HELENA, Mont. - A panel of appellate judges on Tuesday upheld a $3.4 billion settlement between the U.S. government and hundreds of thousands of Native American plaintiffs whose land trust royalties were mismanaged by the Interior Department.

HELENA, Mont. - In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like animal.

HELENA, Mont.

...Bowling Green State University in 1985 and holds a master's degree in journalism from University of Missouri. He replaces Matt Volz, who has taken an editing position on AP's national desk in New York. State denied No Child Left Behind flexibility...

...addition built about 12 or 13 years ago, he added. "The addition won't be rebuilt." Living at the house next door, Matt Volz, a reporter for The Associated Press, said the damage was limited to Schmiege's house at the end of the street...