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Israel rejects calls to investigate of its use of force to quell clashes along the border with Gaza. Palestinians say at least 18 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded with live fire.

In the French city of Toulouse, police have a suspect in Monday's killing of three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi.

Talks appeared stalled Sunday as the Senate finished up for the evening without a deal in sight. Democratic Sen. Harry Reid said there was "still significant distance between the two sides."

After an escalation of violence at the Israel-Gaza border, tensions settle down. Trump threatens a tariff hike against China. And, two Democratic presidential contenders campaign in South Carolina.

At least three people reportedly died and a dozen were injured in the Gaza Strip, while 11 people reportedly were wounded when several Hamas rockets landed in the southern Israeli city of Sderot.

Syrian rebels are making advances, but on occasion, there can be tension when they take over a town or village. That happened recently when the rebels captured a Kurdish town in northeastern Syria earlier this month.

Owens mostly dresses Thelonious Monk's tunes for uptown wear — Monk the Harlem jam-session swinger.

No joke: A guy dressed in a clown suit kept running in and out of traffic in Milwaukee. He resisted a police officer's attempt to make him stop. That's when a fistfight/wrestling match began. And it was all recorded by a guy with a camera phone. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Vacationers from England tossed the bottle into the Mediterranean. It floated nearly 500 miles and into the net of a Palestinian fisherman.

Explosions rang out in the Gaza strip after Israel's military struck Hamas targets in retaliation for a rocket fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu cut short a Washington trip and returned home.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "respond forcefully" to a Gaza rocket attack. He's cutting his U.S. trip short to return to Israel after Monday's meeting with President Trump.

The relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem earlier this week was followed by large protests in Gaza and the West Bank. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israeli Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Michael Oren about the Israeli response, which led to dozens of Palestinian deaths.