry much about her job. The U.S. economy’s record-breaking 11-year expansion offered security to service workers like her.

April 7, 2020 12:03 a.m.

After virus fades, service industries may be changed forever

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, personal trainer Amanda Tikalsky didn’t have to worry much about her job. The U.S. economy’s record-breaking 11-year expansion offered security to service workers like her.

Planning director on front line of land-use issues
March 9, 2020 1 a.m.

Planning director on front line of land-use issues

Nearly 20 years into his career as a planner, Mark Mussman realizes how emotional people can become over land use in a place like Flathead County.

April 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Facing disaster, Russian businesses find Kremlin aid lacking

MOSCOW (AP) — Desperate business owners in Russia have been pleading with the Kremlin for help in the pandemic shutdown. The response, however, has been slow and largely focused on big industries, leaving most smaller companies to fend for themselves and raising the prospect of massive unemployment and social unrest.

Another US hiring surge: 311,000 jobs despite Fed rate hikes
March 11, 2023 11 p.m.

Another US hiring surge: 311,000 jobs despite Fed rate hikes

The unemployment rate rose to 3.6%, from a 53-year low of 3.4%, as more Americans began searching for work but not all of them found jobs.

Money approved for states to build car-charging network
September 15, 2022 noon

Money approved for states to build car-charging network

The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as the U.S. begins in earnest its transition away from gas-powered transportation.

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
August 28, 2023 12:10 p.m.

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently announced new regulations through the heat emphasis program

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
August 27, 2023 midnight

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US

State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures.

January 19, 2015 6:21 a.m.

Keystone XL and Bullock bill should be supported

As many as 2,000 temporary high-paying blue collar jobs will be created in Montana if the U.S. government approves the much publicized Keystone XL pipeline. More than twice as many similar private-sector construction jobs, however, will result from state government approval of the “Build Montana” program proposed by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and sponsored in the legislature by Republican Rep. Jeff Welborn, of Dillon.

February 17, 2020 11:05 a.m.

Tech-starved government seeks industry's best, brightest

Denver (AP) — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists:

February 18, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Tech-starved government seeks industry's best, brightest

Denver (AP) — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists:

Kalispell schools adds two positions, eliciting conversation about teacher pay
February 5, 2026 11 p.m.

Kalispell schools adds two positions, eliciting conversation about teacher pay

Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees approved adding two positions — a district data systems specialist and a workflow process lead in the facilities department.

September 24, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Order forces Census to do more visits, rely less on records

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even as the U.S. Census Bureau aims to finish the 2020 census by the end of the month, several areas of the country have seen slight declines recently in the rate of households being counted — and that's a good thing because it may result in a more accurate count, according to a researcher at the City University of New York.

September 8, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Election 2020, ADVISORY

Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit

December 13, 2020 5:30 p.m.

The Latest: Stanford-Southern Cal basketball game postponed

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

January 13, 2021 11:06 p.m.

No. 2 Baylor heads to No. 15 Texas Tech for showdown

A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:

January 14, 2021 12:11 a.m.

No. 2 Baylor heads to No. 15 Texas Tech for showdown

A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference: