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HUDSON, Mass. (AP) — Some American Kurds are among the mourners who've gathered in Massachusetts for the funeral of Keith Broomfield. The 36-year-old with no military training was killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria. One of the Kurdish Americans at the funeral says they came to support Broomfield because "he passed away in our land for us." He's believed to be the first American to have died fighting the Islamic State group.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Guantanamo Bay detainees are using President Barack Obama's own words to argue that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is over, and they should be set free. In speech last December, Obama said the U.S. "combat mission in Afghanistan is ending." In two court cases, detainees captured in Afghanistan are asking federal judges to consider at what point a conflict is over. The Supreme Court has held that the government may hold prisoners captured during a war for only as long as the conflict continues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal transit officials are ordering the inspection of ventilation systems in train tunnels nationwide. That's after an electrical malfunction filled a train inside a Washington, D.C., tunnel with smoke, leading to a passenger's death. The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration says it will require an audit at 25 public rail systems that have tunnels. The audits have to be submitted by Aug. 31.
WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T Mobility has been hit with a $100 million fine for offering consumers "unlimited" data, then slowing their Internet speeds after they hit a certain amount. The Federal Communications Commission says the company misled consumers by slowing speeds to levels lower than advertised. AT&T says it will "vigorously dispute" the allegations. It says the FCC has previously found the practice to be a "reasonable way to manage network resources" and that it's something all major carriers do.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator is looking into the sale of dubious dietary supplements, especially those promising protection from memory loss, dementia and other age-related problems. Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill has sent letters to 15 companies — including Wal-Mart, Amazon, Google and Walgreen's — asking them to explain how they weed out products making false claims. McCaskill says she's going after scammers because, in her words, "there's a special place in hell for someone who markets a product and says it will cure Alzheimer's."
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