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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials are blaming Tuesday's attack at Istanbul's Ataturk (AT'-uh-turk) Airport on three suspected militants from the Islamic State group. Turkey's prime minister says 36 people were killed as well as three suicide bombers. Another 147 people were wounded.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Travelers through Istanbul's busy airport are describing the horror as three suspected militants killed 36 people and wounded dozens more. Hevin Zini, a 12-year-old girl who had just arrived with her family from Germany, says "There was blood on the ground." She says, "Everything was blown up to bits." Boston resident Adam Keally says he heard gunfire followed by several explosions, and then saw people who were "very badly injured."

HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona believe a deadly shooting outside a courthouse stemmed from a custody hearing earlier in the day Tuesday. Two women were killed and a suspect was taken into custody in Holbrook, Arizona. Authorities say the suspect met the two women outside near the entrance of the courthouse near the end of the work day.

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags. This latest recall is not part of the massive recalls of Takata air bags. Toyota says it's not aware of any fatalities or injuries related to the new recall. It affects the Prius hybrid, Prius plug-in and the Lexus CT200h manufactured between October 2008 and April 2012. Toyota says there's a small crack in some air bag inflators. The air bags were not made by Takata.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State University drum major instructor is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for sexual battery involving a student. Stewart Kitchen could get up to five years in prison after pleading guilty. Court documents say the assault happened at Kitchen's Columbus home in April 2015 after he and a 19-year-old woman went out drinking. More serious charges were tossed out.

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