Own Goal: Four days after being re-elected to a fifth term as president of soccer’s worldwide governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter has resigned just as reports say he’s a target of the investigation into massive corruption in his organization. American investigators are trying to turn other FIFA executives already under indictment to get their cooperation against Blatter. In a short speech announcing his resignation, the 79-year-old Blatter, who has run FIFA for 17 years, said “FIFA needs a profound restructuring.”

In another development, Interpol has issued a “Red Notice” for six FIFA executives, including former association VP Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago, who’s accused of accepting a $10 million bribe to award the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.

Don’t Hang Up: In a reversal of the fear and what some critics thought was a paranoid response to the 9/11 attacks, the Senate has voted to curtail wholesale spying on the telephone records of Americans. The vote came as a slap to majority Republican Leader Mitch McConnell who said the new law would “take one more tool away from those who defend our country every day.”

   Some senators acknowledged that the NSA spying would not have been curtailed if it had not been revealed by renegade computer programmer Edward Snowden.

   A replacement bill still allows snooping on phone records. It’s just that they will be in the hands of the phone companies rather than the NSA.

Permawar: More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed during a nine-month campaign to halt their advance, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a French radio interview. This past winter the size of the ISIS force was estimated to be 31,000.

Yangtze Disaster: Chinese recovery teams are still trying to reach passengers who could be trapped inside an overturned river tour boat. More than 400 people are still missing after the Eastern Star capsized in a cyclone. Most of the passengers were 50 to 80 years old.

Nation: A terrorism suspect was shot to death in Boston yesterday after he threatened a police officer and an FBI agent with a knife. The man was identified as 26-year-old Usaama Rahim, who had been under 24-hour surveillance.

Officials said the officers approached Rahim on the street intending to question him when he pulled the knife. There’s always reason to wonder when cops shoot someone brandishing a knife, particularly in an open space. They can back away. Rahim’s brother, a local imam, posted on Facebook, “He was confronted by three Boston Police officers and subsequently shot in the back three times.” The details have not been fully released.

Dry State: California reduced water usage by a stunning 13.5 percent in April compared to the same month in 2013. It demonstrates how much of water use is voluntary, but it’s much less than the 25 percent drop Gov. Jerry Brown made mandatory by June 1. Californians having been ripping out their lawns and water-thirsty plants in the midst of an historic drought, but they have a long way to go.

Give Me An A: The Texas legislature has voted to allow the carrying of concealed guns in university classrooms, dormitories and other buildings. It’s a big victory for gun rights advocates. Republican Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill. Texas joins seven other states that allow concealed guns on college campuses.

Your Child’s Brain on Disney: The Walt Disney company is introducing a set of adventure toys with which a child wears an Internet-connected device to interact with “smart” action figures. The child would have to run, jump, and dive to avoid incoming attacks. Next: A chip planted in your kid’s brain transmitting every thought they have to a dark windowless building in Burbank.