Terror in Bangladesh: At least 20 hostages were killed, many of them hacked to death, in the takeover of an upscale restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka. A kitchen worker who escaped said the assailants were armed with pistols, swords, and bombs.

The attack started with explosions that wounded at least 30 people and the killers held the restaurant all night.

Commandos stormed the restaurant early this morning rescuing 13 hostages and killing six of the attackers. One was captured.

The Islamic State is claiming credit for the incident.

Collateral Damage: In an unusual gesture of governmental candor, the Obama administration revealed yesterday that drone and piloted aircraft strikes outside traditional warzones have killed between 64 and 116 civilian bystanders and as many as 2,500 terrorist combatants. The strikes took place in Libya, tribal Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.

Independent counts by human rights groups say the numbers are higher.

President Obama says he has tried to limit the number of non-combatant deaths. At the same time as yesterday’s announcement, he issued an executive order requiring the government to disclose the number of civilian deaths each year. The president who succeeds him could rescind that order.

Auto Crash: Investigators found a running DVD player in the Tesla self-driving car involved in a fatal accident this past May in Florida. The operator of the car had it on autopilot when he was killed in a collision with a truck. One witness reported that the portable DVD player was showing a Harry Potter movie.

The presence of the DVD player is critical. Tesla said in a statement Friday that, “Autopilot is by far the most advanced driver assistance system on the road, but it does not turn a Tesla into an autonomous vehicle and does not allow the driver to abdicate responsibility.”

The accident didn’t deter BMW from announcing that it would begin mass-producing a self-driving car in 2021.

Guns and the Golden State: In a state that already has some of the most restrictive gun laws, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed six new laws that make gun control even tougher.

Buying ammunition will require a background check. One bill bans ammunition magazines that carry more than 10 bullets and another bans assault rifles with a so-called “bullet button” that allows an empty magazine to be quickly replaced. The law previously required the use of a tool to change a magazine, but that was defeated by the invention of a button that can be pushed with the nose of a bullet.

NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter said, “The governor and Legislature exploited a terrorist attack to push these measures through even though the state’s already restrictive laws did nothing to stop the attack in San Bernardino.”

Road and Debt: A new survey says that new cars are becoming so expensive that people in the median-income range can’t afford them in 50 major cities. The average price of a new car or light truck is $34,000.

The expense of cars pushed a trend toward longer loan periods, but now as many as 30 percent of car buyers are actually leasing because the payments are lower.

Do-over: Austria’s highest court has thrown out the results of a recent presidential runoff, giving a right-wing anti-euro party a second crack at the office. The court cited ballot irregularities in the close defeat of the far right’s Norbert Hofer. If elected, he would be the most right-wing European leader since World War II.

Travel, Marry, Divorce: Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the 2006 best selling memoir “Eat Pray Love,” announced she is divorcing the man she met during her travels. Gilbert’s book about her journey of self-discovery and romance became a phenomenon among readers yearning for transformation in their own lives. Gilbert is transforming again.

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