Robert Grenier, the head of the CIA’s counterterrorism center, was forced to step down Monday over concerns that he was not aggressive enough in leading the agency’s pursuit of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, current and former intelligence officials said. The sudden departure of Grenier, who had held the position for about a year, was described by intelligence officials as part of an effort to reinvigorate counterterrorism operations that have had mixed results during his tenure in the job.
Massachusetts: Attacker left note
The teenager suspected of attacking three men at a New Bedford gay bar, then killing two other people while fleeing from authorities in Arkansas, left a note indicating he planned “something violent,” authorities said Monday. The contents of the note were not released. Jacob D. Robida, 18, was fatally wounded Saturday when he opened fire on police at a roadblock after a chase in Arkansas.
Texas: Evacuees’ hotel deadline
Thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have been staying in hotels at Federal Emergency Management Agency’s expense will have to pay their own way beginning today unless they were able to arrange extensions from federal officials. FEMA said it has spent $529 million so far on putting evacuees up in hotels.
Georgia: Ambulances divert often
An ambulance is diverted every minute, on average, to a different hospital because emergency rooms in the United States are so overcrowded, suggests one of the first national studies of the issue. The study, released Monday in Atlanta, is being published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine, and was lead by Catharine Burt of the National Center for Health Statistics.
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