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Unarmed, uncooperative man tasered and arrested at LAX

An unarmed man who was not cooperating with Transportation Security Administration officers in a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was tasered and arrested on Wednesday, an airport police spokeswoman said.

 
Airbag recall affects 1 in 7 cars on US roads

At least five U.S. deaths and one in Malaysia have been tied to the faulty airbags. But Japanese auto parts maker Takata has previously resisted demands by regulators to get all the affected airbags off the road.

 
Syrian troops withdraw as Islamic State militants take ancient city

Syrian pro-government fighters withdrew from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday after Islamic State militants entered its neighborhoods in large numbers, Syrian state television said.

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Newly released documents show bin Laden fixated on attacking U.S. interests

Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause, according to documents the United States says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan and released on Wednesday.

 
Ex-vice cop among bikers arrested in deadly Waco gang brawl

Lewis is one of the 170 bikers arrested and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity after a brawl and shootout at a Waco, Texas, restaurant left nine bikers dead.

Biker gangs have a history of violence

Biker gangs have been a part of American culture almost as long as the motorcycle itself — sometimes demonized, sometimes glorified.

 
Fears grow that biker violence may not be over

Things were a little quieter Tuesday in Waco, Texas. Fewer motorcycles roamed streets around the city where, two days earlier, a brawl-turned-shootout involving rival biker gangs left nine dead. But there’s the very real prospect of more bloodshed.

 
‘Serial’ killer a step closer to new trial

Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at the heart of the hugely popular podcast “Serial,” caught a big break in his fight for a new trial.

 
Conductor critically hurt in derailment sues Amtrak

A conductor critically injured in last week’s deadly train derailment in Philadelphia has sued Amtrak, accusing the publicly funded passenger rail company of negligence, his lawyer said on Tuesday, adding to a string of lawsuits since the crash.