Joseph Beaudet has covered crime, courts and local government for The Montana Standard since August 2026 after reporting on government and politics for three and a half years in Wyoming.

Plaques honoring military families who have lost a family member in the line of duty, to suicide after leaving service, or who have a family member currently serving were dedicated.

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirms Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. He urged a peaceful solution as tensions with Britain rise. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Mile ...

Jaylen Dean Laforge pleaded not guilty to 10 felonies and 18 misdemeanors, charges alleging he engaged in several high-speed chases, posting footage of the chases to social media.

Melania Trump has rung the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote a new women's initiative called Imperia. The first lady says it’s about helping women become ...

Throughout my 12 years of working with clients, magnesium supplementation has come up time and time again, and for good reason. Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, ...

Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Iran has maintained its negotiating stance in talks with U.S. officials on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, demanding the United States ...

The U.S. stock market held near its record high after oil prices eased again. The S&P 500 edged down a fraction of a point and is sitting just 0.4% below ...

Ian McEwan has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book. His essay collection, "Between Books," will be published next spring, May 25, according to Alfred A. Knopf. This marks ...

Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure. A representative for the singer confirmed the news in a statement to The Associated Press ...

Montana’s Right to Compute Act, aka Senate Bill 212, sponsored in the 2025 legislative session by state Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, R-Billings, was the nation’s first law to protect the use of computation ...