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Late fall turkey season begins next Wednesday
November 16, 2013 5 a.m.

Late fall turkey season begins next Wednesday

This hunt is another great chance for mentors to take less experienced hunters into the field. Inexperienced hunters include youth, but also older hunters who are also beginners. They could be 25, 37, 52 or older, but haven't spent much time in the field. Read on.

January 17, 2020 5:35 a.m.

EU border chief says migrant entries from Turkey on the rise

BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of migrants entering Europe from Turkey rose significantly last year as people fleeing strife in Syria and Afghanistan flooded into the country and then set out for Greece, the head of the European Union’s border agency said Friday.

January 24, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Germany's Merkel in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the “environment of chaos” in Libya threatens to affect the whole Mediterranean basin and urged international pressure to force the head of Libya's eastern-based forces to abide by a tentative truce.

November 23, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Speedboat taking migrants to Greece partially sinks; 1 dead

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the Greek island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leaving one person dead, Greece's coast guard said Monday.

August 4, 2020 1:03 p.m.

The Latest: Arizona reports 1,000 new cases, 66 more deaths

PHOENIX — Arizona health officials have reported 1,008 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 66 more deaths.

October 16, 2020 12:03 a.m.

France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean.

October 15, 2020 6:03 a.m.

France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean.

March 10, 2020 5:30 a.m.

Turkey says EU must stop stringing it along on migrant deal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The European Union should stop “stringing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants on its territory, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after the two sides agreed to review a 4-year-old deal aimed at stemming refugee flows to Europe.

July 3, 2020 8:27 a.m.

Iraq sets up border posts to try to prevent Turkish advance

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi troops were enforcing positions along the border with Turkey, officials said Friday, to prevent Turkish forces from advancing deeper into Iraqi territory after two weeks of airstrikes as Ankara continues to target Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

November 10, 2020 6:06 a.m.

EU snubs Russia-backed event on returning refugees to Syria

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that it will not take part in an international conference this week on the return of refugees to Syria, insisting that the first priority should be to make it safe for people to go back to the conflict-ravaged country.

February 21, 2020 5:30 a.m.

Erdogan phones 2 European leaders, wants end to Idlib push

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president spoke with two European leaders by phone Friday and called for an end to a Syrian government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the country that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

February 21, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Erdogan urges Putin to rein in Syria, end human crisis

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Friday to “restrain" the Syrian government and halt the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwestern Syria as Damascus wages a military offensive against the last rebel stronghold in the country.

January 25, 2020 8:10 a.m.

Death toll stands at 22 from Turkey earthquake; 1,200 hurt

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 on Saturday as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.

April 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Industry scrambles to stop fatal bird flu in South Carolina

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An infectious and fatal strain of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in South Carolina, the first case of the more serious strain of the disease in the United States since 2017 and a worrisome development for an industry that was devastated by previous outbreaks.

April 13, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Industry scrambles to stop fatal bird flu in South Carolina

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An infectious and fatal strain of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in South Carolina, the first case of the more serious strain of the disease in the United States since 2017 and a worrisome development for an industry that was devastated by previous outbreaks.

April 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Industry scrambles to stop fatal bird flu in South Carolina

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An infectious and fatal strain of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in South Carolina, the first case of the more serious strain of the disease in the United States since 2017 and a worrisome development for an industry that was devastated by previous outbreaks.

April 10, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Industry scrambles to stop fatal bird flu in South Carolina

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An infectious and fatal strain of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in South Carolina, the first case of the more serious strain of the disease in the United States since 2017 and a worrisome development for an industry that was devastated by previous outbreaks.

Remarks by the President: Pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey
November 26, 2010 9:24 a.m.

Remarks by the President: Pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey

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February 28, 2020 6:05 a.m.

Turkey moves ahead with its threats to send refugees to EU

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of refugees and migrants in Turkey have begun heading for the country’s land and sea borders with Greece, buoyed by Turkish officials’ statements indicating they will not be hindered from crossing the frontier to head into Europe.

March 2, 2020 8:05 a.m.

Turkey's Erdogan hopes to broker Syria truce in Moscow

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey's president on Monday said he hopes to broker a cease-fire in Syria later this week in Moscow when he meets with his Russian counterpart, after growing alarm over direct clashes in northwest Syria between Turkish troops and Syrian forces backed by Russia.