“If the Turkish military conducts limited operations against the rebels, this is a problem of

“If the Turkish military conducts limited operations against the rebels, this is a problem of their concern. But if this ... leads to harm for civilians, we will absolutely be against that and reject that.”

Jamal Abdullah

A spokesman for the regional Kurdish government in Iraq, after about 300 Turkish troops crossed the border into northern Iraq in an overnight operation.

“We’ve got eight days without lights. We just sit on the couch and wait for the lights to come on.”

Josue Velasquez, 7

Of Oklahoma City, where many residents have gone without power for more than a week after an ice storm battered the state.