NATIONAL BRIEFS

WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks soldier moving

The Army private suspected of giving classified data to WikiLeaks is being moved to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, where Pentagon officials said more extensive mental, emotional and physical health care will be available. Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon's top lawyer, said Tuesday the move does not suggest that Pfc. Bradley Manning's treatment at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., was inappropriate. But the transfer, which Johnson described as "imminent," follows a wave of international criticism about Manning's treatment during his detention at the Marine Corps base at Quantico. And the conditions of Manning's detention have been the focus of repeated protests from human rights groups and lawmakers.

TEXAS: Couple killed by bee swarm H4>< p>

Bees swarmed an elderly couple at their South Texas ranch, killing both and injuring their son. Jim Hogg County sheriff's deputies said William T. Steele, 90, was spraying insecticide on a bees' nest Monday in Hebbronville when the bees attacked him, his wife, Myrtle Steele, 92, and their son, Richard Steele, 67. Richard's wife, Judy Steele, told the Valley Morning Star of Harlingen that her father-in-law was pronounced dead at the scene. She said her mother-in-law was flown to a hospital, where she died Tuesday. Judy Steele said her husband was released from the hospital Tuesday.

IDAHO: Instability hinders rescuers

Rescuers trying to reach a trapped silver miner were forced by dangerous conditions Tuesday to shift their efforts to a new route, more than quadrupling the distance that officials say workers must dig through to reach him. They're also still trying to get a separate air hole to Larry "Pete" Marek, a 53-year-old employee of Hecla Mining Co., who was trapped Friday in the cave-in and hasn't been heard from since. Instability deep inside the Lucky Friday Mine led to the shift in plans to reach Marek, said Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere.

NORTH CAROLINA: Tornado's toll in Raleigh

The tornado that carved through Raleigh, the state capital, killed four children, shuttered a university for the rest of the spring semester and felled the signature trees in the metropolis known as the "City of Oaks." It was the most active system of tornadoes on record in the state's history, leading to 23 deaths. In all, the storm killed 45 people in six states, but North Carolina was by far the hardest-hit. More than three days after the storm, crews struggled Tuesday to restore electricity and infrastructure, with a key commuting interstate briefly shut down to fix downed power lines.