Violent night in Turkey...Turkish president vows coup will fail...VP choices

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — There have been shootings, bombings and arrests in Turkey over the past several hours as the government fights to end a military coup. Turkey's state-run Anadolu (an-ah-DOO'-loo) news agency says a military helicopter used by coup plotters has been shot down on the outskirts of Ankara. The president's office says at least 60 people have been killed. The prime minister says some 130 anti-government forces have been arrested.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) is telling thousands of flag-waving supporters that he is in charge and an attempted military coup won't succeed. Erdogan spoke to the crowd outside Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, saying the plotters "have pointed the people's guns against the people" and they won't succeed as long as the people "stand against them by risking everything."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he didn't hesitate when Donald Trump invited him to join the Republican ticket for the White House. In an interview with Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Pence says Trump "understands the anxiety and the aspiration of the American people" like no leader since President Ronald Reagan. The two have scheduled a news conference for Saturday in New York.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has been meeting with contenders to become her running mate. A person familiar with her vice presidential selection process says Clinton met separately with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro at her Washington home on Friday. The meeting came a day after Clinton campaigned alongside another potential vice presidential choice, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a plane that disappeared from radar reported engine problems before ditching in the ocean off Hawaii. The Coast Guard rescued a man and woman Friday, nearly a day after the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers. The Coast Guard says the pilot and his passenger had been trying to swim to shore through the night. They were treated for minor injuries.