Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony

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• Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony
• Deadly storms leave millions without power in eastern U.S
• Mourners remember Rodney King as figure of healing
• Airbus' Alabama plant to create 2,500 construction jobs
• Ranchers, farmers seeking solutions to U.S. water worries
• Emails raise questions about former Penn State officials: CNN
• Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in U.S. West
• Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran
• Firefighters make gains in Colorado, evacuees return home
• Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront
• Mexico extradites suspect in U.S. consulate killing
• Firefighters made headway in Colorado, evacuees return home
• Mourners remember Rodney King at Hollywood hills funeral
• Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony
• Firefighters make gains in Colorado, evacuees return home
• Emails raise questions about former Penn State officials: CNN
• Mourners remember Rodney King at Hollywood hills funeral
• Deadly storms leave millions without power in eastern U.S
• Ranchers, farmers seeking solutions to U.S. water worries
• Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in U.S. West
• Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran
• Airbus' Alabama plant to create 2,500 construction jobs
• Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront

Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:45 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A group of about 150 Mormons quit their church in a mass resignation ceremony in Salt Lake City on Saturday in a rare display of defiance ending decades of disagreement for some over issues ranging from polygamy to gay marriage. Participants from Utah, Arizona, Idaho and elsewhere gathered in a public park to sign a "Declaration of Independence from Mormonism." "This feels awesome," said Alison Lucas, from West Jordan, Utah, who took part in the rally amid soaring temperatures. "I don't know if I would have had the courage except in a group. ...

Deadly storms leave millions without power in eastern U.S Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power on Saturday amid a record heat wave in the eastern United States after deadly thunderstorms downed power lines from Indiana to New Jersey. At least 11 people were killed. Statewide emergencies were declared in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia because of damage from overnight storms, which brought hurricane-force winds along a 500-mile (800-km) stretch. Forecasters predicted more severe thunderstorms as renewed heat blanketed the area on Saturday. ...

Mourners remember Rodney King as figure of healing Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:22 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners remembered Rodney King, a symbol of racial tension in Los Angeles and catalyst for sweeping law-enforcement reforms after his 1991 beating by police officers, as a figure of national healing at a public memorial before his burial on Saturday. "He tried to use his scars to heal a nation," the Reverend Al Sharpton told a news conference outside the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills, where the remembrance service was held. ...

Airbus' Alabama plant to create 2,500 construction jobs Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airbus should create about 2,500 construction jobs to build a new $600 million airliner assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama, and 400 to 500 full-time jobs once production starts in 2017, a source familiar with the plans said on Saturday. The European planemaker, owned by EADS, is poised to announce plans to build the plant for its single-aisle A320 passenger jet that will begin producing four planes a month in 2017, according to multiple people familiar with the plans. The announcement may come as early as Monday. ...

Ranchers, farmers seeking solutions to U.S. water worries Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:26 PM PDT BLOOMING GROVE, Texas (Reuters) - Texas cattle rancher Gary Price knows what it is like to worry about water. With 2,500 acres of rough range land situated about an hour south of Dallas, Price relies on rain-fed soils to provide the hearty grass forage he needs to fatten his cattle. When the animals are sold at grocery meat counters, every pound of flesh spells potential profit for Price's family. "Ranching is really mostly about water and grass. ...

Emails raise questions about former Penn State officials: CNN Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - Correspondence between senior Penn State University officials show they feared they could be "vulnerable" for failing to report to authorities allegations that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had abused a boy in a university locker room, CNN reported on Saturday. The Cable News Network's report of the emails comes amid questions about the university's failure to alert police or other authorities to a report by Mike McQueary, then a graduate assistant for the team, that he had witnessed what he believed to be Sandusky molesting a boy in a shower on campus in 2001. ...

Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in U.S. West Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Millions of birds have died and millions more are in danger from an obscure but widespread hazard in 12 Western states - uncapped plastic pipes used to mark many of the 3.4 million mining claims on public lands, wildlife advocates say. Migratory birds from western meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds to screech owls and woodpeckers are mistaking the open ends of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipes for natural hollows suitable for nesting, roosting or congregating to generate body heat. ...

Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT (Reuters) - A soldier at the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Army base fatally shot by another member of his unit was identified on Saturday as Lieutenant Colonel Roy Tisdale, a highly decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Tisdale, 42, commander of the 525th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, was killed on Thursday by another member of his unit, who then turned the gun on himself. The shooter, who has not been identified, was in critical condition. A third soldier, Specialist Michael Latham, 22, suffered a non-life threatening wound. ...

Firefighters make gains in Colorado, evacuees return home Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:43 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Crews battling a deadly Colorado wildfire ranked the most destructive in state history have made enough headway to allow most evacuees home, but concerns remain about rogue bears and burglaries in vacant houses, officials said on Saturday. The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire, stoked earlier this week by strong, erratic winds, is now 45 percent contained, although the damage wrought by the blaze has devastated the communities around Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city. ...

Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:40 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's latest tourist landmark, a 17-story Ferris wheel billed as the tallest to go into year-round operation in the United States, opened to the public on Friday, giving riders a new panoramic view of the city and its environs. The towering, white "Great Wheel" features 42 enclosed gondolas with space for up to 252 passengers total. The 175-foot-tall (53-metre-tall) wheel cost $20 million and was constructed as part of a private-sector initiative to revitalize Seattle's waterfront. ...

Mexico extradites suspect in U.S. consulate killing Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:08 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has extradited a drug gang leader to face charges that he played a key part in the daylight execution of a U.S. consulate employee two years ago, officials said on Friday. Arturo Gallegos is suspected of ordering the killing of a U.S. consulate worker on the streets of Ciudad Juarez in an ongoing effort by the Barrio Azteca drug gang to control a smuggling route, officials said. He was handed over to U.S. law enforcement officials earlier this week, according to a statement from the Mexican attorney general's office. ...

Firefighters made headway in Colorado, evacuees return home Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:50 AM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Firefighters battling a deadly Colorado wildfire that ranks as the most destructive in state history have made enough headway to allow most residents forced to flee the blaze back into their homes, officials said on Saturday. The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire, stoked earlier this week by strong, erratic winds, is now nearly 30 percent contained, although the damage wrought by the blaze has devastated the communities around Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city. ...

Mourners remember Rodney King at Hollywood hills funeral Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners remembered Rodney King, a symbol of racial tension in Los Angeles and catalyst for sweeping law-enforcement reforms after his 1991 beating by police officers, at a public memorial ahead of his burial on Saturday. "He tried to use his scars to heal a nation," the Reverend Al Sharpton told a news conference outside the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills, where the remembrance service was held. ...

Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:45 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A group of about 150 Mormons quit their church in a mass resignation ceremony in Salt Lake City on Saturday in a rare display of defiance ending decades of disagreement for some over issues ranging from polygamy to gay marriage. Participants from Utah, Arizona, Idaho and elsewhere gathered in a public park to sign a "Declaration of Independence from Mormonism." "This feels awesome," said Alison Lucas, from West Jordan, Utah, who took part in the rally amid soaring temperatures. "I don't know if I would have had the courage except in a group. ...

Firefighters make gains in Colorado, evacuees return home Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:43 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Crews battling a deadly Colorado wildfire ranked the most destructive in state history have made enough headway to allow most evacuees home, but concerns remain about rogue bears and burglaries in vacant houses, officials said on Saturday. The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire, stoked earlier this week by strong, erratic winds, is now 45 percent contained, although the damage wrought by the blaze has devastated the communities around Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city. ...

Emails raise questions about former Penn State officials: CNN Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - Correspondence between senior Penn State University officials show they feared they could be "vulnerable" for failing to report to authorities allegations that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had abused a boy in a university locker room, CNN reported on Saturday. The Cable News Network's report of the emails comes amid questions about the university's failure to alert police or other authorities to a report by Mike McQueary, then a graduate assistant for the team, that he had witnessed what he believed to be Sandusky molesting a boy in a shower on campus in 2001. ...

Mourners remember Rodney King at Hollywood hills funeral Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners remembered Rodney King, a symbol of racial tension in Los Angeles and catalyst for sweeping law-enforcement reforms after his 1991 beating by police officers, at a public memorial ahead of his burial on Saturday. "He tried to use his scars to heal a nation," the Reverend Al Sharpton told a news conference outside the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in the Hollywood Hills, where the remembrance service was held. ...

Deadly storms leave millions without power in eastern U.S Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power on Saturday amid a record heat wave in the eastern United States after deadly thunderstorms downed power lines from Indiana to New Jersey. At least 11 people were killed. Statewide emergencies were declared in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia because of damage from overnight storms, which brought hurricane-force winds along a 500-mile (800-km) stretch. Forecasters predicted more severe thunderstorms as renewed heat blanketed the area on Saturday. ...

Ranchers, farmers seeking solutions to U.S. water worries Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:26 PM PDT BLOOMING GROVE, Texas (Reuters) - Texas cattle rancher Gary Price knows what it is like to worry about water. With 2,500 acres of rough range land situated about an hour south of Dallas, Price relies on rain-fed soils to provide the hearty grass forage he needs to fatten his cattle. When the animals are sold at grocery meat counters, every pound of flesh spells potential profit for Price's family. "Ranching is really mostly about water and grass. ...

Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in U.S. West Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Millions of birds have died and millions more are in danger from an obscure but widespread hazard in 12 Western states - uncapped plastic pipes used to mark many of the 3.4 million mining claims on public lands, wildlife advocates say. Migratory birds from western meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds to screech owls and woodpeckers are mistaking the open ends of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipes for natural hollows suitable for nesting, roosting or congregating to generate body heat. ...

Fort Bragg shooting victim identified as decorated war veteran Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT (Reuters) - A soldier at the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Army base fatally shot by another member of his unit was identified on Saturday as Lieutenant Colonel Roy Tisdale, a highly decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Tisdale, 42, commander of the 525th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, was killed on Thursday by another member of his unit, who then turned the gun on himself. The shooter, who has not been identified, was in critical condition. A third soldier, Specialist Michael Latham, 22, suffered a non-life threatening wound. ...

Airbus' Alabama plant to create 2,500 construction jobs Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airbus should create about 2,500 construction jobs to build a new $600 million airliner assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama, and 400 to 500 full-time jobs once production starts in 2017, a source familiar with the plans said on Saturday. The European planemaker, owned by EADS, is poised to announce plans to build the plant for its single-aisle A320 passenger jet that will begin producing four planes a month in 2017, according to multiple people familiar with the plans. The announcement may come as early as Monday. ...

Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:40 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's latest tourist landmark, a 17-story Ferris wheel billed as the tallest to go into year-round operation in the United States, opened to the public on Friday, giving riders a new panoramic view of the city and its environs. The towering, white "Great Wheel" features 42 enclosed gondolas with space for up to 252 passengers total. The 175-foot-tall (53-metre-tall) wheel cost $20 million and was constructed as part of a private-sector initiative to revitalize Seattle's waterfront. ...

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