U.S. Army plans to remove about 2,000 officers due to budget cuts
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The U.S. Army is looking to cut about 2,000 positions for captains and majors by the end of the year as part of its overall plans to reduce its active duty numbers due to budget cuts, the Army’s chief of staff said on Wed…
Explosion shuts large natural gas processing plant in Wyoming
(Reuters) – An explosion on Wednesday shut a natural gas-processing plant in Wyoming that can churn out about 2 percent of the daily U.S. gas supply, and a nearby town was evacuated though no injuries were reported.
White supremacist pleads guilty in Pacific Northwest killing spree
(Reuters) – A white supremacist convicted of killing two people and accused of killing two more during a violent road trip across the Pacific Northwest pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Oregon to two counts of carjacking resulting in deat…
Probe of Gacy serial killings resolves unrelated 1978 Illinois murder
(Reuters) – Illinois investigators trying to put names to the last unidentified victims of executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy have solved the unrelated 1978 disappearance of another man, officials said on Wednesday.
Explosion rocks natural gas plant in Wyoming, no injuries reported
(Reuters) – An explosion rocked a natural gas-processing plant in southwestern Wyoming on Wednesday, causing no injuries but prompting the evacuation of the facility and a nearby town, a company spokeswoman said.
Florida executes man convicted in 1990 murder of two relatives
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A man convicted of killing his cousin and the man’s wife to prevent his cousin from testifying against him in a burglary case was executed in Florida on Wednesday, a state prison official said.
Tennessee man breaks into civil rights museum, then falls asleep
(Reuters) – A Tennessee man looking for a place to sleep found a bed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where the Rev. Martin Luther King was shot and killed in 1968.
Justice Department’s criminal division names new No. 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has named Marshall Miller as the new No. 2 official in its criminal division, after a spate of departures thinned its top ranks, according to an internal memo obtained on Wednesday.
California county tries to ban pot farms as medical weed business thrives
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Citing marijuana fields springing up next to high schools and in abandoned barns, Sacramento County supervisors are set to declare pot gardens a public nuisance in the latest move by a local government to rein in Cali…
California city sees spike in whooping cough cases
(Reuters) – A Southern California city has seen a spike in reported whooping cough cases so far this year, with the number of infections nearly tripling compared to all of last year, possibly due to a less potent vaccine or lower vaccination rates, off…
