Report: bomb hits Turkish parliament...Obama, NATO chief urge restraint...Investigation in France

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — State run media in Turkey is reporting that a bomb has hit the parliament in Ankara. The news comes as members of Turkey's armed forces declare they've taken control of the country. A battle has erupted between people loyal to the government and supporters of the coup. Explosions and gunfire have been heard in the capital. The Turkish president has called on people to flood the streets in a show of support for his embattled government.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging all parties in Turkey to support the democratically-elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn). He's asking for people to show restraint and avoid violence as the key NATO ally faces a military takeover. The head of NATO is echoing that call. And Secretary of State John Kerry says his department will focus on keeping U.S. citizens in Turkey safe and secure.

NICE, France (AP) — Prosecutors say a 31-year-old who plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, France, was not known to intelligence services. And no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') says the attack is "undeniably terrorist in nature." Authorities are working to figure out what motivated the Tunisian man they say killed 84 and wounded more than 200 others.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A black man whose death at the hands of police helped spark nationwide protests has been laid to rest. Thousands of people attended the funeral for Alton Sterling at Southern University, a historically black college in Louisiana. The man who owned the Baton Rouge convenience store where Sterling was killed while selling CDs told those gathered that Sterling showed him a lot of love and looked out for him.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been charged in the shooting of a police officer authorities say was lured into an ambush by a report of a car break-in. Stephen Beck is charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer and attempted murder of a peace officer, among other charges. Authorities say Beck shot Valdosta officer Randall Hancock multiple times on July 8 outside an apartment complex.