Four charged

in bomb plot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California.

The arrests took place last week in the desert east of Los Angeles. According to a federal criminal complaint, the suspects were preparing to test improvised explosive devices for planned bombings.

They are members of an offshoot of a group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front. The group allegedly plotted to set off a series of bombings on New Year’s Eve and target ICE agents and vehicles.

Flood warning

in Washington

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle after a small section failed after a week of heavy rains. The breach prompted an evacuation order covering parts of three suburbs for homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Renton and Tukwila.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning that initially covered nearly 47,000 people, but later was reduced to an area covering 7,000 people. Authorities in two of the cities — Renton and Tukwila — said Monday afternoon the flooding was confined to small, industrial areas and that no residents were being evacuated. No injuries have been reported.

Retailers lagged

on recall — FDA

(AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to four top retail stores for failing to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous outbreak from their shelves. The FDA sent letters posted Monday to leaders at Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons, saying the companies continued to sell ByHeart infant formula for days or weeks, despite a Nov. 11 recall of all products. The formula is linked to an outbreak of infant botulism that has sickened more than 50 babies in 19 states. All of the babies have been hospitalized and treated for the illness.