A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, just weeks after his parents forced him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire, Ireland said. The victims represented four generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her 90s who used a wheelchair to a 7-year-old girl, according to Jennifer Mercer, a neighbor and family friend who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and other expenses, and was authorized to release these details.
A Connecticut Republican election official is stepping down after using the N-word during a workplace argument with her Democratic counterpart, though a bureaucratic quirk means the town is legally required to keep paying her salary for weeks to come. Mary Smith, East Lyme's Republican registrar of voters, allegedly shouted that Democratic registrar Wendi Sims "treats me like I'm a (N-word)" during a dispute over the cleanliness of their shared office space, The Daily Beast reported.
The United States military said Monday it carried out a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people. read more
The San Perlita Independent School District will close all school operations for two days due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 ... read more
And indeed, just four months after the delivery of his airplane, in September 2025, the president signed an executive order that ostensibly guaranteed American protection. But recently, Qatar's leaders haven't gotten what they paid for. read more
Another banner day for the GOP/NRA.