QUICK HITS

1 Turkish election set: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday set the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled despite the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake. The elections could be the country’s most significant in decades. Erdogan is seeking to extend his two decades in power, and the voting will determine whether Turkey continues on the increasingly authoritarian course set by the strongman politician.

2 At least 36 dead in Congo: At least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State group, killed civilians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province.

3 School officials sued: The parents of a South Carolina high school student are suing a teacher, principal and other education officials, saying she was accosted when she didn’t stop and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Marissa Barnwell says she was walking quietly to class at River Bluff High School last November and decided not to stop for the pledge or a moment of silence that followed. Barnwell says the teacher yelled and pushed her against a wall, and the principal did nothing about it.

4 California town floods: Evacuations were ordered Friday in Northern California after a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, swelling rivers and creeks and flooding several major highways during the morning commute. In Santa Cruz County, a creek bloated by rain destroyed a portion of Main Street in Soquel, a town of 10,000 people, isolating several neighborhoods.

5 Ford announces cuts: Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it will cut about 1,100 jobs at its plant in Valencia, Spain.