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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After round-the-clock work since Tuesday's deadly derailment, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is ready to roll today. And as trains begin carrying passengers between Washington, New York and Boston, an automatic train control system will be part of the safety improvements ordered by federal officials. The system can slow a train if an engineer fails to respond to warnings. The system was not in place on the curve where the derailment occurred, killing eight people.
WACO, Texas (AP) —Residents of Waco, Texas remain on edge overnight after a battle erupted between several motorcycle gangs who had gathered Sunday afternoon at a restaurant to discuss turf and recruitment. Law enforcement officials beefed up their presence to keep watch on the nearly deserted streets and prevent additional criminal activity. The shootout killed nine bikers and wounded 18.
NEW YORK (AP) — An industry trade and lobbying group says it expects this to be a summer of crowded airliners. The group Airlines for America is predicting a record number of travelers will fly thanks to a rebounding economy. The group says it thinks U.S. airlines will carry 222 million passengers between June 1 and Aug. 31, topping the summer of 2007 when 217.6 million people flew.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Shiite militias have vowed to reverse a major loss by Iraqi troops and retake Ramadi from Islamic State extremists. A spokesman for the Shiite militias fighting alongside Iraqi troops says that the paramilitary forces have drawn up plans to retake the Anbar provincial capital. Thousands of Shiite militiamen answered a call to take up the fight from the country's top Shiite cleric.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —Secretary of State John Kerry leveled numerous accusations today at North Korea while telling South Korean officials of an unwavering U.S. security commitment. Kerry is blaming North Korea for continuing to break promises, make threats and "show flagrant disregard for international law" through provocative nuclear and missile activity and oppression of its own people.
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