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A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told 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...
A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, at a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, before taking his own life, a spokesperson for the family told Associated Press. Jennifer Mercer, who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs and other expenses and was authorised to release details, identified the victims as representing four generations of the blended ...
As wildfires rage and intense heat builds across the region, daytime highs of 110-11F (43-46C) are forecastSurging temperatures are expected to broil more than 45 million people as a heat dome settles in across the south-western US through the end of August and into early September, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).As wildfires rage in some parts and intense heat builds across the r...
Home in Billings was also set on fire, with victims representing four generations of a blended familyA man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, on Sunday evening in a shooting at a home in Billings, Montana, that was also set on fire, according to authorities and local media reports.Police have characterized the case as a family disturbance, according to Montana news outlet KULR...
Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFinocchiaro makes ‘no apologies’ for controversial changes to child protection lawsLia Finocchiaro, the NT’s chief minister, said controversial changes to child protection laws in the territory were meant to “strengthen care and protection so that the safety of a child comes first”.I challenge any Australian sitting at h...
Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.
A Wiltshire couple who built a four-bedroom home for their disabled daughter in 2022 now face a council demolition order following a planning dispute. The property, built on Green Belt land, includes a basement and decking that were not part of the approved plans. The couple have appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, with a decision expected in autumn.
Country music legend Dolly Parton died at 80; CIA Director John Ratcliffe took a mysterious trip to Russia.
Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLia Finocchiaro, the chief minister of the Northern Territory, maintained the region should be able to “decide its energy policy and its energy mix” when it comes to datacentres, without rules imposed by the federal government.She told RN:Ultimately, we don’t need the federal government coming in heavy-handed and trying ...
A prominent Sikh separatist said Tuesday that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for a 2023 death plot against him. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for Sikhs For Justice, said he was warned by FBI agents who visited him August 12 that he should not travel un...
A prominent Sikh separatist said on Tuesday that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for a 2023 death plot against him. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for Sikhs For Justice, said he was warned by FBI agents who visited him last Thursday that he should not tr...
Owner ByteDance ordered to erase illegally obtained child data in Brazil as crackdown on tech giants intensifies.
Why can’t America agree on what time it is?
IShowSpeed met Nitro Camden after the young streamer’s family situation went viral and encouraged him to keep chasing his goals. Speed said he had faced similar pressure from his own mother early in his streaming career. Camden became emotional during the meeting. His future plans remain unclear, but the conversation gave him support from one of streaming’s biggest names today.
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the second part of an accompanying series, William Zheng examines how the campaign has targeted corrupt officials outside the Chinese capital and long after retirement. It used to be an easy choice for senior Chinese officials deciding between a local government posit...
Oil prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday as traders saw a reduced risk of renewed US military strikes on Iran after Washington instead threatened broader economic sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared an “economic D-Day” against Tehran but gave no timeline or details on countries that could face penalties.
A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, titled The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All, draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin. The work won a newly established l...
A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All, draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin. The work won a newly established literary...
The US-led board overseeing the Gaza peace plan warned Hamas on Tuesday to halt militant activity, including flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. A Board of Peace official said Israel must also respect the ceasefire, limiting military action to responses to “genuine and imminent threats.”
The amended law was an attempt by state Republicans to crack down on unproven claims of voting by noncitizens.
The gaffe at last month’s Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, where a US State Department presentation displayed a map of Africa with every country mislabelled, serves as more than a source of embarrassment. It was a potent symbol of the distance between Washington’s rhetoric and its real stance regarding the African continent. Earlier this year, Nick Checker, a senior US State Department offi...
‘Queen of Country’ has died at 80 in Nashville, her family and representatives announced.
Arrest of Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, sparked backlash as he was detained while his son, Joshua, was deployed in Middle EastThe father of a US navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been released from immigration detention, according to his family.His arrest sparked intense backlash after the Associated Pre...
Health Ministry warns of 'complete collapse of the basic necessities of life' in Gaza as Israel's attacks continue.
One more day of testimony expected as closing arguments set for Thursday and jury likely begins deliberations FridayOne more day of rebuttal testimony was expected this week in the trial against Lindsay Clancy, followed by closing statements likely on Thursday.The jury, which will likely begin deliberations on Friday, will decide whether the Massachusetts mother was experiencing postpartum psychos...
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.
Major Jason Watson faces charges under rarely-used military law prohibiting criticism of the US president.
Woman and her son, who was allegedly punched, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, and happy Wednesday. It’s Nick Visser here to get the morning news off to a start, with a bit of melancholy as we remember the unmatched Dolly Parton. Let’s get to it. Continue reading...
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolitionThe John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday.Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the...
