Nation briefs 5/12/2015

2 inmates killed in prison disturbance

TECUMSEH, Neb. -- Nebraska corrections officials identified two inmates killed during a disturbance at a maximum-security prison in the southeast corner of the state. The state Department of Correctional Services said Donald Peacock and Shon Collins were found dead Monday as officials regained control of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. Both were 46. Corrections director Scott Frakes declined to release details of their deaths, which are being investigated. Frakes says it appears the men were killed by inmates. Peacock and Collins were serving sentences for first-degree sexual assault of a child and visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct.

FBI bulletin not seen before Texas attack

GARLAND, Texas -- Hours before two would-be terrorists attacked a provocative Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, the FBI sent local authorities the license-plate number and photo of one of the shooters, who had a previous terrorism- related conviction, but police said Monday they didn't see the intelligence bulletin in time. Garland Police Chief Mitch Bates also said the FBI notice was not specific enough to have altered authorities' response. About 40 Garland police officers, along with members of federal and state law enforcement agencies, were guarding the May 3 event at a conference center in suburban Dallas when the attackers drove up and opened fire. Five officers responded, killing the two gunmen. One unarmed security guard was injured; no one attending the event was hurt.

Death toll over GM switches rises to 100

DETROIT -- The death toll from faulty ignition switches in small cars made by General Motors has reached 100. The families of the victims are being offered compensation by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM last year. In addition, GM has agreed to make offers to 184 people who were injured in crashes caused by the switches in older-model cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt. GM recalled 2.6 million of the cars last year but acknowledged it knew about problems with the switches for more than a decade. Through much of last year, the company had blamed the switches for 13 deaths but conceded the toll would rise. During a congressional hearing in June, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said the death toll could rise to 100, based on lawsuits and media reports.

-- Associated Press