Montana copper mining heiress dies in NY at 104

NEW YORK — Huguette Clark, a 104-year-old heiress to a Montana copper fortune who once lived in the largest apartment on New York City's Fifth Avenue, died Tuesday at a Manhattan hospital, but prosecutors are still pursuing a legal battle over her money and care.

The reclusive Clark spent the last two decades of her life in New York City hospitals.

"Miss Clark's passing is a sad event for all those who have loved and respected her over the years," her attorney, Wallace Bock, said in a statement. "She died as she wanted, with dignity and privacy, and we intend to continue to respect her request...