CAPTURED MILITANT SAYS HE’S AMERICAN

irbil, iraq » A 26- yearold man fighting with the Islamic State group gave himself up to Iraqi Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Monday and, when asked, said he is a Palestinian from the United States.

His driver’s license, posted on social media, had Alexandria, Va., as his home address. Though U. S. authorities have yet to confirm whether he is an American citizen, the incident marked a rare voluntary surrender in Iraq of a militant fighting with the extremist group.

Maj. Gen. Feisal Helkani of the Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces identified the man asMohammed Jamal Amin and said he was carrying with him a large amount of cash, three cellphones and three forms of identification.

Todd Palin hospitalized after snowmobile accident B

anchorage, alaska » Sarah Palin’s husband was expected to recover from a snowmobile accident Sunday in Alaska that left him hospitalized.

Todd Palin’s father, Jim, says his son suffered eight fractured ribs and other injuries in a snowmobile accident in Alaska.

Jim Palin told The Associated Press in a phone interview that his son also had injuries to his collarbone and lungs, but he didn’t know the extent of those injuries. He said Todd Palin, 51, was scheduled for surgeryMonday at a hospital near the Palins’ hometown ofWasilla. He said he expects his son to recover fully.

Trail derailment injures at least 32 B

cimarron, kan. » An Amtrak train carrying more than 140 people derailed in rural Kansas earlyMonday, moments after an engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes, an official said.

At least 32 people were hurt, two of them critically, authorities said.

Hours later, investigators said they were checking whether a vehicle crash might have damaged the track before the accident.

The train, known as the Southwest Chief, was traveling about 75 mph when the engineer noticed the deformity in the rail.

Three police officers shot

B chicago » Three Chicago police officers were shotMonday night and suffered injuries that were not life- threatening, according to a police spokesman.