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Shortened title. Full title: Congressional shooter James Hodgkinson was abusive alcoholic, foster daughter told judge before her overdose death Teenager Cathy Rainbolt told a judge her foster father hit her in the face when she failed to mow the lawn correctly. She got hit in the face when she argued. She got hit and dragged by the hair when she tried to get away. Her foster father was James "Tom" Hodgkinson, who is now infamous after shooting U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, two police officers and a staffer on a Virginia ballfield Wednesday. Rainbolt told the judge that Hodgkinson...

Alexandria shooter James Hodgkinson lived out of a gym bag and hung out for the past month-and-a-half at the YMCA across the street from where he opened fire, according to a report Wednesday. Bill Euille, former mayor of Alexandria, said he and Hodgkinson spoke almost every day at the Y, where the alleged gunman would be seen working on his laptop, the Washington Post reported. “He was a very friendly person. But what I did notice about this gentleman is he’d open up his gym bag and in it, he had everything he owned,” said Euille, who lost his re-election...

“I was sexually assaulted by one of her crewmembers. He groped and grabbed me from behind... And she did not handle the situation appropriately, respectfully or professionally.” — Tasha Reign

It happened last week, legally, tearfully, like the orchestrated handoff of a child between warring parents through a surrogate. The “child,” in this case, was a yellow Lab named Tasha. Or Tess, depending on whose side you’re on in this acrimonious dog dispute. And, boy, did you all take sides (though mostly the same one). Since the column was published Feb. 22, Tasha’s tale has received some of the most impassioned responses I’ve seen in weeks. Today’s update, I suspect, will make most of you happy. But first, let’s tell the uninitiated among you about Tasha, the friendly 7-year-old Labrador...

Prayer Request for my Yellow Lab. She is 11. Her name is Tasha. Something is wrong with her. She is out of it. Prayers Please.. This is my first vanity.