2016 Primary Elections
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NEW: Moscow says Russian planes are getting ready to leave Syria
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s defense ministry says its military at the Russian air base in Syria is getting ready for some of its planes and fighter jets to return home. President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to withdraw most of its forces from Syria, timing his move to coincide with the resumption of Syria…
Two critically injured in Amtrak derailment
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) – Officials say two of the people injured when a passenger train derailed in western Kansas are in critical condition. Caytie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Northwest Texas Healthcare System, says the two were airlifted to the Amarillo, Texas, hospital after the early Monday derailment near Cimarron, a rural community about 160…
Carson avoids questions about violence at Trump rallies
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson avoided questions over whether Donald Trump is fit to lead the country after making comments viewed as encouraging violence at his rallies. Speaking on NBC’s “Today” Monday, Carson, who endorsed Trump last week, acknowledged that he might not use the same rhetoric that Trump uses at his…
Kansas City chief defends tactics used during Trump protests
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The police chief in Kansas City, Missouri is defending his officers’ use of pepper spray in handling protesters outside of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night. Chief Darryl Forte says in a series of tweets and on his blog that the protesters included a “heavy presence of known…
Amtrak train derails in southwest Kansas; injuries reported
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) – An Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas, sending eleven people to the hospital. An Amtrak statement says the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago early Monday when it derailed just after midnight about 20 miles west of Dodge City. Kansas Highway Patrol communication specialist Patricia Munford says five train…
Chicago police: 2 officers injured after Trump cancels event
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two officers sustained injuries when supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump clashed with protesters after he abruptly canceled a campaign rally. Police say the two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment and released. No other details about their injuries were available. Police say no other injuries…
Obama: Politicians should unite, not divide US
DALLAS (AP) — President Barack Obama says politicians who aspire to lead the country should try to bring Americans together, not divide them. Obama says candidates who won’t do that don’t deserve the public’s support and votes. He says the best leaders remind Americans that what they have common is more important than their differences.…
GOP final 4 tone down rhetoric, if not their differences
MIAMI (AP) – A surprisingly restrained Donald Trump is telling Republicans still wary of his insurgent candidacy that it’s time to unify behind him. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio also toned down their rhetoric in the latest presidential debate after concluding that all-out attacks against Trump didn’t work. The candidates now charge out of Miami…