Drone strikes kill Americans...Tensions in Baltimore...Poultry products rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama blames the "fog of war" for mistaken drone strikes that killed an American contract worker and Italian aid worker in Pakistan. The CIA strikes were intended for al-Qaida operatives, two of which were killed. Warren Weinstein (WYN'-steen) was near the end of his work with an aid group when he was abducted. The two al-Qaida operatives, Ahmed Farouq and Adam Gadahn, were both Americans.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that four Minnesota men accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State remain in custody while their case is pending. The ruling came today in St. Paul. The men are among six charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. All six of the men charged are Somali-American. Minnesota has struggled for years to stem recruiting by militants, first from al-Shabab in Somalia and more recently the Islamic State in Syria.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tensions remain high in Baltimore over the death of a man who wound up with a fatal spinal-cord injury while in police custody. Protesters marching in support of Freddie Gray briefly scuffled with police today, shouting at them and throwing objects. The protesters surrounded a police transport van similar to the one Freddie Gray was put in after he was arrested. Two people were detained.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some international trade partners are declining to buy egg and poultry products from U.S. states affected by a deadly strain of bird flu. Agriculture officials say the food supply is safe. But Mexico, Japan and Canada are among 33 countries declining to accept poultry products from entire states, including Iowa, the nation's leading egg producer, and Minnesota, the top turkey grower in the U.S. Other countries are refusing products from specific counties where the virus has been detected.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Angelina Jolie will brief the U.N. Security Council on Syria's refugee crisis, which has seen almost 4 million people flee over the past four years. Jolie is a special envoy for the U.N. on refugee issues. She will headline a day of briefings tomorrow that include the U.N. refugee and humanitarian chiefs and the special envoy for Syria.

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