From the Trenches World Report

The Wire – by Eric Levenson

Spring 2014 has been a quiet tornado season thus far, but that’s about to change this weekend, if the predicted forecasts that meteorologists are looking at hold true. Weather experts say conditions are lining up for a series of powerful tornadoes to hit an area ranging between Tennessee and Texas from Saturday through Monday. The National Weather Service predicts a “significant multi-day severe event” in the South plains on Sunday, moving into the Mississippi Valley on Monday.   Continue reading “Forecasters Are Already Predicting a Massive Tornado Outbreak This Weekend”

LA Times – by Kate Mather

Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been charged with conspiracy, perjury and altering evidence in connection with planting guns inside a medical marijuana dispensary to justify two arrests in 2011, prosecutors said.

Julio Cesar Martinez, 39, and Anthony Manuel Paez, 32, were charged with one felony count each of conspiracy to obstruct justice and altering evidence as a peace officer, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Martinez was also charged with two felony counts of perjury and one of filing a false report.   Continue reading “Ex-sheriff’s deputies charged with planting evidence at pot dispensary”

Fox News

Two suspects were reportedly in custody after a shelter-in-place order was issued Thursday at San Diego’s Naval Base Point Loma after an earlier report of a person seen with a gun.

It is unclear if those in custody were connected to the report, but officials said no shots were fired, Navy Installations Command tweeted.   Continue reading “2 suspects in custody after shelter-in-place ordered at Naval Base Point Loma”

Mail.com

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces launched an operation Thursday to drive pro-Russia insurgents out of occupied buildings in the country’s tumultuous east, prompting new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Within hours of the Ukrainian operation, which killed at least two pro-Russia militants, Russia’s defense minister announced new military exercises for troops massed near Ukraine’s border. The statements by Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sharpened anxiety over the prospect of a new Russian military incursion into Ukraine. Russia’s foreign minister warned a day earlier that any attack on Russian citizens or interests in eastern Ukraine would bring a strong response.   Continue reading “Ukraine launches operation against insurgents”

Mail.com

DETROIT (AP) — A 67-year-old grandfather was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole in the killing of two women at a Detroit retirement home.

Mike Reda told police he was filled with rage and alcohol on Oct. 20 when he shot Deborah Socia, 59, and Maria Gonzalez, 61, with an assault rifle at Pablo Davis Elder Living Center on the city’s southwest side. A jury found him guilty earlier this month of two counts of first-degree, premeditated murder, a count of felony murder and other crimes.   Continue reading “Man gets life in prison in retirement home deaths”

Mail.com

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan government security guard opened fire Thursday on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. nurse, officials said.

The shooting at Cure International Hospital in western Kabul was the latest in a string of deadly attacks on foreign civilians in the Afghan capital. Two of the dead Americans were a father and son, Health Minister Soraya Dalil said, adding that the third American was a Cure International doctor who had worked in Kabul for seven years.   Continue reading “Afghan hospital guard kills 3 American doctors”

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CBS Atlanta

Atlanta (CBS ATLANTA) – An anti-biotic resistant “superbug” that has long affected hospitals and other health care locations around the world has now found a new “reservoir” location: inside U.S. homes.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacteria that is resistant to many of the strongest antibiotics, and although recent prevalence has been limited to hospitals and nursing homes, a new study of 161 New York City residents who contracted the MRSA infections finds that the these people’s homes were “major reservoirs” for the bacteria strains, HealthDay reports.   Continue reading “Study: Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA ‘Superbug’ Found In US Homes”

Wired – by Andy Greenberg

American law enforcement has long advocated for universal “kill switches” in cellphones to cut down on mobile device thefts. Now the Department of Justice argues that the same remote locking and data-wiping technology represents a threat to police investigations–one that means they should be free to search phones without a warrant.

In a brief filed to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in the case of alleged Boston drug dealer Brima Wurie, the Justice Department argues that police should be free to warrantlessly search cellphones taken from suspects immediately at the time of arrest, rather than risk letting the suspect or his associates lock or remotely wipe the phone before it can be searched.   Continue reading “Feds Beg Supreme Court to Let Them Search Phones Without a Warrant”

Bay Area Houston – by John Coby

Yesterday Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, held a press conference in the Spring Branch Independent School District. SBISD is one of many districts (including CCISD) that has filed suit against the State of Texas for inadequate school funding. Abbott is defunding the schools and defending the State. Awkward!

But Abbott stunned everyone when he announced his support of standard testing and drug testing of 4 year olds. Abbott’s staff was quick to defend his position:  
Continue reading “Greg Abbott calls for drug testing of 4 year olds”