• Turkey 'determined' to drive out Kurdish forces from Syria

    Turkey 'determined' to drive out Kurdish forces from Syria

    Dec 25, 2018 06:13 PM EST

    ISTANBUL — Turkey said Tuesday it is working with the United States to coordinate the withdrawal of American forces but remains "determined" to clear U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters from northeastern Syria. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters that "if Turkey says it will enter, it will," in comments carried by ...

  • Turkey foreign minister says Trump wants to avoid Khashoggi death

    Turkey foreign minister says Trump wants to avoid Khashoggi death

    Nov 23, 2018 02:18 PM EST

    Turkey's foreign minister has criticized President Donald Trump, saying the U.S. leader appears to want to turn a blind eye to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Mevlut Cavusoglu also described many European nations' response to Khashoggi's ...

  • The surprising history behind the Thanksgiving turkey pardon

    The surprising history behind the Thanksgiving turkey pardon

    Nov 20, 2018 11:25 PM EST

    Yamiche Alcindor:  When President Obama pardoned his final turkeys, he said he wouldn't stop, even after leaving office. Barack Obama: We are going to do this every year from now on. (LAUGHTER) Barack Obama:  No cameras, just us, every year. No way I am cutting this habit cold turkey ...

  • WATCH: President Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys 'Peas' and 'Carrots'

    WATCH: President Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys 'Peas' and 'Carrots'

    Nov 20, 2018 04:29 PM EST

    ... and women who protect our families and who protect our flag" and for service members stationed overseas. President George H.W. Bush established the annual turkey pardon tradition in 1989 by sparing a 50-pound bird.Trump was traveling to his Florida estate later Tuesday to spend the Thanksgiving holiday ...

  • How to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, according to science

    How to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, according to science

    Nov 20, 2018 12:02 AM EST

    ... of time, food can undergo pyrolysis — a type of heat-induced decomposition.That creates bitter flavors even before the exterior looks burned. We roast Thanksgiving turkeys at a high temperature over a relatively quick time span to maximize the Maillard reaction. We don’t boil our Thanksgiving turkeys, for example ...

  • If you cook Thanksgiving turkey, be careful amid salmonella outbreak

    If you cook Thanksgiving turkey, be careful amid salmonella outbreak

    Nov 19, 2018 03:01 PM EST

    ... s deputy director of regulatory affairs. Outside observers said there’s little political will for taking on the nearly $5 billion-a-year U.S. turkey industry, as well as regulators. “I don’t see a lot of traction for making it an adulterant right now,” said Kirk Smith, director ...

  • Jennie-O recalls ground turkey amid salmonella outbreak

    Jennie-O recalls ground turkey amid salmonella outbreak

    Nov 16, 2018 03:40 PM EST

    NEW YORK — Jennie-O-Turkey is recalling more than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey in an ongoing salmonella outbreak. The recall is the first tied to an outbreak the U.S. Department of Agriculture says is widespread. It has resulted in one death and 164 reported illnesses in 35 ...

  • Turkey to Saudi Arabia: Where is Khashoggi's body?

    Turkey to Saudi Arabia: Where is Khashoggi's body?

    Oct 26, 2018 01:04 PM EST

    ... exporter and a major U.S. ally in the Middle East. But a solution seems a long way off, partly because of deepening skepticism in Turkey and elsewhere that the brazen crime could have been carried out without the involvement of Prince Mohammed, the kingdom's heir apparent. At a ...

  • Trump sends CIA director to Turkey to review Khashoggi case

    Trump sends CIA director to Turkey to review Khashoggi case

    Oct 23, 2018 01:33 PM EST

    President Donald Trump dispatched the director of the CIA to Turkey in a quest to get more information about the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and weigh a possible U.S. response.

  • Turkey to reveal details of probe into Khashoggi's killing

    Turkey to reveal details of probe into Khashoggi's killing

    Oct 21, 2018 07:26 PM EST

    ... crown prince has "now crossed a line and there has to be a punishment and a price paid for that," Corker said. He also urged Turkey to turn over purported audio recordings of Khashoggi's killing inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The existence of such evidence has been reported ...