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People wave Turkish flags Tuesday as they gather in Taksim Square in Istanbul, protesting against the attempted coup last Friday. The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey's Post-Coup-Attempt Purge Widens As Arrests And Firings Grow

Turkey has detained or dismissed thousands of people from the government and the military in what many see as the president's attempt to seize even greater powers.

Garry Marshall, Director Of Big- And Small-Screen Projects, Dies At 81

Writer-director Garry Marshall, who had a string of TV hits that included Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the box-office smashes Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, has died. He was 81.

An anti-abortion demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in March. Last month the high court struck down a Texas law that imposed tight regulations on abortion providers.

Anti-Abortion Groups Take New Aim With Diverse Strategies

After a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last month reaffirmed a woman's right to an abortion, anti-abortion groups are rethinking their approach. And they don't all agree on the best next steps.

Tiffany Trump, daughter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Tuesday.

Random Thoughts On A Rather Random Session Of The Trumpified Convention

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got the arena rocking with a mock trial of Hillary Clinton that made the crowd "a jury of her peers." Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump also spoke.

GOP Convention Formally Votes For Trump As Party's Presidential Nominee

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Scott Detrow and Jonah Goldberg of the National Review. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reports that Roger Ailes will be ousted as Fox News CEO.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces his newly selected running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, in New York City on Saturday.

Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

In choosing Pence, who addresses the Republican Convention on Wednesday, as his running mate, Donald Trump has reassured both establishment Republicans and social conservatives.

'The House At The Edge Of Night' Is A Comforting, Familiar Place

Catherine Banner's new novel takes familiar tropes — it's a multigenerational family saga set in Sicily, and yes, there's limoncello and dancing in the piazza — and makes them fresh and inviting.

Ralph Alvarado, the first Hispanic elected to a state office in Kentucky, watches the stage on Tuesday evening. Alvarado will speak at the Republican National Convention during prime time Wednesday.

Meet One Of The Few Hispanic Faces Onstage At The RNC

Wednesday night at the RNC, three Hispanic Republicans will be speaking during prime time. One of them is a little-known state senator from Kentucky — Ralph Alvarado.

Forensic experts examine the wreckage of a burned car in Kiev, Ukraine. Pavel Sheremet, a prominent investigative journalist, was killed when the car exploded on Wednesday.

Investigative Journalist Killed By Car Bomb In Ukraine's Capital

Pavel Sheremet was assassinated when a car he was driving exploded in Kiev on Wednesday. The Ukrainian president has called for an investigation.

Milo Yiannopoulos, a conservative writer and Internet personality, holds a news conference down the street from the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., last month.

Twitter Permanently Suspends Conservative Writer For Targeted Abuse

The suspension of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos comes amid a recent campaign in which users tweeted hundreds of racist and abusive messages at Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones.

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