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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — There are new limits on the federal transfer of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement. President Barack Obama announced the new rules today in an attempt to improve relations between police and minority communities. Items that will no longer be transferred include grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, firearms and ammunition of .50-caliber or higher. There were strong objections to the use of the armored vehicles during protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
WACO, Texas (AP) — A justice of the peace in Waco is defending the $1 million dollar bail set for each of about 170 members of rival motorcycle gangs charged today with engaging in organized crime. They were arrested yesterday after a brawl involving chains, clubs, knives and guns that killed nine people and wounded 18. The violence erupted inside and out a sports bar.
BAGHDAD (AP) — It's believed that Islamic State has killed 500 civilians and soldiers since Friday in Ramadi, Iraq, which the group now controls. A purge is underway against police and pro-government fighters who are being sought door-to-door. IS fighters are throwing bodies in the Euphrates River. Meanwhile, hundreds of Iranian-allied Shiite militiamen have rushed to a military base near Ramadi to prepare for an assault to try to retake the city from the Sunni extremists.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The federal agency leading the investigation of the Philadelphia train derailment says any reports about the cause of the crash are "pure speculation." Federal investigators say it will likely take months to figure out what happened. The FBI has been called in to investigate whether the locomotive's windshield was hit by an object before the derailment. Amtrak resumed service today between Philadelphia and New York City.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii-bound jetliner has returned safely to Los Angeles after reporting a mechanical problem shortly after takeoff. The Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 had 290 passengers and 10 crew people on board. An airline spokeswoman says a cockpit light indicating a potential problem came on, and the pilot returned as a precaution.
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