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A female correctional officer was killed by an inmate at a men’s prison in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday. Mari Johnson, 55, was found unresponsive in the kitchen area of the French Robertson Unit, a maximum security prison near
Read MoreLive updates: Turkey military coup attempt
After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey Saturday that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge. Here is what we
Read MoreNew Urgency For Cleveland Security After France Truck Attack
Cleveland on Friday set up concrete traffic dividers and tall metal fences around next week’s Republican National Convention site, measures meant to thwart an attacker like one in France who drove a truck into a crowd, killing more than 80
Read MoreTwitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack
Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda. A spate
Read MoreObama Urges Unity Amid Racial Tensions
The President of the United States of America (USA), Barack Obama has urged police and black communities to live in peace amid the racial tensions in the country. Mr Obama said this at a town hall meeting on race and
Read MoreKerry hopes for continuity in Turkey amid coup reports
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes for stability and continuity in Turkey following reports that an attempted military coup is under way in the NATO member state. Kerry, in Moscow for talks on Syria with Russian officials
Read MoreNew Trump-Pence logo gives some people the giggles
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump revealed a new campaign logo that’s giving some people the giggles. The logo was released Friday as Trump announced his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. It features an interlaced blue “T” and “P”
Read MoreFlights diverted, canceled as coup attempt unfolds in Turkey
Flights to Turkey diverted and departures from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport were canceled as a coup attempt unfolded in the country on Friday and Turkey’s military said it had seized power. A Reuters witness in Istanbul, citing a pilot, said all
Read MoreTurkish military units attempt uprising
A group within Turkey’s military has attempted to overthrow the government and security forces have been called in to “do what is necessary”, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday. “Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the
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