Pair of police officers killed in Mississippi

Compiled from news services

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — Two police officers are dead following an early morning confrontation in Mississippi.

Warren Strain of the Department of Public Safety says two police officers died in an incident that occurred early Saturday in the city of Brookhaven.

A suspect was wounded and was taken into custody. The suspect was taken for treatment to a hospital in Jackson.

Mr. Strain said the investigation is in its initial stages and that no other information was being made immediately available.

Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement via Twitter asking for prayers “for the family and loved ones of these fallen heroes.”

Rosa remnants threaten

Moisture from Hurricane Rosa could cause flash flooding to Baja California, eastern California, Las Vegas and Arizona as it approaches the coast late Sunday.

The remnants of Rosa could bring as much as a year’s worth of rain to desert areas such as California’s Imperial Valley and Arizona’s Yuma County — both significant producers of vegetables for the nation.

“The big concern is the moisture and how much rainfall we’re going to get,” said Andrew Deemer, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Phoenix. The National Hurricane Center said the main hazard is heavy rainfall in Mexico and the American Southwest.

Swells generated by the hurricane were also expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents off Southern California.

In southeastern California and Arizona, isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday, leading to heavier rainfall Monday into Tuesday.

Brown vetoes buildings bill

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have asked cities and counties to create lists of buildings that could be at higher risk of major damage or collapse during earthquakes.

The bill could have been a major advance in efforts over the past decade to identify seismically vulnerable buildings in California.

A few cities, including Los Angeles, have compiled lists of potentially vulnerable buildings with the greatest risk of collapse. Some have ordered owners to make those buildings more secure.

Backers of the bill said creating a list of possibly vulnerable buildings in the state’s most seismically active areas would have been a major step in alerting Californians to whether the buildings they live and work in should receive more study to determine whether they’re at risk in an earthquake.

But Mr. Brown wrote that he was concerned the bill “will not provide the greatest value for the significant investment this enterprise requires.”

Candidates’ cybersecurity

With some 40 days remaining to the crucial midterm elections, signs of digital meddling in campaigns are mounting.

But most candidates have spent little or nothing on cybersecurity, and say it’s too hard and expensive to focus on hacking threats with all the other demands of running for office.

Only six candidates for the U.S. House and Senate spent more than $1,000 on cybersecurity through the most recent Federal Election Commission filing period.

Yet those who monitor intrusions and digital mayhem say hackers are active.

Various reports cite at least three candidates still in races or ousted in primaries were suffering attempted breaches of their campaigns.