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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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