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Turkish military forces of the Jandarma (police) block access at the Mursitpinar crossing gate near the Syrian border, where Syrian Kurdish people seek to pass, on Sunday. Turkey's leader says the country is willing to fight ISIS.

Turkey Signals Willingness To Join Coalition Against ISIS

Saying his country will do "whatever is needed" to help fight the extremist group ISIS, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has reached what media are calling "a point of determination."

Michael Taffe (right) is pictured with Scripps Research Institute associate professor Tobin Dickerson, co-senior author of a new study on "flakka," May 8, 2015.

San Diego Study: Designer Drug 'Flakka' Is Potent But No Worse Than Bath Salts

Research out of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla suggests the effects of a new designer drug sweeping Florida are on par with a previous chemical cousin.

Beachgoers walk on the sand near the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente, June 30, 2011.

Counting Customer Costs For San Onofre Closure: $10.4 Billion

The $3.3 billion ratepayer tab contained within the controversial settlement over the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is but a fraction of the decades-long bill customers are left to cover because of the shutdown.

Should Tanning Bed Warnings Take A Cue From Graphic Cigarette Labels?

Graphic images showing the effects of melanoma, combined with photos promoting the positives of avoiding indoor tanning, were more persuasive than standard text warnings.

U.S. Marines ushering Vietnamese refugees into helicopter at the U.S. Embassy.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Last Days In Vietnam

Airs Monday, June 8, 2015 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A wounded girl reacts as she is carried by a man out of a mosque which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Sanaa on Friday.

Mosque Attacks In Yemen Kill Dozens

Suicide bombers struck at two Shiite mosques said to be frequented by supporters of the country's Houthi rebel movement.

Pope Francis attends a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, on Monday.

What They're Saying: Vatican's New Tolerance On Gays And The Divorced

We take a look at viewpoints from the Catholic and secular media about a stunning interim report released by a synod of bishops meeting at the Vatican.

Tina Fey speaks at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif.

Why I Asked Tina Fey About 'Charlie Hebdo' At The TV Critics Press Tour

At the TV Critics Association's press tour, journalists can struggle to connect news on the industry to real life. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Tina Fey's words on satire and freedom resonated.

Maria Hamilton, left, marches in Milwaukee with her sons on April 30th in remembrance of her son Dontre, who was shot and killed by a now-former police officer in a park last year. Hamilton founded Mothers for Justice United, which is planning a march on Washington on Sunday to protest police violence.

'Million Moms March' Walks Washington To Protest Police Violence

Mothers who have lost their children to deadly encounters with law enforcement will march on the nation's capital Saturday to protest police brutality.

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