ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has crossed into Syrian territory to pay a surprise visit to the tomb of the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire. In February, Turkey sent hundreds of troops into Syria to move the tomb — which was besieged by Islamic …
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BEIRUT – Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has seized more territory in the central province of Homs amid intense clashes with government forces. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory says Wednesday’s fighting killed at least 28 government troops and about 20 militants. It says hundreds were wounded. The Islamic State …
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ISTANBUL – Turkish media say a man is in custody after a young female talent show singer was shot in the head in southeast Turkey — the latest high-profile attack upon a woman in Turkey. Mutlu Kaya, a 19-year-old Kurd, gained national notice in Turkey in a popular song contest …
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MUNHALL, Pa. – A teachers union said a special needs student at a Pittsburgh-area elementary school shouldn’t be allowed to use a faculty restroom even though school officials said it’s difficult for the girl to climb steps to reach a student restroom on another floor. The Steel Valley Education Association …
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DALLAS – It’s not your usual car abandoned on the side of a road. A Dallas police impound lot is the new home for a yellow Lamborghini left on the Dallas North Tollway. Police found the Italian luxury sports car on the shoulder of the highway Sunday after its driver …
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PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man has survived being shot 11 times while walking down the street. Police say the 21-year-old was wounded in the forearm, legs and buttocks late Saturday night in the city’s Point Breeze section. They say the man fell to the ground as a suspect in a …
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To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. The president strikes back. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. It was nice to see President Bush taking questions today. This was only his eighth …
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OKLAHOMA CITY – One week before a man’s scheduled execution for killing a baby, the head of Oklahoma’s prison system says he’s confident in his staff’s ability to carry out the first lethal injection in the state since one went awry in April. Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton told …
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PHILADELPHIA – An 18-year-old woman who plunged to her death while taking photographs from an eighth-floor window ledge in downtown Philadelphia has been identified as a first-year Temple University student. Police say the student slipped and fell Thursday evening and landed on a pedestrian on the sidewalk outside an H&M …
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SEATAC, Wash. – Two planes were evacuated upon arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday due to what a spokesman called a “security concern.” Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says a JetBlue flight from Long Beach, California, and a regional SkyWest jet from Phoenix were the planes involved. The flights arrived …
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