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LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio have recaptured a 19-year-old prison escapee who in 2012 shot and killed three students in a high school cafeteria. Authorities say T.J. Lane and two other prisoners escaped from a prison in Lima (LY'-muh) Thursday night. One prisoner was recaptured right away. Lane was caught early Friday. The third escapee, 45-year-old Clifford Opperud, is still at large. a0434, a0453
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. officials say they'll continue to urge NATO member Turkey to sign on to President Barack Obama's plan to destroy the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Ten Arab states have joined in, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. But Turkey's refusal signals the struggle the U.S. faces in trying to get front-line nations to put aside their regional animosities and work together to defeat a common enemy.
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine. It's part of a cease-fire agreement sealed earlier this month. The transfer happened outside the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk early Friday under the watch of international observers. The Ukrainian government says 36 of its servicemen were released after negotiations, and the day before, 21 soldiers were freed. Ukrainian forces have handed over 31 rebels detained over the course of the five-month conflict.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Odile is hovering off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, keeping out to sea but likely to gain strength over the coming day and possibly become a hurricane. The National Hurricane center in Miami says Odile has maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and its center is about 245 miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico. Odile is expected to remain well offshore through at least Saturday.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Many San Diego taxi drivers say they're being discriminated against because not only are their cabs inspected, but their body odor. One's personal scent is among 52 criteria that officials at San Diego International Airport use to judge taxi drivers. Anyone who flunks the smell test is told to change before picking up another customer. Leaders of the United Taxi Workers of San Diego union say the litmus test perpetuates a stereotype that predominantly foreign-born taxi drivers smell bad.
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