IS claims responsibility for Dhaka attack...Questions surround kids' deaths...Tougher gun laws

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi activity online, says the Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the attack on a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A news agency affiliated with the Islamic Group claimed that 24 people had been killed and 40 wounded, but that can't be verified. Bangladeshi authorities say six militants are dead and 13 hostages rescued.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The state Department of Children's Service says it has no record of interaction with four young children found slain in a gated apartment complex in Tennessee. Authorities say the mother of the children who were stabbed to death is being held for questioning, but authorities have not charged her with a crime. Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham says investigators do not know if she has mental health issues.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The San Bernardino attacks last year have translated to tougher gun legislation in California, where the laws are already some of the nation's strictest. Gov. Jerry Brown signed six bills Friday requiring gun owners to give up magazines holding more than 10 rounds and to undergo a background check before buying ammo. He vetoed five bills — including a one-gun-per-month purchase limit.

HONOLULU (AP) — A March laboratory explosion at the University of Hawaii that resulted in a researcher losing her arm was likely caused by static electricity, according to an independent investigation. The University of California Center for Laboratory Safety, which handled the investigation, released its results yesterday. The explosion was initially thought to have been caused by a faulty pressure gauge. Many university labs are still closed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is having to do a quick change in priorities in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union. He's backtracking on his warning that Britain would go to the "back of the queue" for a U.S. trade deal. He now must reassure Britain that its decision to do so won't mean its demise. And now the urgent task is restoring confidence in the financial markets and in Europe's future.

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