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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017. Obama had originally planned to pull out all but a small, embassy-based U.S. military presence by the end of next year. But military leaders argued for months that the Afghans needed additional assistance and support from the U.S. to beat back a resurgent Taliban and retain gains made over the last 14 year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a glitch in the computer system that checks passenger names against a terror watch list caused major delays in New York and other international airports. Federal officials say the Homeland Security Department's computer system went down for about 90 minutes last night. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement there was no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature. But it's not clear what caused the problem.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian passenger plane has safely landed with 426 passengers on board after part of an engine fell off in flight. The deputy head of Mahan Air tells state TV that the pilots of the Boeing 747 decided to return to Tehran's Mehrabad Airport two minutes after takeoff when, "A piece of engine number three came off and hit the body of the plane." He said all passengers left for their destination on another aircraft.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have disbanded an overnight sit-in at City Hall. Activists opposed making the city's interim police commissioner permanent. The protest erupted yesterday over numerous demands for better policing. Several of the demonstrators could be seen by an Associated Press reporter as they were led off in plastic handcuffs and loaded into transport vehicles. Police said in a statement that a small number of protesters had decided to leave after hours of warnings to the demonstrators and that others refused to leave.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom would like voters to tighten the state's gun laws. He's unveiling a proposal today to restrict ammunition sales, require gun owners to turn in large capacity magazines and require owners to report lost or stolen guns. If adopted, California would become the first state to require background checks for ammunition at the point of sale. Other states require purchasers to obtain licenses and go through background checks ahead of time. Newsome is running for governor in 2018.
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