Layoffs

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson eliminates jobs that don't fit into his plans for turning around the beleaguered Internet company.

PROVO -- Citing business losses, the BYU Bookstore at Brigham Young University is laying off 29 employees.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- The North Miami Beach police officer accused of trying to cast a Santeria spell over the city manager's office to stop him from slashing police jobs was fired Monday.

City Manager Lyndon Bonner, the target of Officer Edith Torres' allegedly magical plot, fired the 24-year veteran for conduct unbecoming of an officer.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a 14-page memo Tuesday that appears to show that Department of Energy officials urged solar manufacturer Solyndra Inc. to hold off on announcing layoffs last year until after the hotly contested mid-term elections.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Hill Air Force Base, Utah's top single-site employer, will lose 261 jobs as part of a major Air Force restructuring plan.

A statement issued Thursday morning by Maj. Gen. Andrew Busch said the jobs will be cut during the next two years and include only civilian positions.

Busch said all personnel management options, including normal attrition, voluntary early retirement and incentive opportunities, will be used to minimize the impact to base personnel.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As they work to complete the first phase of a major efficiency program, Bank of America Corp. executives are discussing plans that could slash the companywide workforce by much more than 10,000 jobs, sources familiar with the matter said.

The Charlotte-based bank could potentially shed 25,000 to 30,000 jobs over several years, the sources said. The bank hasn't said how many jobs will be eliminated in the efficiency campaign, although some reports have said the number could reach 10,000.

BRIGHAM CITY -- ATK Space Systems said Wednesday it is laying off 100 workers because the space shuttle program has ended.

The company has laid off 2,200 workers since 2009, nearly half its entire work force, as the shuttle program wound down, said spokeswoman Trina Patterson.

Plans for this layoff were announced in June and finalized Wednesday.