CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : PALM SPRINGS : Blast Rips Bank Box, Scatters Cash in Lot

An explosion ripped open a Bank of America night deposit box on East Palm Canyon Drive, littering the bank parking lot with an unknown amount of money and causing $100,000 damage but no injuries, authorities said. “The night deposit door was blown about 500 feet away and there was money scattered. It was a pretty powerful explosion,” said Fred Reagan, spokesman for the Los Angeles FBI office. Authorities had not determined whether the explosion was part of a robbery attempt.